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Obama golf game bumps Army couples wedding spot
HONOLULU A couple getting married near President Barack Obamas vacation spot in Hawaii learned the hard way that the big day rarely goes exactly as planned.
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Local legislators: Reforms tied to keeping economy steady
The linchpins for economic success in South Carolina are wide ranging, but members of the Aiken County legislative delegation pointed to several policy areas they believe can help spur development in...
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Womens College Basketball Roundup: No. 2 UConn routs No. 10 Duke
HARTFORD, Conn. Moriah Jefferson scored 18 points to lead No. 2 Connecticut to an 83-52 win over No. 10 Duke on Monday night.
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Defensive resurgence keys playoff-bound Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Carolina Panthers are back in the playoffs, thanks in large part to the resurgence of their defense.
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2014 year of residents rising to fame
This year, certain Aiken and Augusta residents got their moments of fame on both national television and the Internet.
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ANIMAL CONNECTION: Now is the time to neuter your male
By now you have heard about the SPCAs big Happy Neuter Year promotion in collaboration with Petsmart Charities, Inc, but have you made an appointment yet? It doesnt get easier than this (and rarely...
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News bytes: Top stories on the web
What stories got the most clicks? Here are the top 10 stories on www.aikenstandard.com in the past year.
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Judys retire, but Dukes Bar-B-Q remains in the family
After 18 years, Rauly and Jan Judy, owners of Dukes Bar-B-Q, have retired, but their family restaurant will stay in the family.
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Editorial: Clearer laws may save state embarrassment
The arrest of a sheriff on DUI charges in South Carolina looks bad enough. But whats worse is the glaring light it sheds on a deeply misguided provision in state law.
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Column: The American Empire
In the film, Girl Interrupted, Winona Ryder plays an 18-year-old who enters a mental institution for what is diagnosed as borderline personality disorder. The year is 1967 and the country is in...
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Other views: Constitutional rights are shown clearly by a judge
No court ruling can bring back a child who was railroaded by the so-called justice system of South Carolina 70 years ago and executed.
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Letter: Obamas actions overstep power
I was taken aback by the Aiken Standards Sunday editorial describing President Barack Obamas recent unlawful actions as moving forward with a number of major initiatives. Better that you had...
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NRC wants land purchased for Yucca
The latest volume of a Yucca Mountain report states that the U.S. Department of Energy has not yet purchased the property where the repository could potentially sit, while DOE officials maintain that...
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Top 10 local stories of the year: Spangler, fraud, same-sex marriage begin...
Editors note: Following is the first part of the Aiken Standards Top 10 stories of the year, as chosen by the editors. Stories 10 through 6 are below, and stories 5 through 1 will be in the...
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Body recovered, a boys hunting wish & hospital penalties: News around the...
BOWMAN Authorities say a body recovered from a Dorchester County pond last week has been identified as a Bowman man whos been missing since November.
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Chrysler recalls 67,000 pickup trucks
NEW YORK (AP) -- Fiat Chrysler is recalling about 67,000 model year 2006 and 2007 pickups because of a problem that could allow the trucks to be started without the clutch being depressed. Chrysler...
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Infrastructure, ethics among highest legislative priorities in 2015
Editor's note: This is the last in a series of articles about the upcoming session of the South Carolina General Assembly. Each member of Aiken County's delegation visited the Aiken Standard for an...
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Gas prices fall below $2 locally
Emory Bostic was traveling west on I-20 on Tuesday when he saw something that made him very happy.
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