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Pope Francis underwent successful surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall, the latest maladies to befall the 86-year-old pontiff.

The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Department is hosting a non-profit fair at the Lessie B. Price Senior & Youth Center on Jun. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon.

As politicians and activists push for limits on discussions of race, gender and sexuality, some students say they feel less welcome in American schools.

An independent source emailed and received a response from the contact listed at Blackbyte’s dark web homepage.

Wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik has died. He was eighty-one years old.

A workout studio in Evans wants you to get your heart rate up while also having a good time.

By a unanimous vote, they now enter the second term of the five-year agreement. The contract stays the same, except now, the county has agreed to take on dispatching.

Augusta commissioners held their first regular meeting Tuesday for the first time since mid-May. City leaders say they’re working to get the network back to full capacity after a cyber-attack.

According to police, Tykelin Keondre Green is wanted for violating a family violence order.

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest for the suspect(s) who robbed a mail carrier at Rocky Creek Mobile Home Park in Augusta.

The Augusta District Attorney's Office has dismissed the warrant against a public defense attorney accused of giving toilet paper from a supply closet to an inmate.

Sixty-three-year-old John Cummings was struck by a vehicle while riding his power wheelchair on Deans Bridge Rd., according to the coroner's office.

World War II veterans, officials and visitors are commemorating D-Day on the beaches of Normandy to honor those who fought for freedom in the largest naval, air and land operation in history.

The most disruptive year in golf is coming to an end. The PGA Tour and European tour have agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia’s golf interests.

Inflation hits just about everybody’s wallet these days. That impact also reaches the Salvation Army Center of Hope. Staff say the demand is setting records.

FOX54 has discovered that more data, another 70 gigabytes, was released by the group claiming responsibility for a cyber-attack against the city of Augusta.

Former Vice President Mike Pence has filed paperwork declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a historic challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump.

The sheriff's office says it received a tip on Jun. 4 saying Deputy Demondre Mahoney was involved in bringing contraband into the Charles B. Webster Detention Center.

Forty-five-year-old Torrence Terrain Holmes was last seen in April 2023. His family tells investigators one of them did not hear from Holmes on their birthday, which concerned them.

Georgia Soul fell to the Newfoundland Rogues in their second-second round playoff game, with a score of 109 - 104.

People gathered at St. Paul's Church in Downtown Augusta to honor those who survived and lost loved ones to gun violence. They hope to raise awareness of gun safety knowledge and its impact.

Attention golf fans! Applications for 2024 Masters Tournament tickets are open. According to their website, the period opened June 1st and will close June 20th.

“This is a different guy than 2015, 2016,” DeSantis told a conservative radio host before slamming the bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation Trump championed as “basically a jailbreak bill" that allowed dangerous people out of prison.

After a 911 call, authorities found a man unresponsive inside a Thomson home. He was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Now, the GBI is investigating.

With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt.

The cancer-fighting community gathered at Savannah River Brewing Company to participate in the Pace Day Kick-Off. They even included a social bike ride and yoga, all in the spirit of fighting cancer together.

The Richmond County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left one man injured Saturday.

The Aiken County Coroner's Office is investigating an ATV crash that claimed the life of a Batesburg man.

More proof that Aiken is a world-class horse community. The USC Aiken Eventing team can sing "We Are The Champions" since they claimed the 2023 USEA Intercollegiate Championship.

In Aiken County, family and friends gathered together to honor Amari Williams who was shot and killed Monday night. Gathering at Redd Street Park purple and black balloons filled the area. Williams' Mother Courtney Davis tells us that those were his favor