'Hot Tub 2' is lukewarm, at best
John Cusack has been reduced to Z-grade action comedies, shot in Australia and co-starring Thomas Jane, at this stage of his career.
View ArticleCostner made 'McFarland' for the great teachers and coaches who 'stay'
Kevin Costner knew McFarland, Calif., growing up.
View ArticleA pitch-perfect Costner in moving 'McFarland USA'
"McFarland, USA" could so easily have been yet another mushy, feel-good, by-the-numbers sports underdog movie. And in beginning, it seems like it's heading there.
View ArticleKentucky mayor issues joke warrant for "Frozen's" Elsa
HARLAN, Ky. - The cold might not bother Disney's Queen Elsa, but it's wreaking enough havoc in Kentucky that a police department announced a joke warrant for the popular "Frozen" character's arrest.
View ArticleAiken's Bryan chosen for prestigious development program for young polo players
Wesley Bryan's talent as a polo player has earned him a spot in an important development program for the sport's most promising young competitors.
View ArticleFrozen Fish? Bassmaster Classic anglers face icy temps
GREENVILLE - Anglers gathering in South Carolina to compete in the Bassmaster Classic are among the people in the South whose lives have been disrupted by the unusual winter weather that has engulfed...
View ArticleReligion briefs for Feb. 20
Cornerstone Baptist Church, 100 Cornerstone Drive, will hold worship services on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Darrell Engle will bring the message Chosen for Adoption from Ephesians 1:4-6....
View ArticleClemson to play series at Lake Olmstead Stadium
CLEMSON - The show must go on, but Clemson is taking its show on the road to Augusta.
View ArticleMarcus Mariota becomes feature attraction at NFL combine
INDIANAPOLIS - Marcus Mariota looked awfully comfortable on center stage Thursday.
View ArticleEnd of month could put snow chances on ice, Kennedy students learn
Aiken has experienced some of its biggest snowstorms in February, but with the month more than half over, chances for any winter precipitation this year might be melting, Chris Still told sixth-graders...
View ArticleTalkBacks for Feb. 20: Police dogs, Aiken business and Islamic terrorism
Personally, I'd rather every Aiken law enforcement officer have a trained dog riding with them, more so, than simply adding a body camera. I appreciate the use of trained service dogs in many ways....
View ArticleAiken Electric sends 20 linemen to Upstate
The winter storm that iced nearly half of South Carolina caused more than 100,000 power outages for the Upstate.
View ArticleHaley's choice to run DHEC faces tough questions in Senate
COLUMBIA - Eleanor Kitzman insists she'll remain independent of her longtime friend, Gov. Nikki Haley, if she's confirmed as director of South Carolina's public health and environmental control agency.
View ArticleAnother night of frigid temps before S.C. warms up
CHARLESTON - Although skies were sunny, South Carolina shivered through another day of arctic cold Thursday and forecasters warned of one more night of frigid weather before a weekend warmup.
View ArticleMurder suspect dubbed 'Michelangelo of buttocks injections'
PHILADELPHIA - A Gothic hip-hop artist who did illegal cosmetic surgery on the side boasted at her murder trial Thursday that her body sculpting work was so popular she was dubbed "the Michelangelo of...
View ArticlePacers prepare for another battle with Patriots
The Francis Marion women's basketball team has only won two of its last 11 games, but USC Aiken knows all too well that the Patriots have the ability to put up a fight. When FMU visited Aiken on Jan....
View ArticlePacers can clinch postseason berth
It's win and you're in for the Pacers as they take on Francis Marion in the second to last game of the season. USCA has a two-game lead over the Patriots for fourth place in the East standings; the...
View ArticleBookings for Feb. 21
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for Feb. 19, 2015. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released....
View ArticleBlotter for Feb. 21
According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:
View ArticleTalkBacks for Feb. 21: Crosland Park, trailers stolen, texting and driving
Crosland Park is not getting better. All you see are streets from the area in the blotter. There is always something going on. The landlords need to check the renters better before letting them move in.
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