Augusta, GA
Many waking up with no power after trees, power lines knocked down by severe storms across the CSRA
A downed tree lays over a building in one area of Columbia County after severe storms. (Courtesy: LeeAnn Warden)
LeeAnn Warden
AUGUSTA, Ga. –
Severe storms knocked down trees and power lines in multiple counties across the CSRA Thursday evening. Multiple families across the CSRA are waking up Friday morning without power due to the storms.
As of Friday morning, Georgia Power reports nearly 200 customers without power in downtown Augusta near Greene Street. In East Augusta as of 4 a.m., Georgia Power reports more than 300 customers are without power.
Georgia Power’s outage map also shows hundreds of customers are without power in the Walton Way, Glenn Hills, Breeze Hill and Richmond Hill Road areas.
As of 4 a.m., Dominion Energy reported more than 500 customers without power across the CSRA. Aiken Electric and Jefferson County Cooperatives were also reporting numerous power outages as of Friday morning.
Local emergency management and National Weather Service storm spotters confirm several damage reports between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Thursday evening.
In Lincoln County, reports show trees fell into a roof of two homes near Broad River Scenic Drive.
Storm spotters reported a large tree downed and blocking the road Thursday evening on River North Drive near Gordon Highway at the Georgia-South Carolina border.
Barnwell County dispatch reported numerous trees down in the Blackville area.
Trees were reported down on Saxon Road near Highway 56 in Burke County Thursday. Burke County dispatch also reported trees down on Clark Place Road near Highway 24.
In Edgefield, Richmond and Aiken Counties, dispatch reported widespread trees and power lines downed.
There is also a report of part of a roof blown off of a boat shed on Strom Thurmond Lake and multiple trees down in a neighborhood.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A second suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting at the Augusta Mall in April.
Kaysean Quashar Nealy, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, according to jail bookings.
Arrest warrants state on April 28, around 1:30 p.m., Nealy assaulted the victim with a deadly weapon by firing at least one bullet from a gun into the victim’s back and right hand.
We previously reported that authorities were still looking for Samoney Tanksley, 26, in relation to the incident. We have reached out to learn if Tanksley is still being sought.
Days after the shooting, deputies announced the arrest of Tybrea Elester Nicole Nelson, 24, of Martinez, on two counts of aggravated assault for her role in the shooting.
She’s not accused of being the shooter but of being present during the shooting and driving the getaway vehicle.
Arrest warrants also accuse Nealy of assaulting another victim by firing at least one bullet from the gun towards the area of the victim.
The victim did not have any visible injuries, according to the warrants.
Nealy is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime.
Records show Nealy is being held in the Richmond County Detention Center.
On the possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime charge, bond was set at $5,700, according to jail bookings. For the two counts of aggravated assault, bond was not set.
“It was surreal. The whole thing’s surreal,” said Oscar Maldonado, who was at the mall when the drama erupted. “It’s kind of like when you see that happen in a movie – it kind of felt like what you see in a movie.”
This incident comes amid an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 150 lives across the CSRA in two years. It’s affected communities large and small on both sides of the Savannah River. But as the largest city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs, and many of the victims as well as the suspects have been young men.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Former President Bill Clinton took the Augusta stage campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday.
Augusta Commissioner Jordan Johnson took the stage first urging everyone to get out and vote. Not long after, Clinton took the stage and had this to say on behalf of the democratic party.
While Clinton’s speech was mostly what you would expect from a rally – he did have a message for both sides of the aisle, “There are things we need to do, but we can’t get there if we spend all of our time fighting and bad-mouthing each other.”
The former president also said this was his second to last event on the campaign trail.
Former President Donald Trump his running mate Senator JD Vance were in Macon on Sunday.
And the day before, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Atlanta.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The man died Friday at Wellstar.
71-year-old Johnny Humphrey was involved in a moped and vehicle accident, according to the Coroner.
The Coroner’s Office says the accident happened October 1 on Mike Padgett Hwy and Phinizy Rd.
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