You’ve heard about those huge water bills residents of Graniteville, SC and Vaucluse, SC have been dealing with…well some of them have decided to ditch the Avondale water system altogether… by digging their own wells and installing septic systems. But, they’re running into a problem with the state…WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe explains. UPDATE: Judge Jack Early has ruled to hold Graniteville water collections, for now. He said he hopes to rule on the case by Friday.

Those sky-high water bills have Graniteville and Vaucluse customers running out of patience. Customers now say they’re confused and don’t know whether to pay the bills, or not. And, many are taking matters into their own hands…and their own backyards. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has more.

According to State Senator Shane Massey, a judge in Aiken has granted a temporary restraning order to prevent Avondale Mills Incorporated from implementing their water rate increases. Count on WJBF News Channel 6 for more information on this story as it becomes available.

WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe and Troy Robinson were the only news crew in court when the man who shot a North Augusta Department of Public Safety officer was denied bond on Thursday. Timothy Houston is accused of shooting Officer Kevin Hayes on June 3rd.

One year ago Friday, 11 children were removed from a filthy Burke County home, and placed into foster care. Friday, Christine Long, the mother of those 11 children, sat in front of a judge to hear her sentencing. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

Most of the nearly 350 suspected illegal immigrants rounded up during a raid on a South Carolina poultry plant have been deported.

A lot of people are having trouble making ends meet…Thursday two renters who are trying to make a living selling scrap metal were in court, facing charges of having junk in their yard. The brothers are living in Commissioner Betty Beard’s home on Boyd Lane. They were in Magistrate Court, Thursday morning, answering to city charges of failure to maintain the property.

A federal judge has ruled that CIA officials committed fraud to protect a former covert agent against a lawsuit. According to court documents unsealed Monday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth referred one CIA attorney for disciplinary action. The judge also is considering sanctions against five other current and former CIA employees, including former CIA Director George Tenet.

A Richmond County child’s mother is charged with child cruelty in a dog attack case. The dogs’ owner was in court in South Carolina for separate animal violations. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker sorts it all out.

According to Lt. Scott Peebles, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, at about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, arrested Jessica Lynn Chavous on a charge of Cruelty to Children in the 2nd Degree. Chavous was committed to the Richmond County Jail on no bond. The charge stemmed from a July 10th dog attack that occurred at Chavous’ home, on the 3600 block of Belair Road, in Augusta, when her unattended 2-year-old climbed into the back yard of a neighboring residence. Chavous’ son, Damien, remains in critical condition at a local hospital. WJBF News Channel 6 has learned the owner of the dogs involved in the attack, Shirley Barnes, is in court in Aiken County.

Michael Jackson’s lawyers filed his will in a Los Angeles court Wednesday. The 2002 document cuts out Michael’s former wife, Debbie Rowe. Meanwhile, reports are swirling about a Jackson memorial service, and there is new information about the circumstances leading up to his death. ABC News’ T.J. Winick has the latest.

Michael Jackson’s lawyers filed his will in a Los Angeles court Wednesday. The 2002 document cuts out Michael’s former wife, Debbie Rowe. Meanwhile, reports are swirling about a Jackson memorial service, and there is new information about the circumstances leading up to his death. ABC News’ T.J. Winick has the latest.

Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme. U.S. District Judge Denny Chin handed down the sentenced in New York on Monday.

A South Carolina man charged with murder after police say he lost control of his speeding Maserati, plowing into a house and killing a man, is expected to appear in court. Pam Larson of the Greenville City Court Clerk’s Office says 36-year-old John Ludwig Jr. is to have hearing Wednesday afternoon on a possible bond violation.

The owners of a dog, named “Rocky”, were in court, Thursday, after complaints he chased kids around a south Augusta neighborhood. Rocky didn’t bite the kids, but neighbors claim he is aggressive. Since the incident, he’s been living at Richmond County Animal Control, waiting for a judge to rule his fate. Barclay Bishop has more in this WJBF News Channel 6 Extra.