: Interstate 20 has reopened as of 5 p.m.Original story June 15, 2025If you’re driving from Georgia to South Carolina this ...

AIKEN COUNTY, SC - Part of Interstate 20 just outside Augusta is closed after a tanker truck fire destroyed a bridge. The ...

A South Carolina man sent to death row twice for separate murders, including one with an Augusta connection, is scheduled to die by lethal injection.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

An EF-1 tornado struck near Chapin, S.C., and there is the risk for more storms during the rest of the week, with increased ...

HeartMedia has appointed Bobby Tatum as Area President for its newly consolidated South Carolina-Georgia region of 67 ...

A shooting at an Airbnb in Columbia, South Carolina, left one teenager dead and three others hospitalized.  At a news ...

This is Augusta Health Care System's second leadership change in three months following an investigation. A VA report said Augusta system leaders fostered a “culture of fear.” ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. - Just a few months after filing for bankruptcy protection, Hooters has abruptly closed dozens of locations. However, the one in Augusta on Washington Road remains open, employees said.