North Augusta News

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.

Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009 10:23 a.m. North Augusta police arrested five males on charges of tampering with a motor vehicle and one charge of unlawful carrying of a pistol on Monday night.

Authorities say a man stacking yard waste by the road has been struck and killed by a car.

Help rolled into North Augusta, Monday morning. "The Help is Here Express" bus tour provides assistance to people who are uninsured or financially-struggling. The bus tour is part of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance.

A former Augusta teen nightclub has moved across the river and seems to have taken many of its problems with it.

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 9:58 p.m. The rosters for the North-South All-Star game, set for Dec.

The Williston Police Department is looking for an armed robbery suspect. 44-year-old Tommy Watkins, Jr.

David Young, David Terrell, and Christopher McDowell are charged with hiding money that was stolen from the Wachovia on Georgia Avenue in North Augusta before helping investigators ID the robber.