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Uncertainty looms on shipments to WIPP
AUGUSTA — Officials said Thursday that it is still premature to discuss when Savannah River Site and other Department of Energy sites can resume shipments of transuranic waste to a plant in Carlsbad,...
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AHS students discover that the predatory lionfish tastes good
Those familiar with the lionfish might be incredulous that anybody would actually eat one.That didn't stop Aiken High school senior Sophie Nance from having three servings in Charleston this week."I...
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Strom Thurmond students build playground equipment
A group of Strom Thurmond Career and Technology Center sophomores, juniors and seniors visited a couple of classrooms at W.E. Parker Elementary School on April 2 to complete a special project.The...
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'Never a dull moment': A day in the life of an Aiken County jail booking...
Most law enforcement officers don't know what a typical shift will bring.But with every arrest - from misdemeanors to violent crimes - funneling into the intake division of a single jail, the same...
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Officer-involved shooting, democrat convention & combat vets' river...
SC Sheriff: 2 deputies justified in killing man with 5 shotsBOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) — The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office says two deputies were justified in fatally shooting a man as officers...
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SC House OKs bill ending permits to carry concealed weapons
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The South Carolina House passed a bill on Thursday that would eliminate the need to get a concealed weapons permit to carry guns in public in the state.An unexpected move rewrote...
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Italian authorities: Terror suspects planned Vatican attack
MILAN (AP) -- Islamic extremists suspected in a bomb attack in a Pakistani market that killed more than 100 people had also planned an attack against the Vatican in 2010 that was never carried out, an...
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Feds offering rewards for information on two homicides in Aiken County
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is looking for information regarding two separate homicide cases that occurred in Aiken County.The Bureau is offering a reward up to $5,000 for...
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Update: Statue of Liberty evacuated after suspicious package report
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Park Service says a 911 caller made a bomb threat against the Statue of Liberty, leading to a precautionary evacuation of the island.The Park Service said in a statement...
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Aiken County bookings for April 25
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for April 20-23, 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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New city manager to be sworn in Monday
John C. Klimm officially will be sworn in Monday as the next Aiken city manager.The 7 p.m. ceremony, which is part of City Council's regular meeting, will be open to the public in the Municipal...
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Robins, Wightman take top ATC honors
Aiken Technical College student Victoria Robins received the Buck Grant Award, the school's highest academic honor, at the annual Awards Night Ceremony on Thursday.Joel Wightman received the Student...
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Aiken County's Crackerneck Wildlife area releases May dates
Aiken County's Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve will be open to the public each Saturday in May.The Crackerneck Wildlife Management Area and Ecological Reserve comprises...
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Aiken's Midnight Riders win national cheerleading title
Capturing a national championship was an emotional experience for Lauren Rayfield, who is the captain of the Midnight Riders team from Carolina Elite Stallion Cheerleading in Aiken."When I found out we...
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Beech Island man arrested for drug, weapon violations
A Beech Island man was apprehended for drug and weapon charges in Aiken Wednesday.An Aiken Public Safety officer on patrol Wednesday saw a black Chevy Impala with a nonworking tag light turn west onto...
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Traffic stop in Aiken leads to drug charges
A traffic stop at a local fast-food restaurant resulted in drug charges for the driver.An Aiken Public Safety officer stopped a silver Ram pickup Wednesday for failing to stop for a stop sign before...
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Aiken man assaulted, robbed at laundromat
An Aiken man reported that he was assaulted and robbed by gunpoint at a local laundromat, police said.The incident happened Thursday shortly before 7:30 p.m. while the victim was counting money at Soap...
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Blotter for April 25
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:A 62-year-old Aiken woman was charged with criminal domestic violence Thursday after she assaulted her boyfriend when he tried to...
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UPDATE: 'America's Got Talent,' North Augusta resident Skilyr Hicks has been...
North Augusta High School student and former star of "America's Got Talent," Skilyr Hicks, has been found, according to a Facebook post by her mother, Jodi Simak Cronk.Earlier Friday evening, Cronk...
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5-year-old boy found alone at Warrenville bar
A 5-year-old boy who was seen running down the side of the road was taken into police custody after officers found him alone at a Warrenville bar, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's...
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