A Columbia County babysitter is charged with killing the baby she was supposed to be watching. Lawanda Concettes Tripp, 39, has been arrested, charged with the murder of 22-month-old Tearia Michele Hall. It happened on Avery Landing Drive…just off Belair Road. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop reports.

You can buy groceries, tires, glasses, get your nails and hair done, and now get a health check-up. A local Wal-Mart now has a nurse practitioner staffed medical clinic. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker reports.

One man is dead and two Richmond County deputies are on paid administrative after the Sheriff says they shot and killed a murder suspect. WJBF News Channel 6’s Crime Tracker Barclay Bishop has the latest.

The GBI is investigating after a shooting in downtown Augusta following a domestic dispute. Terry Ramsey, 41, was shot and killed by Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies during a domestic situation on Metcalf Street, in downtown Augusta. UPDATE: The two deputies involved in the shooting have been identified as Deputy Chadwick Plueger and Deputy Sylvester Rosier.

East Central Georgia Regional Hospital is holding a nursing hiring fair Tuesday to fill 60 vacant positions. RN, LPN, Occupational Therapy & Dietician positions are available

An Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office deputy is undergoing surgery at the Medical College of Georgia. Deputy Daniel Moxley was seriously injured Wednesday night during a traffic stop in Swainsboro. UPDATE: Patrick Kersey was arrested in Toombs County Thursday, just before noon. The GBI is investigating the case.

The Georgia Board of Regents has filed a lawsuit against a private foundation for continuing to use the Medical College of Georgia’s name more than a year after the campus severed ties with the organization. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Richmond County Superior Court demands that the Medical College of Georgia Foundation, Inc. stop using its moniker immediately and cease collecting donations on behalf of the state’s only public medical school. The Augusta-based medical school split from its $152 million foundation in June 2008 after years of feuding between the two institutions.

Halloween is a fun and exciting time for children. They get to dress up as pirates, princesses and monsters, and receive an overwhelming amount of candy. Although Halloween activities should be fun and harmless, the weather, darkness and excitement of the night can create a dangerous situation for children. Safe Kids East Central, led by the MCGHealth Children’s Medical Center offers 16 Halloween tricks so that the holiday will be a treat for you and your children.

There’s new information on the death of a Columbia County girl from the flu. Columbia County Coroner Vernon Collins comfirms Tuesday evening she died from complications of the Swine Flu, on Saturday. This death has some parents asking questions about H1N1 and seasonal flu. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud has the story.

A 10-year old child from Columbia County has died from the flu. Columbia County Coroner Vernon Collins confirms Summer Rockefeller died early Saturday morning at an Atlanta hospital from complications of the flu, possibly swine flu. We have information for those wishing to donate to the family.

According to Aiken County Coroner Tim Carlton, a Greenwood, SC man died Sunday evening after a crash on I-20. Justin Ryan Heinz, 28, of Greenwood, was pronounced dead at Medical College of Georgia Sunday night around 9:27 p.m.

The Medical College of Georgia joins forces with East Central Georgia Regional Hospital. Officials say this partnership is a step in the right direction for both institutions. Count on our Fraendy Clervaud. He has the story.

Hundreds turn out for the official beginning of the Medical College of Georgia’s new School of Dentistry. A multimillion dollar addition to the MCG Campus, it will help the state turn out new dentists and that had a lot of people smiling. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

According to Sgt. Calvin Chew, an Augusta woman has been arrested charges of cruelty to children. On Tuesday, September 15th, at approximately 7:20 p.m., the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office was called out to the 2200 block of Walden Drive, when a neighbor heard a child screaming for help. Upon officers’ arrival, it was found that a 7-year-old child was being disciplined by his aunt, Latashious Unique Tart, 26, for misbehaving in school.

Two men are dead after an early Tuesday morning accident on the Gordon Highway at North Leg Road. The accident happened around 2:00 a.m.  The victims are identified as David Hawthorne and Timothy Thompson.