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Two vehicle collisions reported in Aiken County, injuries unknown
Emergency responders are on the scene of two separate vehicle collisions this morning.
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Ethics complaint against Sanford, strangulation death & criminal records:...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A national advocacy group says South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford violated House Ethics rules by accepting a six-figure stock payout from an online mortgage broker after...
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Judge declares mistrial in SC police shooting case
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial early Tuesday in the case of a white ex-police chief charged with murder in the shooting death an unarmed black man.
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Principal seeks food cans to defend against school intruders
VALLEY, Ala. (AP) -- An eastern Alabama school principal is asking students to bring cans of food such as corn, beans and peas as a way of defending against a school intruder.
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Police: Recently-widowed woman conned out of money
A recently-widowed woman was conned out of money by a man she met on Facebook, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
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Letter: Thanks for Christmas blessings
On Dec. 23, 2014, my girls and I arrived home after work to discover that not only had we been robbed of all of our possessions, including Santa's Christmas gifts and family gifts, our home was...
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Facebook launches Amber Alerts to help find missing children
NEW YORK (AP) - Facebook users in the U.S. will soon receive Amber Alerts to help find missing children who may be located near them.
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Poll: An appetite for labeling genetically modified foods
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A large majority of Americans support labeling of genetically modified foods, whether they care about eating them or not.
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Unions intensifying attacks on new emerging free-trade pact
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Just over two decades after lobbying unsuccessfully against the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. labor unions are again voicing strong reservations to a proposed major...
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Lawmaker compares Obama to Hitler in tweet on Paris attack
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Texas congressman drew criticism Tuesday for a tweet that used the world's response to terrorist attacks in Paris as an opportunity to compare President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler.
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Living with blindness is possible
Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part series looking at blindness. Next week will focus on color blindness. If you or someone you know are color blind, email Stephanie Turner at...
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Black lab likes to take solo bus ride to her dog park stop
SEATTLE (AP) - A black Labrador named Eclipse just wants to get to the dog park. So if her owner takes too long finishing his cigarette, and their bus arrives, she climbs aboard solo and rides to her...
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Muslims seek to reverse ruling that allowed NY police spying
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Muslim residents of New Jersey will be in court to try to reverse a ruling that found New York City police could legally monitor their activities.
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Pope backs search for wartime truth in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - Pope Francis brought calls for reconciliation and justice to Sri Lanka on Tuesday as he began a weeklong Asian tour, saying the island nation can't fully heal from a...
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Court ruling may free Egypt's Mubarak from custody
CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian authorities have exhausted all legal grounds to keep deposed President Hosni Mubarak in detention after an appeals court on Tuesday ordered his retrial in a corruption case,...
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Divers retrieve second black box from AirAsia crash
PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia - Divers retrieved the crashed AirAsia plane's second black box from the bottom of the Java Sea on Tuesday, giving experts essential tools to piece together what brought Flight...
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France traces arms, attack money, prepares new terror laws
PARIS - France's prime minister announced he would seek tighter surveillance of convicted extremists Tuesday and reports emerged that the weapons used by a terror cell to kill 17 people around Paris...
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Update: Aiken County School District superintendent announces retirement
Dr. Beth Everitt, the Aiken County School District superintendent since 2008, has announced her retirement - notifying employees by email at 10:52 p.m. on Tuesday.
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New Charlie Hebdo reaches global audience, dismays Muslims
LONDON (AP) — A week ago, Charlie Hebdo was a niche publication little known outside France, with a circulation of 60,000. On Wednesday the satirical newspaper's first issue since last...
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Report: Money stolen by suspect who resurfaced driveway
A North Augusta man said someone who offered to resurface his driveway stole additional money from him when he went to pay the man, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
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