North Augusta News

Local police are still searching for the gunman who opened fire outside a North Augusta house late Monday, killing an Aiken man and then escaping before police arrived, according to officials.

One of the County's 10 most wanted suspects connected to a number of burglaries in the area was arrested Wednesday in North Augusta, officials said.

Well-known local Master Gardener Bill Adams was doing what he loved to do when a bizarre incident took his life on Sunday afternoon.

A man was killed in a shooting in the 1100 block of Weston Street in North Augusta tonight, according to Lt.

A woman accused of attempting to run over an officer last month was arrested Monday night.

Aiken County Sheriff Michael Hunt is getting back to his roots in the fire service, officials have confirmed.

A 10-year-old boy is safe and sound Friday night after going missing but there are still a lot of questions about his disappearance and how law enforcement handled things.

Aiken authorities are searching for two suspects wanted in a string of burglaries.

DSS and North Augusta Public Safety officers are investigating the disappearance of 10-year-old Tyson Curry who was found alive and "okay" around 6:50 this morning.

North Augusta police will not charge a North Augusta woman with the fatal wreck that claimed the life of a 72-year-old man who was tending to his garden the afternoon of Nov.

The Aiken County Sheriff's Office has arrested North Augusta Public Safety officer Brandon Cameron for criminal domestic violence.

It was a send-off to remember Tuesday in Gainesville for the 802nd Ordinance Company, U.S. Army Reserve, now bound for Texas, and then Afghanistan.

Police said they would offer mental health assistance to a North Augusta man who was arrested after he threatened to kill himself and North Augusta Public Safety Chief John Thomas during a standoff Tuesday that closed Womrath Court and portions of Thurmond Way for about six hours.

Investigators say at 9:00 Tuesday morning, someone from the VA hospital called 911 and told them that 50-year-old Jeffrey Allen Burlage was barricaded inside his home, threatening to kill himself.

North Augusta city leaders are looking at plans for a new development along the Savannah River,but the plans are not sitting too well with many who already live in the area.

A North Augusta man wanted for carjacking was pursued by police but escaped arrest Wednesday, despite crashing into the back of a North Augusta business during the chase, officials said.

The Aiken County courthouse has been in general session this week with Circuit Court Judge Paul Burch on the bench.

According to Lt. Tim Pearson, the North Augusta Department of Public Safety is currently looking for a carjacking suspect.

North Augusta Public Safety is searching for a suspect in the area of the 1700 block of Knox Avenue.

Four Augusta men have been jailed after police reportedly caught the group red-handed with a stolen car radio, officials said.