SRNS, SRR among top CSRA Heart Walk fundraisers
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions and Savannah River Remediation played major roles in making this year's edition of the American Heart Association's CSRA Heart Walk the most successful ever.The March 7...
View ArticlePublic asks questions on scheduled tank closure
Former Savannah River Site employee Ernie Chaput said the Energy Department knows the site's liquid waste program is a top priority, which is why he was disappointed to see lower funding levels for the...
View ArticleUSCA professor introduces German nurses to hands dedication
A total of 64 USC Aiken student nurses participated in a hands dedication in February - a washing ceremony to symbolize the healing and comfort they would provide to hospital patients before beginning...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneurs cash in on business investments
Sarah Yeargin and Laura Garcia were only asking for $465 when they pitched their business, Clothing Queen, to a group of investors. Instead, the two Aiken High students received $965 to expand their...
View ArticleAiken Horse Show has forest setting, interesting classes
One of the largest urban forests in the nation is the setting for the 99th Aiken Horse Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Competition starts at 9 a.m. each day in Hitchcock Woods, and spectators are...
View ArticleAiken man found guilty in toddler's death
An Aiken County jury on Wednesday found Ivory Blackshire guilty of homicide by child abuse in the death of 2-year-old Caleb Walker.Walker was found unresponsive on the couch of his mother's Dallas...
View ArticleNA2K looks to make Greeneway key of revitalized downtown in North Augusta
The Greeneway is a North Augusta icon. The 12.5 mile trail has attracted visitors far and wide.Now, the North Augusta 2000 Foundation wants to put it to work by extending it by a little less than a...
View ArticleKids found in chained room, officer-involved shooting & Magic Johnson: News...
Inman couple charged after kids found in chained roomINMAN, S.C. (AP) — An Inman couple has been charged with child neglect after two of their six children were found in a chained room inside their...
View ArticleProsecutor says co-pilot purposely crashed Germanwings plane
12:57 a.m. (1157 GMT 7:57 EDT)Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin says pounding could be heard on the door during the final minutes as alarms sounded. He said the co-pilot "voluntarily" refused to open...
View ArticlePolice: Meth lab explodes, Charleston motel evacuated
Police: Meth lab explodes, Charleston motel evacuatedCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Charleston police say a portable meth lab exploded in the bathroom of a motel, injuring two people and forcing the...
View ArticleEx-girlfriend accused in beer bottle attack against Aiken man
An Aiken man reported late Wednesday that his ex-girlfriend assaulted him with a beer bottle while he was walking to a gas station, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.The incident...
View ArticleGraham: no viable alternative for MOX
The first of two reports on alternatives to the Savannah River Site's MOX program will be released next month, but U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is one of many who believes the search is unnecessary.During...
View ArticleIt's all the buzz: Carowinds opens Fury 325 roller coaster (w/video)
Carowinds has debuted the world's tallest and fastest "Giga" roller coaster.A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday, and the public got it's first chance to ride the monster coaster.Fury 325 peaks...
View ArticleEx-husband jailed after machete attack on TV in Graniteville
A Clarks Hill man was detained after he drove his vehicle into his ex-wife's garage, striking the chairs she and a friend were sitting in, then attacked a television with a machete, according to the...
View ArticleAlone at controls, Germanwings' co-pilot sought to 'destroy' the plane
PARIS (AP) — The co-pilot of the Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and "intentionally" rammed the plane full speed into the French Alps, ignoring the captain's frantic pounding on the...
View ArticleArrest made in Warrenville arson
A man was arrested in connection to a residential fire in Warrenville that occurred Monday.Kenneth William Treadaway is charged with third degree arson, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office....
View ArticleNorth Augusta woman declines robbery charges in money theft
A North Augusta woman declined to press charges against the man who stole money out of her hand at a Warrenville gas station, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.The incident happened about...
View ArticleLioness kept as pet in Pakistan gives birth to 5 cubs
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — It's a baby boom for the owner of a pet lioness in central Pakistan. The African lioness named Queen has given birth to five healthy cubs — double the usual two-to-three-cub...
View ArticleBergdahl charged despite torture, attempts to escape Taliban
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl says he was tortured repeatedly in the five years he was held captive by the Taliban: beaten with a copper cable, chained, held in a cage and threatened...
View ArticleNew USCA administrator looks forward to opportunity
After spending more than 20 years as a St. Bonaventure University administrator in New York state, Mary Driscoll was looking for a change - especially at a university that is making a difference.In...
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