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Graniteville teen facing charges for throwing water balloon from bus
A Graniteville teenager may be charged after throwing a water balloon from a bus traveling down Columbia Highway, shattering a mirror on another vehicle and causing minor injuries to the driver,...
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Report: Victim in knife attack had been spending time with suspect's ex-wife
A Wagener man allegedly attacked a Batesburg man with a knife because the victim was spending time with the suspect's ex-wife, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.The incident happened about...
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Civil War: Lee's surrender at Appomattox, then and now
APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) -- The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 150 years ago Thursday effectively ended the Civil War. This is a rolling account of...
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Reps visit Yucca amid push to revive nuke dump plans
Five U.S. Reps traveled to Nevada Thursday to visit Yucca Mountain - a site that was intended to be the nation's nuclear waste repository before the federal government cut funding to it in 2010.Reps....
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Law enforcement agencies request body cameras, but funding questions linger
Conversations were reinvigorated Wednesday about whether police officers should be required to wear body cameras after bystander Feidin Santana recorded video of a white North Charleston police officer...
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'She loved the K9s': New police dog named after slain officer Rogers
The Aiken Department of Public Safety's newest officer is looking to take a bite out of crime — particularly drug crime."Sandman," a Belgian Tervuren whose focus is on narcotics detection, has been on...
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Aiken County bookings for April 10
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for April 8, 2015. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released....
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Blotter for April 10
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:A 58-year-old Aiken man reported identity theft Wednesday after he tried to file his income taxes and was told someone already had...
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Barnwell County bookings for April 10
These are the bookings recorded for the Barnwell County Detention Center for April 6-9, 2015. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released....
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Jackson women accused of check fraud
Officers will obtain warrants for forgery for two Jackson women who allegedly stole checks from an Aiken man they provided transportation for, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.The two...
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Garrett Road to close for bridge replacement
Garrett Road in Edgefield County will be closed April 27 through September due to a bridge replacement.The S.C. Department of Transportation, along with Palmetto Infrastructure Inc., plans to replace...
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Special Olympics returns to Aiken on April 17
Hundreds of children and adults will participate in the parade of schools and agencies for the Special Olympics on Friday, April 17 - just like the traditional Olympic Games.The event will be held at...
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Roads going nowhere: The status of City connector roads
Whiskey Road's title of "busiest road" is nothing new.For several decades, residents and Aiken City Council members have met and debated what can be done to make the road more manageable. Five years...
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Temps to stay near 90
A high temperature near 87 and mostly cloudy skies are forecast for Friday.A chance of showers and thunderstorms is possible, mainly after 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The chance...
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'Ms. Bea,' even at 103, doesn't slow down
Beatrice Gallman, better known as "Ms. Bea" to her fellow employees at Aiken Surgical Associates, normally shows up for work on Thursdays to continue in her 40-year tradition of helping with cleaning...
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Roads going nowhere: The status of City connector roads
Whiskey Road's title of "busiest road" is nothing new.For several decades, residents and Aiken City Council members have met and debated what can be done to make the road more manageable. Five years...
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U.S. Reps visit Yucca amid push to revive nuke dump plans
Five U.S. Representatives traveled to Nevada on Thursday to visit Yucca Mountain - a site that was intended to be the nation's nuclear waste repository before the federal government cut funding to it...
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Big Three opens Masters with ceremonial tee shots, memories, laughs
AUGUSTA — It's been more than a decade since Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player all teed it up at the Masters as competitors, but that hasn't stopped them from having a massive impact on the...
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Truck stop death, Spartanburg officer-involved shooting & USC student dies:...
Former Marine struck and killed in SC truck stop parking lotANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A former Marine from Connecticut was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a truck stop in South...
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Lauren Hill dies after fighting tumor to play college hoops
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Lauren Hill spent her final year polishing a layup and inspiring others to live fully. She succeeded at both as she fought an inoperable brain tumor.The 19-year-old freshman...
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