AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – At an awards ceremony Saturday, News 12 received several 2024 GABBY Awards from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters in multiple categories.

The awards honor broadcasters across the Peach State in both large and small markets.

All of the station’s GABBY awards this year were first-place honors.

News 12 came home with awards in these categories:

• Best Online Breaking News Coverage, Small Market Digital: WRDW News Team
• Best Investigative Reporting Series, Small Market TV: Meredith Anderson, Saint Julian Cox III and Joi Daniels
• Best Breaking News Coverage, Small Market TV: WRDW News Team
• Best Newscast, Small Market TV: WRDW News Team
• Best Reporter, Small Market TV: Meredith Anderson
• Best Sports Anchor, Small Market TV: Alyssa Lyons
• Best Videographer, Small Market TV: Saint Julian Cox III
• Rising Star: Will Rioux

The GABBY honors come on the heels of a national honor for News 12.

The station recently earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence among small market TV stations.

The Murrow Awards are bestowed each year by the Radio Television Digital News Association, the world’s largest professional organization devoted exclusively to broadcast and digital journalism.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A 27-year-old woman was found shot dead Saturday morning, and authorities are looking for the suspect.

Officials say Laquana Lang, 27, was shot dead in the 500 block of Hines Street.

Lang was found inside the home with at least one gunshot wound and pronounced dead around 11:06 a.m., according to Coroner Mark Bowen.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office said it had detained a suspect, but then later said it was looking for Davante Denzel Parks, 26, on charges of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime in connection with the shooting.

Authorities released a photo of him and said he’s 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 22 pounds.

He’s known to frequent the Allen and Jennings Homes neighborhoods and should be considered armed and dangerous, deputies said.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Investigator Sean Morrow, or any violent crimes investigator at 706-432-5281 or 706-821-1020.

An autopsy has been scheduled.

The shooting comes amid an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 170 lives in a little over two years across the CSRA.

The crime outbreak has affected communities large and small, but as the biggest city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.

Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.

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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The victim of a shooting on Hines Street has been identified according to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Coroner’s Office.

On Saturday, Richmond County Coroner Mark Bowen confirmed Laquana Lang, 27, was the victim of the Hines Street shooting.

Officials say the homicide occurred Saturday morning in the 500 block of Hines Street.

The victim was declared dead on the scene at 11:06 a.m.

Deputies say a suspect has been detained by investigators.

An autopsy has been scheduled.

The shooting comes amid an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 170 lives in a little over two years across the CSRA.

The crime outbreak has affected communities large and small, but as the biggest city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.

Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs.

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