Augusta, GA

Laura Warren says goodbye to News 12

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2 years ago

May 24, 2024

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – After 13 years working at News 12, we could not let Laura Warren go without saying a great job and taking a quick look back.

As a broadcast news major at the University of Georgia, there was no question about Laura’s career.

She’s a storyteller. The only question was where.

And once she decided to work as an intern here, she set her sights on Augusta and never looked back.

Laura’s hard work, determination, and skills as an intern stood out, and she had a job here before she graduated.

Since she was still in college, she drove from Athens to Augusta every weekend.

After about a year, she joined in the evenings, anchoring the 5 o’clock newscast. Turning stories every day, then hustling back to the set.

Things happened fast in her personal life, too. We were already part of the family when she got married, and it wasn’t very long until Laura was sitting next to Richard at 6 and 11 and turning stories for our brand-new I-TEAM.

We were there as her family grew — first a son, then a daughter.

Balancing all with a demanding career and making it all look easy.

Along with the daily newscasts, there were the parades, tree lightings, telethons for the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, and of course, the Masters.

Laura is one of those journalists who is always looking for solutions. If there’s something she can do to make things better, she will. That’s how The Great Augusta Duck Dash was born, raising money to ensure kids have a safe place to sleep.

It’s been quite a ride, from storm coverage to snow coverage.

She’s reported from the highest highs to the lowest lows.

We’ve seen Laura lending her time and talents to all kinds of causes through the years, from the Special Olympics to the Heart Ball.

But she’s never been afraid to hop in a ditch if the story calls for it.

And through it all, Laura likes to remind us she’s a Bulldog. Traveling across the country to bring us the excitement of a national championship or two.

And the good news is we really don’t have to say goodbye. Laura and her husband Austin, have decided to raise their kids right here.

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

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8 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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Local group holds 4th annual walk against autism

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – April is Autism Awareness Month, and one local group raised awareness with a walk in Augusta on Sunday.

The fourth annual autism walk was hosted by Moving Over Mountains Against autism at Lake Olmstead Park.

All proceeds from the walk support autism awareness initiatives.

We spoke with the CEO and founder of the group, Deidre Roberson, who said this year they are dedicating the walk to their photographer, who died recently.

Roberson told us what she looks forward to the most.

“I look most forward to seeing the different people every year. We always meet different people, new people, and they come from all over the CSRA, so Washington, Wilkes, Carolina,” she said.

There were also several vendors providing resources to families.

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

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20 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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From Augusta roots to Nighthawks leader: Nolan Belcher comes home

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)- Augusta University baseball is in a three-game series matchup against the University of North Georgia.

AU is currently down in the series 0-2 after a close loss Friday and a loss Saturday.

But we aren’t focusing on the Jags, we’re going to take a look at North Georgia’s head coach, Nolan Belcher.

He is an Augusta native who began his career at Greenbrier and Augusta Christian.

He won three state championships, which then led him to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks.

There he won back-to-back national championships and finished runner up in 2012.

His coaching career began after that where he eventually joined the Peach belt Confrence, coaching at USCA and GCSU.

Now in his first season as head coach for the Nighthawks, he is happy to come home and coach in front of his friends and family.

“I’m very fortunate that I got family that, one is still around and they can come watch me do what I love. And, they’ve shown me, nothing but support throughout my whole coaching career and even back on my playing dates are very thankful and appreciative for everything they’ve done for me.”

AU and UNG will have their final series match on Sunday.

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