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Police arrest man after dog found with muzzle taped
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Police have arrested a man after a dog was found with electrical tape around its muzzle last week in North Charleston.Multiple news outlets report authorities say...
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Sex abuse case, 4 arrested in infant death & mobile VA unit: News around the...
Una man sentenced to 40 years for abusing 2 teenage girlsSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg County man who authorities say filmed himself urinating and defecating on a victim as well as directing...
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WITH VIDEO: Sen. Graham announces presidential bid
CENTRAL — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham is officially in the presidential race for the 2016 election, joining a Republican crowd that so far includes eight challengers.Graham, a South Carolina native, chose...
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Black and Jewish WWI heroes finally getting Medal of Honor
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two World War I Army heroes -- one black, one Jewish -- are finally getting the Medal of Honor they may have been denied because of discrimination, nearly 100 years after bravely...
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5 gators found butchered in SC river
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina wildlife officials are investigating after five large alligators were found butchered and floating in the Ashley River outside Charleston.Local media outlets...
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Fox Creek's Class of 2015 moves on
This school year was a celebration for Fox Creek High School, as it closed the chapter on a decade of school history.The theme for this year was "Making H15tory." The Class of 2015 accomplished that -...
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Police investigating suspicious Graniteville fire
A suspicious fire that broke out early Tuesday morning is under investigation in Graniteville, according to Aiken County Sheriff's Office Capt. Eric Abdullah.A fire at the El Camaron Feliz Mexican...
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Dog attacks reported in Hitchcock Woods
Aggressive dogs were trapped by Aiken County Animal Control and Aiken Department of Public Safety officers in Hitchcock Woods on Sunday after reports of joggers being attacked.Officers responded to...
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Preschooler in Beech Island bus wreck still recovering
A preschooler injured in a Beech Island bus wreck last Wednesday is still recovering.Michayla Brown's condition is considered "fair," according to Arthur Takahashi, media relations coordinator for...
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NSA phone collection bill clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two days after letting a disputed post-9/11 surveillance program go dark, the Senate sped toward passage Tuesday of legislation to revive but also reshape it. GOP leaders mounted a...
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Locals talk Sen. Graham's chances in home state
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham returned to his South Carolina hometown Monday when he announced he's running for president. But, some South Carolinians in the Aiken area aren't entirely convinced his...
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Aiken County Council looks at budget decrease
Aiken County Council members and officials agreed on Tuesday to look at cutting the 2015-16 budget's general fund by about $1 million in an effort to keep from increasing property taxes.Council...
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SRS contractor begins grouting another waste tank
The next step in addressing the "largest environmental hazard in South Carolina" was taken Tuesday when cement trucks hauling specially formulated grout to close another liquid waste tank pulled into...
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School Board approves two employee positions
The Aiken County School Board approved one new employee position for Human Resources and expanded another for middle schools during a special called meeting Tuesday.Before the two new items were added,...
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Senior living centers offer assistance to residents displaced by fire
Several senior living centers in Aiken are offering to provide housing for residents left homeless after a Tuesday morning fire destroyed the Marshall Square Retirement Community in Evans,...
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Bookings for June 3
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for June 1, 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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Graniteville shooting that left one man injured still under investigation
A weekend Graniteville shooting that landed one man in the hospital is still under investigation.The victim's name is still being withheld until the condition of the man's medical status is released,...
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Blotter for June 3
According to Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Warrenville woman was arrested for disorderly conduct Monday when she was found passed out in the bushes on Augusta Road.A Beech Island man was detained...
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Aiken retirement community to assist seniors displaced by Evans fire
An Aiken retirement community is reaching out to residents who lost their housing to a massive fire in Evans early this morning.Cumberland Village is offering short and long-term housing options to...
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Stabbing death, minister sentenced for sex assaults & pit bull ordinance:...
Woman stabbed to death in OrangeburgORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A woman has been stabbed to death in her home in Orangeburg and sheriff's deputies have arrested a grand-nephew.Multiple media outlets report...
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