(WJBF) - Georgia Power announced that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 went into commercial operation Monday. Unit 4 can reportedly produce enough electricity to power an estimated 500,000 homes and businesses. Vogtle Unit 3 entered commercial operation on July 31, 2023. "It's an exciting time to be a Georgian as our state continues to grow and thrive, with new demand for more clean energy each year. The new Vogtle units are a key piece of our strategy to meet the energy needs of our customers not only tomorrow, but 20 years from now," said Kim Greene, chairman, president and CEO of Georgia Power ..read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) - One person has died after a fatal accident on Savannah Road in Augusta. Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen tells us that 26-year-old Deveunte Zavien Calloway was travelling on Old Savannah Road at 13th Avenue on Sunday when he lost control of his vehicle. The vehicle crashed into a fence and guardrail and ended up partially submerged in the canal. Coroner Bowen says that Calloway had to be extricated from the vehicle by EMS. Calloway was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:19 p.m. An autopsy has been scheduled ..read more

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Advance voting for Georgia's General Primary election starts today. Voters will decide who their next leaders will be. And in Richmond County they have an important question to consider. The question is, should the mayor of the Garden City get a vote at commission meetings Richmond County voters now have to decide. Since the Augusta Richmond County consolidation nearly 30 years ago, the mayor only gets a vote in the event of a tie. That means that a commissioner could vote to abstain to prevent the mayor from voting on an issue. Mayor Garnett Johnson doesn't think it's righ ..read more

ALLENDALE COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) --- The Allendale County School District is beefing up security measures. Officials say, on Monday, April 29, heightened security measures will be in place at all school buildings. You can expect increased law enforcement presence, and students will undergo screening upon entry. Middle and high school students are required to wear ID badges. Also, there will be no early releases tomorrow; regular schedules apply. Students are asked to consider leaving cell phones and bookbags at home to avoid confiscation ..read more

AUGUSTA (WJBF) - The Augusta Mall is closed after shots were fired inside. According to Richmond County Dispatch, they received the emergency call on 1:43 Sunday afternoon. They tell NewsChannel 6 that all EMS is on scene, though it's not known if anybody was injured. It's unclear when the mall will reopen. No other details are available at this time. This is a developing story ..read more

Thirteen years ago, the Southeast faced one of the most catastrophic tornado outbreaks in American history. From April 25th to April 28th, 2011, the region experienced what came to be known as the Super Outbreak. Let's take a closer look at the meteorological conditions that fueled the outbreak, the extent of the damage in the CSRA, and the lasting impact it left behind. What Fueled the Outbreak? Imagine a recipe for extreme weather. The Super Outbreak had all the right ingredients: A powerful jet stream – a fast-moving air current high in the atmosphere. A southward dip in the jet ..read more

AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF)- The Aiken County Coroner’s Office is investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of an Edgefield County man. The accident occurred Saturday, April 27th shortly before 4:00 p.m. on the 1100 block of Chinquapin Church Road in Monetta. According to authorities, the unrestrained driver of a 2005 Pontiac sedan was traveling west on Chinquapin Church road, when the vehicle ran off the right side of the road on a curve, over corrected running off the left side of the road, then struck a tree. The driver of the vehicle, identified as 33-year-old Kevon Parker o ..read more

AUGUSTA (WJBF) - The Richmond County Coroner’s Office is investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on Peach Orchard Road at Harold Road. According to Coroner Mark Bowen, 60-year-old Robert Brown of Augusta, was riding a moped north on Peach Orchard Road when he struck the side of a vehicle turning onto Harold Road. Brown was transported to Wellstar / MCG by EMS where he was pronounced dead at 12:05, Sunday morning. An autopsy has been scheduled ..read more

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) - Just a few weeks away from Primary Tuesday in Georgia, voters heard directly from candidates in several local races today.  Twelve local organizations came together to host the candidate forum at A.R. Johnson Health Science and Engineering Magnet School. It featured candidates for Superior Court Judge, District Attorney, Georgia State Representative District 129, and Richmond County Sheriff, along with the upcoming referendums. “All of our organizations wants you to go vote. That is the purpose. This is a voter education event. We want p ..read more

ALLENDALE COUNTY, S.C. (WJBF) --- An investigation is underway following three shootings in Allendale County. According to Chief Lawrence Wiggins of the Allendale Police Department, on the afternoon of Saturday, April 27, an officer responding to a call about a shooting near Razor Road and Carroll Street was shot when he arrived there. He was taken to Allendale County Hospital and later airlifted to another facility. At last check, he is stable. Earlier that morning at 1 a.m. Fairfax officers responded to a home on Bayshore Drive in Fairfax. According to Fairfax Chief Marvin Williams, a 14-yea ..read more