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By Publisher Augusta, GA – The Richmond County jury’s decision closes one of Augusta’s longest-running criminal cases — and confirms prosecutors’ circumstantial case in the killing
03/07/2026
Guilty Verdict in Janell Carwell Murder Trial: Jury Convicts Leon and Tanya Tripp After Nearly Nine-Year Case
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by Publisher AUGUSTA, Ga. — After nearly nine years of delay, weeks of testimony, and a final round of hard-fought closing arguments, the fate of
03/06/2026
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Charles Rollins – Publisher Augusta, GA – The GCG Newsroom has launched a new YouTube channel as part of our effort to expand how we
03/05/2026
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A Homicide Without a Mechanism and a Constitutional Question That Could Eclipse It – And Cause a Mistrial Augusta, GA – For most of Thursday,
02/27/2026
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Defense casts Tanya Tripp as a manipulated spouse while prosecutors lay out a timeline of deception, setting up a trial that may
02/26/2026
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Staff Reports AUGUSTA, Ga. — Jury selection stretched into a second full day Tuesday in the murder trial of Leon and Tanya Tripp, charged in
02/24/2026
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Nearly nine years after the death of 16-year-old Janell Carwell, the criminal trial in the case is set to begin February 23,
02/21/2026
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Staff Reports AUGUSTA, Ga. — Local attorney Alexia Davis-Payne has announced her candidacy for Superior Court Judge in the Augusta Judicial Circuit, serving Richmond and
02/18/2026
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Staff Reports Augusta, GA – A late-night “domestic dispute” call spiraled into a tense doorstep confrontation when a deputy says he came face-to-face with a
02/18/2026
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GROVETOWN, GA — A body camera video from a 2022 traffic stop is raising pointed questions about whether the Grovetown Police Department crossed the line
02/17/2026