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Temperatures could reach 100 degrees today in Aiken County
Get ready for a heat wave, Aiken County.The National Weather Service in Columbia is monitoring temperatures around the state today as they are expected to reach as high as 103 degrees with a heat index...
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The $9 billion man? Donald Trump announces 2016 plans to run for president
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With a presidential field approaching 20 high-profile Republicans, the GOP's 2016 class offers voters a little bit of everything.There is the top-tier, a group that includes former...
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Bridge closed for 2nd night over swarms of mayflies, crashes
WRIGHTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A bridge has been closed for a second straight night because of swarms of mayflies so thick they caused accidents, authorities said.Wrightsville fire officials said the Route...
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Edisto River on tap at Thursday stakeholder meeting
Emphasis will be on the state of several South Carolina river basins, particularly the Edisto River, in a public work session Thursday.The meeting, promoted as a water availability stakeholder meeting,...
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Koda's Kids Gala is Friday
New England Patriots linebacker and Aiken native Dekoda Watson will sponsor the fourth-annual Koda's Kids Foundation Gala at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Woodside Plantation Country Club.Founded by Watson in...
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In the hot seat: Aiken safety officials urge parents to be cautious of car...
Children die from heat-related causes every year in this country after being left unattended in motor vehicles.Locally, the risk of such tragedies is rising because of the recent sweltering...
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Aiken Standard files FOI in deputy shooting case
In an effort to gather more details about the case of an off-duty Aiken County Sheriff's Deputy charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his wife, the Aiken Standard filed Freedom...
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MOX officials: 'Recruitment is tough'
Officials with a contractor company for the Savannah River Site's MOX project said it is difficult to recruit and retain a workforce for the project with constant uncertainties looming in the federal...
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Aiken man charged with disorderly conduct
An Aiken man is facing charges after multiple disturbances were reported in a residential area.Jeremy Golding, 34, was charged with disorderly conduct and possession of marijuana, according to the...
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Public Safety: Cloned credit cards on the rise
Aiken Department of Public Safety officers are seeing an increase in fraudulent purchases made using cloned credit cards at stores throughout Aiken.According to a press release, a cloned credit card...
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Blotter for June 17
According to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:A Wagener woman reported Monday her home on Bethel Church Road had been broken into and items were missing.Officers responded Monday to a dispute in...
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Aiken County Planning Commission to discuss cell towers Thursday
The Aiken County Planning Commission will meet Thursday to discuss two applications for cell towers.The 6 p.m. meeting is open to the public in the Aiken County Government Center's Sandlapper Room,...
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Aiken Young Professionals meeting at ACTS for Third Thursday event
Area Churches Together Serving - or ACTS - will host the Aiken Young Professionals' Third Thursday event from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.ACTS Executive Director Carla Cloud and volunteers will be...
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Aiken Sertoma Club honors Burns as Sertoman of the Year
Jerry Burns was recognized as the Sertoman of the Year during the Aiken Sertoma Club's annual meeting to install officers.Dennis Saylor, the organization's outgoing president, presented the award to...
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Aiken Public Safety vehicles involved in crash
Two Aiken Department of Public Safety vehicles were involved in a crash Monday.The crash occurred at about 9:30 p.m. at the intersection of Park Avenue and Chesterfield Street. The vehicles involved...
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New information released in fatal Belvedere house fire
Forensic investigators with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office and SLED determined the cause of a house fire that killed one Belvedere resident June 10.Investigators said the house fire on 608 Ashley...
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Court hears opening arguments, testimony in Aiken robbery trial
Opening statements and testimony were heard Tuesday in a 2014 armed robbery case.Waymon Newton, 37, was charged with armed robbery and kidnapping last year after a reported altercation with a Bryant's...
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School Board narrows superintendent candidates to four
Aiken County School Board members chose four preliminary candidates for the position of superintendent at a special called meeting Tuesday night.The Board did not identify the four candidates or...
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Aiken County bookings for June 15
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for June 15, 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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County Council unfreezes coroner funds, passes 2015-16 budget on second vote
Aiken County Council agreed on Tuesday to release their hold on the Coroner's Office 2014-15 budget line item allocated for the transportation and pickup of the deceased in Aiken County.That roughly...
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