A stand-off with a former Columbia police officer and authorities at a Georgia motel has ended. A man wearing body armor came out of the motel off Interstate 20 in Madison, Ga., around 9:30 Monday morning and put the infant into an ambulance. Moments later, the man thought to be the suspect was taken away.

A major fire at a West Augusta apartment complex injures one person. Flames swept through traditions of Augusta shortly before 7:30 a.m., Wednesday morning. The complex is located on the 3700 block of Walton Way Extension near Scott Nixon Memorial Drive and Interstate 20. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story.

The American Red Cross always responds to situations like the fire, Wednesday morning, at Traditions of Augusta apartment complex. Staff and volunteers rushed to the scene Wednesday morning, trying to meet the needs of the residents.

A major fire swept through a West Augusta apartment complex Wednesday morning. The fire erupted at Traditions of Augusta just after 7:30 this morning. The complex is located on the 3700 block of Walton Way Extension near Scott Nixon Memorial Drive and Interstate 20.

According to a press release, the Georgia Department of Transportation, Scott Bridge Company, Inc., and United Contractors, Inc., announce the Bobby Jones Expressway west entrance ramp to Interstate Highway 20 west will close tonight and will be closed until further notice. A detour will be in place directing traffic to Scott Nixon Boulevard, Bobby Jones Expressway east, and then back to I-20 west.

According to Lt. Robert Partain, a Richmond County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO) traffic officer, around 9:15 a.m., Monday morning, stopped a Nissan Maxima on I-20 with South Carolina license plates for speeding in the construction zone. The car’s driver, Jorge Alberto Valladares, of Duluth, Georgia was arrested after 4 kilograms of cocaine were found in the vehicle.

Some are going by land, others by air, and some are staying put. Many say the economy is what’s keeping them close to home, and say the only thing they plan to spend this holiday…is time with family. Count on Joy Howe for the story.

According to Richmond County’ Chief Deputy Coroner, Mark Bowen, one person is dead after an overnight accident on I-20, at mile marker 201, in Augusta. The accident occurred around 1:19 a.m., Thursday night.

Traffic is moving again on I-20, in Aiken County…The westbound lanes between mile markers 6 and 7 were shut down around 9:00 p.m., Wednesday night, and remained closed for 10 hours, after a deadly three vehicle accident. The Aiken County Coroner, Tim Carlton, has identified the victim as Jose Hector Gonzales-Hernandez, 31, of North Charleston, SC.