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Police: Suspects shoplifted cleaning supplies for house inspection
An Aiken woman and a juvenile were charged with shoplifting Monday after they tried to take cleaning supplies from a Whiskey Road store, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.Amber Marie...
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CDC: 10 listeria illnesses now linked to Blue Bell foods
HOUSTON (AP) -- Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries has recalled all of its products after two samples of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream tested positive for listeria, a potentially deadly...
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Aiken Racing Hall of Fame and Museum holding paint your own horse workshop
Kids who are crazy about horses might enjoy an upcoming event at the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum.The Paint Your Own Breyer Dream Horse Workshop will be held 10 a.m. to noon June...
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Blotter for April 2
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:A 28-year-old Aiken woman reported vandalism Monday after an unknown person damaged the windshield of her car with a hammer.A...
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Ruth Patrick's earth, sky event returns on Saturday
The Ruth Patrick Science Education Center will hold the annual Family Earth and Sky Night at the facility on the USC Aiken campus from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday.The event, which celebrates National...
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Aiken County bookings for April 22
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for April 20, 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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Fairview kindergarten students write, illustrate their own book
Kindergartners in Fairview Early Childhood Center might have a stronger appreciation for the literary world these days, in the wake of several weeks of focusing on writing and illustrating their own...
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N.A. man pleads guilty to reckless homicide in 2014 Beech Island collision
A North Augusta man will serve at least 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to a January 2014 car wreck that killed two people.Aulstin Beard, 22, pleaded guilty to two counts of reckless homicide...
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Students learn about careers of the future at STEM Night in Graniteville
GRANITEVILLE — Leavelle McCampbell Middle School drew plenty of after-school traffic Monday for the school's STEM Night, with emphasis on exposing students to career options heavily focused on science,...
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North Augusta won't fulfill FOIA request on 2014 NA shooting incident
The North Augusta Public Safety Department refuses to release the dash-cam video of the February 2014 fatal shooting incident involving a police officer and an unarmed motorist until the officer's...
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Officals applaud quick response to weekend storm
When local media reported Sunday that Aiken was under a tornado watch, Lt. Jake Mahoney took a picture of the television screen and posted it on Aiken Department of Public Safety's Facebook page to let...
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Giant bunnies, bearded dragons and friends visit Busbee-Corbett
Bunnies are adorable, and for that matter, so is the Flemish Giant Rabbit."But you really don't want one for a pet," a visitor at Busbee-Corbett Elementary-Middle School said cheerfully after a...
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County Council OKs task force to combat litter
Aiken County will create a task force just to deal with litter, following a recommendation Tuesday from Council's Judicial and Public Safety Committee.That Committee in March recommended creating a...
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SC fugitive arrested in NY, deadly shooting & 145-year-old home...
South Carolina fugitive arrested in upstate New YorkNEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) — Police investigating a suspicious vehicle on a Hudson Valley road last week ended up finding an upstate New York man who's a...
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Feds: Firm dropped part for SC nuclear plant, covered it up
ATLANTA (AP) -- Federal regulators proposed an $11,200 fine Tuesday against Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. because its workers dropped a prefabricated section for a new nuclear power plant in South...
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Study: Region must fill 30,000 jobs in five years
NORTH AUGUSTA - Employers will need to fill more than 30,000 job openings over the next five years in Aiken and four other counties in a five-county service area.But students in the region are not...
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Paris extremist's misfire thwarts imminent attack on church
PARIS (AP) -- An Islamic extremist with an arsenal of loaded guns was only prevented from opening fire on churchgoers because he accidentally shot himself in the leg, French officials said...
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Night of boxing comes to Augusta, tickets on sale Friday
Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. Friday for a night of professional boxing at the Bell Auditorium.This "Boxing at the Bell" event is May 30, and will support the Augusta Boxing Club."Boxing fans in Augusta...
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Bill would add firing squad to S. Carolina execution methods
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposal introduced in South Carolina on Wednesday would add death by firing squad to the state's list of approved execution methods.Lethal injection is the default method of...
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Officials applaud quick response to weekend storm
When local media reported Sunday that Aiken was under a tornado watch, Lt. Jake Mahoney took a picture of the television screen and posted it on Aiken Department of Public Safety's Facebook page to let...
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