One person is dead after a car crash in eastern Barnwell County. A person driving a 2004 Lincoln Navigator was traveling east on SC 300 when the vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree, Lance Cpl. Brittany Glover of the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. 

Police arrested a third suspect connection to missing person case of Jamilla Smith. 

An Aiken County man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing another man. Aiken County Sheriff's deputies arrested Ivan Avila, 25, of Gloverville, Tuesday morning. 

A Jackson man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to blow up a New Ellenton gas station. Aiken County Sheriff's deputies arrested Craig B. Drayton Jr., 30, of Jackson, Wednesday morning on charges of making a bomb threat and attempted armed robbery.

A North Augusta man faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing another person on Clearmont Drive. Aiken County Sheriff's deputies arrested Alfonzo J. Mackey, 34, Friday. 

The family 30-year-year Jamilla Smith who has been missing since December 2023 speaks after a second person was arrested and charged Friday afternoon. 

Aiken Department of Public Safety officers are looking for a vehicle thought to be connected to a shooting that occurred Tuesday afternoon. 

Through a partnership with Aiken Barnwell Mental Heath and the Aiken County detention center, mental health needs in the jail have been met with several programs to those detained in the jail with a mental illness. 

A Warrenville man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder. Aiken County Sheriff's deputies arrested Carlton James Shaw, age unknown, Friday. 

The Aiken man accused of shooting and killing Kenneth Jones last Halloween once faced two charges of attempted murder and could have been sentenced to more than 70 years in prison. Jemaurea Johnson, 20, of Aiken, was charged with two counts of attempted murder, two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm and discharging a firearm within city limits on Jan. 2, 2022. 

Police are looking for a second suspect in connection to the missing person case of Jamilla Milli Shanae' Smith. 

An Aiken man has been arrested and charged with murder. Aiken Department of Public Safety officers arrested Jemaurea Deonte Johnson of Aiken Tuesday, Lt. Jennifer Hayes said in a news release. 

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Divison has charged a teen from Augusta in connection to an officer involved shooting in October 2022. 

A teen was arrested and charged with six counts of attempted murder from January 29, 2023 shooting was sentenced to six years under the Youthful offender Act.

Two men from Saluda County have been arrested in connection with a 2018 murder. South Carolina Law Enforcement Division agents arrested Earl Eugene Valentine Jr., 24, on Feb. 7 and charged him with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. Agents arrested Derrick Cyrus Jr., 30, on April 8 and charged him with accessory after the fact to murder.

An Aiken man faces up to five years in prison and up to $100,000 after pleading guilty to tax evasion. District Judge Sherri Lydon accepted the guilty plea of Dennis Wayne Brite, 72, of Aiken Monday.

Aiken Department of Public Safety officers are investigating a shooting on the city's Northside. Officers are investigating a shooting that occurred around 10:30 a.m. at the Pace's Run apartments, Lt. Jennifer Hayes said.

A Beech Island man wanted for murder has turned himself in. Stephon Xzavier Dunbar, 23, turned himself in at 1:30 p.m., Staff Sgt. Steve Sunn of the Aiken County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday afternoon. 

A man who killed a teenager in an August 2021 shooting will spend 40 years in prison.

Three people have been arrested after a manhunt in Graniteville on Thursday morning.

The family of a teen who was shot at the Whiskey Road Walmart in June 2023 has filed a lawsuit against the shooter Stephen Christopher Foreman and his mother.

A man wanted for armed robbery and stabbing in at the Welcome Center in North Augusta was captured by local police. 

A structure fire has closed a major thoroughfare in Aiken. Richland Avenue East from Beaufort Street to Old Wagener Road will remain closed for another couple of hours as first responders clean up after a structure fire at Jack Rogers Tire Pros, Capt. Marty Sawyer of the Aiken Department of Public Safety said.

An Aiken man died in an collision involving an Aiken County ambulance Saturday evening. Alonzo Carter, 20, of Aiken, died following a collision with an Aiken County ambulance on Richland Avenue near Augusta Road, Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said in a news release.

Two people are wanted on murder charges after a shooting that occurred Wednesday evening near North Augusta. Aiken County Sheriff's investigators are looking for information on the whereabouts of Shirlette Danielle Hayes, 29, and Stephon Xzavier Dunbar, 23, Capt. Eric Abdullah said in a news release.  

An Aiken man reported missing Sunday has been reunited with his family.

An Aiken man has been arrested on three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Mount Pleasant Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators arrested Brett Alan Crowe, 46, on March 20 on three charges of criminal solicitation of a minor, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Monday. 

The Aiken Department of Public Safety is seeking public assistance in locating a missing, elderly male.

A man is facing several charges in connection to a domestic violence incident. 

A person detained at the Aiken County Detention Center died Wednesday morning. 

An accident in Edgefield County on March 18 has left one person dead.

A woman from Batesburg has been reported missing after her family last spoke to her March 14. 

An Augusta man is facing charges after two vehicles crash into downtown North Augusta business. 

The family of a Aiken County who was killed by a utility pole in the town of Wagener has filed a lawsuit. 

An Edgefield County man was arrested and charged by SLED for accessory after the fact for murder in connection to a March 2 murder in Johnston. 

A local man is facing several charges in connection to a February 25 sexual assault. 

A local man is facing a criminal sexual conduct with minor stemming from incident. 

A man wanted in connection to February murder in Richmond County was arrested Thursday afternoon in Aiken County. 

The South Carolina Department of Parole, Probation and Pardon Services reached a settlement with five Aiken County women who were allegedly sexually assaulted by their parole officer. Tyler Bailey, a Columbia attorney who represented the women, announced the settlement Wednesday afternoon. 

A man who shot during a road rage incident pled guilty to harassment in connection to several incidents of harassing the the shooter and his wife. 

One person is dead and five people have been hospitalized following a three-vehicle crash in Aiken.