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The Aiken Department of Public Safety has released a sketch of the man who robbed a woman at knifepoint outside her Aiken apartment last week, the victim reported.
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Tank closure deadline gets partial extension
An agreement was reached Thursday to extend the operational closure date of one of the Savannah River Site's liquid waste tanks by 27 days, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 27.
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TalkBacks for Feb. 13: Bike lanes, bumper stickers and Bieber's shoes
I'm a sidestreet bicyclist and use the sidewalks when available, especially downtown. I've never heard of anyone dying from a bicycle/pedestrian collision, and usually the sidewalks are empty. On the...
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Crime blotter for Feb. 13
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:
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Bookings for Feb. 13
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Feb. 11, 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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SRR reports waste achievements for 2014
The Savannah River Site's liquid waste contractor recently reported that it transferred more than 20 million gallons of high-level waste within the site's waste tanks and facilities in 2014.
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Drug abuse in Iran rising despite executions, police raids
VERDIJ, Iran (AP) - Iran is breaking bad.
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Obama signs veterans suicide prevention bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Acknowledging the struggles of the nation's veterans, President Barack Obama on Thursday signed legislation intended to reduce the high rate of suicide that is claiming the lives of...
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'American Sniper' suspect says he took 'couple of souls'
STEPHENVILLE, Texas - Police video played in court Thursday showed a former Marine telling officers investigating the deaths of two men including "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle that he had "taken...
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Utah mother pleads guilty to killing six newborns
PROVO, Utah (AP) - A woman who said she was too addicted to methamphetamine to raise more children pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that she killed six of her newborn babies and hid their bodies in...
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CBS' Bob Simon remembered as master storyteller
NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Simon was kidnapped in Iraq, beaten in Belfast and held at gunpoint in Romania during a nearly 50-year career at CBS News. His bravery made the mundane way he died – in...
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EU leaders agree on new anti-terror measures
BRUSSELS (AP) - Spurred to action by last month's terror attacks in France, European Union leaders agreed Thursday on an ambitious range of new steps to better protect their countries from terrorism.
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Fire damages Graniteville shed
More than $13,000 in property was damaged by a suspicious fire in Graniteville on Wednesday, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
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NFL's Dekoda Watson shares with Bridgestone his vision for Koda's Kids
NFL linebacker Dekoda Watson had a very good reason for not being present to receive the $25,000 check Bridgestone wrote for his foundation in November; he was on the his way to Texas to join the...
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Obama focuses on cybersecurity in heart of Silicon Valley
PALO ALTO, Calif. - President Barack Obama is asking Silicon Valley's tech elite to partner with federal authorities to thwart mounting cyber attacks while promising to make it easier for hacked...
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TalkBacks for Feb. 14: Litter bugs,
Thanks to the Aiken Standard for a badly needed article on the litter problem. As a clean-up volunteer, I can attest that the most common items we have to clean up are beer cans and liquor bottles,...
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Reach out and touch an alien? Movies offer little guidance
Astronomers are debating whether it would be a good idea to send signals into the universe, looking for extraterrestrial life.
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Brrr! NBA All-Star Game weekend returns to frigid New York
NEW YORK - The NBA's All-Star show has arrived on Brrr-oadway.
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