A 20-year-old man is charged in a school bus accident that sent 8 students to the hospital, in Columbia County. About 6:45 a.m., Tuesday morning, authorities say William Pitts rear-ended school bus 966 on its way to drop off kids at Harlem Middle School And Harlem High School. The Columbia County School Transportation Department says the students’ injuries weren’t serious, most just needed to be checked out.

Mischa Barton is out of the hospital and plans a return to work almost two weeks after Los Angeles police say they escorted her for an undisclosed medical problem.

A woman charged with murdering her 3-1/2-week-old son used a knife and two swords to dismember the child and ate parts of his body, including his brain, before stabbing herself in the torso and slicing her own throat, police said Monday. Otty Sanchez, 33, is charged with capital murder in the death of her infant son, Scott Wesley Buchholtz-Sanchez. She was recovering from her wounds at a hospital, and was being held on $1 million bail.

We have the latest information on an afternoon fire in Aiken…Wednesday, it was Richmond County, Thursday…Aiken had their own massive fire to deal with. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has been on the scene all evening, and she has more.

One man is in the hospital after a shooting in the parking lot of Club Cream, in Augusta. An arrest has been made in that shooting. Clyde J. Harris, 24, is currently in custody. Stay tuned to WJBF News Channel 6 at 6 for more details.

According to Lt. Scott Peebles, on Thursday afternoon, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has filed charges against 28-year-old Roger Antonio Bettis, of North Augusta, in reference to the June 3rd assault of a 63-year-old woman at MCG Hospital.

Wednesday, the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) announced that they are offering a $2,000 reward for information which leads to the arrest of the man responsible for the June 3rd assault on the female victim at MCG Hospital. The assault occurred in the fourth floor women’s restroom.

The hunt continues for the man who attacked a woman in the bathroom of a local hospital. WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford has reaction to the incident from hospital officials.

Jay Leno bounced back from an illness, returning to “Tonight” with jokes about swine flu, the 103-degree fever that sent him to the hospital and the armed guard he said kept him company. NBC posted security outside his hospital room after a man apparently pretending to be a Jesuit priest tried to enter, Leno said during the taping of Monday’s show.

Farrah Fawcett has been released from a Los Angeles hospital after being treated for internal bleeding not directly related to her cancer, People.com reported. The 62-year-old actress, who starred in the “Charlie’s Angels” TV series, was diagnosed with anal cancer in 2006.

Deer! They’re beautiful animals but they cause a lot of accidents every year, in Georgia. Early Thursday morning, Carl Green tried to avoid hitting a deer in Columbia County. Authorities say Green swerved while driving on Harlem-Grovetown Road, just west of Young Drive. Green’s currently in the hospital.

A doctor critically wounded in a bombing was awake and responsive Thursday morning after several overnight operations, a colleague said, citing the physician’s wife. Dr. Trent P. Pierce, chairman of the Arkansas State Medical Board, remained in critical but stable condition. His wife said he was able to respond to doctors, a day after a bomb in his driveway shattered the front of his Lexis hybrid and left him with severe wounds, according to Dr. Joseph Beck.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has been released from the hospital after suffering a seizure during an inaugural luncheon.

A publicist for Howie Mandel says he’s out of the hospital and plans to return to work Wednesday. Mandel was in Toronto taping his new show “Howie Do It!“ when he was taken to the hospital for an irregular heartbeat Monday, said Lewis Kay, publicist for the 53-year-old comedian and game show host.

An Augusta man woke up to his house on fire Wednesday morning. Officials say the fire happened around midnight in the 3100 block of Corner Road, in Augusta.