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7/4/2009 12:16 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for July 2. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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7/4/2009 12:17 AM
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There will be a celebration to support the Aiken County Veterans Council's Fisher House fund. Admission is by donation. Guest speaker will be retired U.S. Army Col. Ted Spain, former commander of the 10th U.S. Military Police Br ...
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7/4/2009 12:04 AM
Flaky, golden brown crust. Sweet apples with a dash of cinnamon. Delicious aroma.
Each was a factor in determining the winner of the Aiken Standard's and Desserves first Apple Pie Baking Contest.
In the end, Rhana Synak walked away with the blue ...
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7/4/2009 12:01 AM
Winning Pie Recipe
Submitted by Rhana Synak
Crust
2 cups all-purpose flour
1âÑ2 cup cooking oil
1âÑ4 cup milk
Dash of salt
Dash of cinnamon
Filling
3 cups sliced apples (Synak used a combination of Fuji and Grann ...
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7/3/2009 11:43 PM
Local wood storks, swallow-tailed kites and wild turkeys will get some intense attention later this month with the Wings and Wetlands event set for July 24 to 26, based at the North Augusta Community Center.
The event will include several option ...
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7/3/2009 11:42 PM
It's time to strut your stuff and help a local charity.
The Aiken County Chapter of the American Red Cross is preparing to hold auditions for its second Toast of the Town event. The fundraiser will be held on Oct. 10 at the Washington Center for th ...
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7/3/2009 11:42 PM
The Aiken County Historical Museum will have cool treats on a hot summer evening at an ice cream social fundraiser next week.
The event will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the museum at 433 Newberry St. S.W. Sweet Cow Creamery ...
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7/3/2009 11:40 PM
Volunteer firefighters Mark Chase, Justin Goodwin and Jason Goodwin thought they were meeting at their Couchton headquarters Friday to show off the brand new engine, but, in the midst of the conversation, they were surprised with a lifesaving recogni ...
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7/3/2009 11:40 PM
WAAW 94.7 FM Rejoice radio will observe its sixth anniversary with an education-themed celebration Friday and Saturday, July 11.
The gospel station's celebration will kick off with a banquet at USC Aiken's Business & Education Building on Fr ...
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7/3/2009 11:39 PM
Police investigate report of shooting
A Teague Street home was reportedly fired into late Wednesday evening.
According to the 84-year-old resident, his wife heard the sound of a window break, but she did not notice any damage until the following ...
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7/3/2009 11:39 PM
Dillard's Department Store in Aiken Mall is looking for local cancer survivors to strut their stuff on the catwalk during the store's third annual Dillard's/American Red Cross Cancer Awareness Day.
The Cancer Awareness Day will take place from noon ...
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7/4/2009 12:15 AM
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As the numbers of swine flu cases increase nationally, scientists say underlying medical conditions such as heart or lung problems, asthma and obesity have been linked to serious infections.
Lynn Lane, the mother of a 24-year- ...
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7/4/2009 12:14 AM
CHARLESTON (AP) -- A judge has cut the sentence of a man who kidnaped a Lowcountry barbecue baron by 13 years.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reports Circuit Judge Michelle Childs reduced 52-year-old Charles Priest's sentence from 38 years to 2 ...
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7/4/2009 12:14 AM
Sanford headed to Florida on trip
COLUMBIA (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has left his official residence in the state capital and appears to be heading to spend the weekend with his wife and children.
Sanford left the governor's mansi ...
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7/4/2009 12:13 AM
ANDERSON (AP) -- A prosecutor again rejected a request from a man accused of killing two women to plead guilty to murder in exchange for a life sentence.
The Anderson Independent-Mail reports that prosecutor Chrissy Adams refused the plea deal, say ...
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7/4/2009 12:12 AM
ROCK HILL (AP) -- A massive, shuttered mill in Rock Hill has caught fire, the blaze so large smoke can be seen in the next county.
The Herald of Rock Hill reports a number of homes are being evacuated after the former Rock Hill Printing & Finis ...
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7/4/2009 12:11 AM
GAFFNEY -- Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death.
Tanya Phillips had been looking forward to a backyard barbecue at he ...
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7/3/2009 12:13 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for July 1. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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7/3/2009 12:07 AM
ATLANTA -- When a tiny French town destroyed during World War II needed help rebuilding, "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell came to the rescue.
Mitchell's efforts on behalf of Vimoutiers are little known, even to those who have studied h ...
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7/3/2009 12:06 AM
In honor of the Fourth of July, we offer five TV productions whose titles were inspired by the most memorable phrase of the Declaration of Independence:
"Life" (2007-09, NBC)
Critically acclaimed, but little-watched drama about a former police o ...
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7/3/2009 12:05 AM
NEW YORK -- Get ready for the return of "Ragtime."
A revival of the ambitious musical adapted from E.L. Doctorow's epic novel of early 20th century America will open Nov. 15 on Broadway, producer Kevin McCollum announced Wednesday. Previews begin O ...
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7/3/2009 12:40 AM
Jimmy Golding was up at 4 a.m. Wednesday, preparing his grill to smoke pounds of barbecue throughout the day.
The co-owner of Dave's Grill and Grocery in Couchton is approaching what he says is the Wagener Road business's busiest holiday of the ...
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7/3/2009 12:39 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband's much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take more time.
In a statement e-mailed to reporters Thursday, Jenny S ...
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7/3/2009 12:39 AM
A fire that ignited about 1 p.m. Thursday burned across more than 220 acres, gobbling up pine trees as it raced across rural Couchton, at times coming dangerously close to a number of homes and forcing more than a dozen residents out of their residen ...
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7/3/2009 12:15 AM
Jackson Police Chief Dennis Rushton said Thursday that veteran officer Andy Keller, who shot and killed a bank robbery suspect in Beech Island on Wednesday, will be assigned to desk duty until the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division concludes its ...
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7/2/2009 11:59 PM
The photos you snap of fireworks this weekend can be great with the right know-how.
Fireworks displays, whether they are sparklers in your backyard or are on the same scale as NBC Augusta's RiverBlast, can be as spectacular on film as they are i ...
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7/2/2009 11:58 PM
The Aiken County Farmers Market took on a patriotic feel Thursday evening as farmers recognized Independence Day with a Pre-Fourth of July celebration. The bash included free ice cream for shoppers and music performed by Hyland Brooks of Lord and Bro ...
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7/2/2009 11:58 PM
In only about 15 months, more than 100 World War II veterans living in the greater Aiken area have had the opportunity to formally describe their experience through the Veterans Oral History Project.
Aiken Technical College has provided the faci ...
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7/2/2009 11:57 PM
Bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank is bringing her latest novel to Aiken personally next week.
Frank will be the guest of honor at a book signing at 6 p.m. Thursday at Books-A-Million in Aiken Mall. Her new book, "Return to Sullivans Islan ...
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7/2/2009 11:56 PM
The Aiken County Animal Shelter's spay/neuter voucher program is back.
The new fiscal year has begun, and the $30,000 County Council included in its budget is now available to fund the program.
Much like the City of Aiken's spay/neuter program, t ...
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7/2/2009 11:56 PM
Larry Murphy said he plans to run for the Aiken County Council seat that Eddie Butler will vacate when he resigns Nov. 3.
Filing for Council District 5 begins July 17, and Murphy, a former member of the Aiken County Board of Education and the early ...
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7/2/2009 11:55 PM
Faced with the kinds of funding cuts that the Aiken County School District has faced in the past year, no private business would move out the person in charge of human resources, said Superintendent Dr. Beth Everitt.
Everitt said it was essential t ...
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7/2/2009 11:54 PM
Man arrested after fast-food altercation
A 19-year-old man was pepper-sprayed and arrested early Thursday after he reportedly threatened to shoot a McDonald's employee and set the restaurant on fire, according to police reports.
The suspect ...
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7/2/2009 5:43 PM
A brush fire has been burning between Snipes Pond Road and Cooks Bridge Road since early Thursday afternoon.
No houses have been burned, but about 15-20 residents have been evacuated from their residences, according got he Aiken County Sheriff's ...
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7/2/2009 1:43 PM
CHARLESTON - If Gov. Mark Sanford were to resign, it would affect the man many feel is actually the most powerful official in state government: Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell.
If Sanford steps down and is replaced by Lt. Gov. Andre ...
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7/2/2009 10:41 AM
COLUMBIA - Gov. Mark Sanford is acting like a love-struck teenager.
Or, maybe he has a deeper personality disorder, some experts speculate.
As the saga of Sanford and his Argentine lover continues, the public, the governor's political rival ...
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7/2/2009 10:12 AM
Because the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday this year, many offices and businesses that traditionally close for the holiday will be closed on Friday instead.
City, County, state and federal offices will be closed July 3.
The Department o ...
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7/3/2009 12:16 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint is defending the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and says the rule of law is working in Honduras.
Zelaya was ousted in a military coup after he ignored a Supreme Court order to halt a co ...
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7/3/2009 12:12 AM
GAFFNEY -- The shooting deaths of three people in a northern area of South Carolina in the past week have been linked to the same killer, Cherokee County Sheriff Bill Blanton said Thursday.
Investigators made the link after finding 83-year-old Haze ...
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7/3/2009 12:08 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For years, the brick facade of a three-story house near the Capitol has functioned as a shield for the lawmakers who live and pray there, offering sanctuary from the temptations of political life - and discretion for those who suc ...
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7/2/2009 2:24 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) — The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman “inexcusable” but said Thursday she is willing to forgive him.Jenny Sanford’s e-mailed statement was her first public comment since her h ...
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7/2/2009 1:48 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) -- South Carolina's top prosecutor is calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to publicly release travel records tied to his affair with an Argentine woman.
State Attorney General Henry McMaster said Thursday that full disclosure of the infor ...
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7/2/2009 11:44 AM
COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina’s top cop says Gov. Mark Sanford did not improperly use state funds for visits with his Argentine mistress.State Law Enforcement Division Chief Reggie Lloyd said Thursday that Sanford did not break any laws. The governo ...
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7/2/2009 9:09 AM
COLUMBIA -- After days of soul-baring and often odd confessions and apologies about an adulterous affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford went silent as the clamor for his resignation grew.
Sanford, who has said he won't resign, made no public ...
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7/2/2009 9:04 AM
COLUMBIA -- In one especially soul-baring e-mail to his Argentine mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford quoted from 1 Corinthians 13 about the nature of love.
It is patient and kind, he wrote. It is NOT jealous or boastful.
The Christi ...
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7/2/2009 12:46 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for June 30. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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7/2/2009 1:01 AM
A major category of art produced in the American South, both in quantity and quality, is the work of self-taught artists.
Perhaps, in part, because of the relative isolation of creative individuals living in a largely agrarian society, far removed ...
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7/2/2009 12:51 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.
Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his ...
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7/2/2009 12:50 AM
LOS ANGELES -- The life of "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett was celebrated Tuesday at a private, music-filled funeral that one participant called "stirring."
Her longtime companion, Ryan O'Neal, was among pallbearers who accompanied the caske ...
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7/2/2009 12:50 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Harve Presnell, whose booming baritone graced such Broadway musicals as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" and "Annie," has died at age 75.
The actor died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., ...
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7/2/2009 12:47 AM
LOS ANGELES -- A public memorial for Michael Jackson is in the works but won't be held at the late pop star's Neverland Ranch, a Jackson family spokesman said Wednesday.
No further details were provided in the statement issued Wednesday by family s ...
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7/2/2009 12:42 AM
MILWAUKEE -- It's a bold new concept in cooking. Instead of salting your food - you "food" your salt.
Spear cubes of watermelon and rub across a salt disc for a kiss of flavor with each bite.
Serving sushi? Leave the soy sauce in the fridge; set ...
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7/2/2009 12:33 AM
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs NEW!
In New York State, the minimum age to obtain a driver's license is 16, but "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" makes an argument for lowering that age to 5. That way, parents wouldn't have to chaperone their childre ...
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7/2/2009 1:41 AM
Don't get all shook up, Elvis is in the building...
Elvis sightings will rise in Aiken County this week as Visions of a Legend Elvis Impersonator Contest (ETA) invades Aiken for the first time ever on July 10 and 11 at the Aiken County Shrine Club. ...
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7/2/2009 1:09 AM
The Aiken County Board of Education has passed first reading on an updated policy intended to crack down on cell phone misuse in middle and high schools.
Once the policy gets final approval, students will be prohibited to have phones and related ...
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7/2/2009 1:08 AM
The single gunshot wound that killed a robbery suspect Wednesday was consistent with the account given by the Jackson police officer who fired the shot, authorities said Thursday.Preliminary autopsy results show that the officer's account of Jelani E ...
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7/2/2009 12:56 AM
It has been one month into the hurricane season and there has not been any major activity along the coast, but the local chapter of the American Red Cross is ready.
Aiken County Chapter Executive Director Suzanne Jackson said staff and volunteers a ...
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7/2/2009 12:55 AM
The Department of Energy's Savannah River Operations Office and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC will hold job fairs and town halls in Aiken and Augusta on employment opportunities for the Site's Recovery Act projects.
Aiken's town hall will be ...
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7/2/2009 12:54 AM
It was 2003 - three years before Ray Fleming of North Augusta would be elected to the Aiken County Board of Education.
But he was attending board meetings frequently at the time as a citizen concerned about the state funding cuts that were constrai ...
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7/2/2009 12:16 AM
Tony Caffaro Jr. was the first in line Wednesday to have U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint sign copies of his new book.
"This was a book I want to read," Caffaro said after DeMint signed his name to the title page of at least four copies Caffaro had bought a ...
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7/2/2009 12:04 AM
A musical based on the 1995 film, "Spitfire Grill," that shakes a community to its core is coming to rattle the Aiken Community Playhouse (ACP) stage.
"It is a story of redemption," said director Danny Lee, who recently directed "Joseph and the ...
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7/2/2009 12:03 AM
In addition to an increased number of troopers dedicated to holiday traffic enforcement this weekend, a new team will also be on patrol.
Thirty-one troopers have been selected to form a new task force that will be dedicated to serve as full time dr ...
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7/2/2009 12:03 AM
Safety first on the Fourth.
That could easily be the policy put forth by doctors at Aiken Regional Medical Centers regarding Independence Day celebrations this Fourth of July.
While the philosophy of safety first is applicable any time of y ...
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7/1/2009 11:41 PM
Most offices, businesses closed Friday for Fourth
Because the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday this year, most offices and businesses that traditionally close for the holiday will be closed on Friday instead.
City, County, state and feder ...
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7/1/2009 5:57 PM
At least four members of the Aiken County legislative delegation are calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign.
Sen. Shane Massey told Sanford it was time he stepped down during a phone conversation between the two Wednesday.
"I thought I had ...
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7/1/2009 4:04 PM
U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., who is scheduled to kick off his book tour today at Books-A-Million, is running about one hour late.
He was scheduled to be there at 4 p.m., but a staffer said the Senator's flight was delayed and that he is now exp ...
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7/1/2009 2:02 PM
At least four members of the Aiken County legislative delegation are calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to resign.
Sen. Shane Massey told Sanford it was time he stepped down during a phone conversation between the two Wednesday.
"I thought I had ...
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7/1/2009 12:28 PM
A bank robbery suspect shot by a Jackson police officer after a police chase Wednesday is dead.Two other suspects are in custody.The suspect who was shot, Jelani Edwards, 30, of Aiken, was pronounced dead at the scene this afternoon at 1 p.m. Authori ...
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7/1/2009 12:21 PM
The Department of Energy announced today that DOE's Savannah River Operations Office and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC, (SRNS) will host two town hall meetings and job fairs on the site's Recovery Act projects.
The town hall meetings and ...
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7/1/2009 10:46 AM
When Andre Bauer was a teenager, he would scavenge golf courses with his sister for stray golf balls, only to clean and repackage them in egg cartons to sell in the parking lot.
As a child accompanying his mother to Lexington County Republican P ...
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7/1/2009 10:42 AM
S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster said Tuesday he wants SLED to investigate Gov. Mark Sanford's travel records.
McMaster, who has expressed interest in running for governor and is expected to declare his candidacy, has so far declined efforts ...
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7/2/2009 12:42 AM
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts.
The new requirement, called ...
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7/2/2009 12:41 AM
OXFORD, Fla. -- A 12-foot pet Burmese python broke out of an aquarium and strangled a 2-year-old girl in her bedroom Wednesday in a central Florida home, authorities said.
Lt. Steve Binegar, of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, said the toddler w ...
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7/2/2009 12:40 AM
PHOENIX -- The Arizona Senate has given final approval to a bill that would allow people with concealed weapons permits to carry a gun into a business that serves alcohol.
The 19-8 vote completes legislative action on the bill and sends it to Repub ...
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7/2/2009 12:37 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
It's time for the nation's annual obesity rankings and, outside of fairly lean Colorad ...
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7/2/2009 12:35 AM
NEW YORK -- Battered mortgage giant Freddie Mac received $6.1 billion in new funds from the Treasury Department to help offset its mounting liabilities, according to a regulatory filing submitted Wednesday.
The company could also be close to naming ...
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7/2/2009 12:53 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina residents - and the simply curious around the world - have watched Gov. Mark Sanford's lovelorn saga unfold, the central character spewing an odd script that would seem more appropriate for a soap opera than state governmen ...
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7/2/2009 12:48 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- We talk about sex. A lot.
But all too often we don't know exactly what we're talking about. What's considered getting to third base these days anyway?
And when it comes to philandering politicians, the line on what's considere ...
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7/1/2009 3:48 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has backed out of a promise to release personal financial records proving he did not use state money for trips to see his mistress.
A day after Sanford declared in an emotional Associated Press i ...
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7/1/2009 3:02 PM
COLUMBIA -- The majority of South Carolina's state Senate Republicans are calling on Gov. Mark Sanford to leave office.
The growing chorus of lawmakers who've publicly announced or told The Associated Press they want the philandering governor go ...
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7/1/2009 12:01 PM
COLUMBIA (AP) -- At least six South Carolina newspapers, including the Aiken Standard, say Gov. Mark Sanford should resign because of revelations about his affair with a woman in Argentina.
The Greenville News, The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg, ...
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7/1/2009 9:46 AM
COLUMBIA -- After days of assuring the public he was firmly in control after admitting a scandalous affair, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford detailed other encounters with his Argentine "soul mate," dalliances with women before her, and his struggle ...
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7/1/2009 9:42 AM
WASHINGTON -- We talk about sex. A lot.
But all too often we don't know exactly what we're talking about. What's considered getting to third base these days anyway?
And when it comes to philandering politicians, the line on what's considere ...
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7/2/2009 12:39 AM
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official st ...
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7/2/2009 12:38 AM
BOGOTA (AP) -- The U.S. government says it will end valuable tariff exemptions for Bolivia because the world's No. 3 cocaine-producing country is not adequately prosecuting the war on drugs.
Bolivia's government has said that the increased tariffs ...
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7/2/2009 12:38 AM
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' interim leader warned that the only way his predecessor will return to office is through a foreign invasion, even as the hemisphere's leaders gave him 72 hours to hand over the presidency.
One potential confr ...
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7/2/2009 12:36 AM
MORONI, Comoros -- Despite a fractured collarbone, a teenage girl clung to the wreckage of a plane for more than 13 hours before rescuers found her floating in the Indian Ocean, authorities said Wednesday. She is the only known survivor of the crash. ...
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6/30/2009 9:56 PM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for June 29. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that ...
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7/1/2009 12:17 AM
NEW YORK -- Michael Jackson claimed to have a net worth of $236 million as of March 31, 2007, according to financial documents obtained by The Associated Press that shed light on the late pop star's murky finances and prodigious borrowing.
The docu ...
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7/1/2009 12:14 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Hugh Jackman, Seth Rogen, Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway and Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle have been invited into the exclusive Hollywood club that votes on the Academy Awards.
Others among the 134 people asked to join the Academy ...
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6/30/2009 7:59 PM
The blockbuster "Ice Age" movies have left me cold. Toons reliant on a large cast of critters (Happy Meal friendly) with famous voices making sitcom wisecracks as their impromptu "herd" makes its way through the frozen (but melting, in the last film) ...
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7/1/2009 12:26 AM
Looking for some excitement? Volunteer or dare to take the stage at the Aiken Community Playhouse.
Opportunities to shine abound at the ACP. No matter what your skills are, there is a place for you. In the immediate future, there is a set build ...
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7/1/2009 12:26 AM
Over a six-month mission trip to Japan that ended last spring, the Rev. Bob Byrne of St. Paul Lutheran Church presented more than 40 sermons and lectures.
While he and his wife Chris were warmly received, Christians in that nation only total abo ...
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7/1/2009 12:25 AM
Aiken County Councilman Eddie Butler will step down from his Council seat on Nov. 3.
He and his family are building a house that is located outside the boundaries of District 5 in North Augusta, the district he currently represents.
Accord ...
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7/1/2009 12:24 AM
Escorted by their mother, the two remaining suspects wanted by the sheriff's office for armed robbery on allegations they held up a bank in Graniteville last week have surrendered.
Javier Hickson, 26, of 137 Woodland Drive Extension in Aiken, is ...
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7/1/2009 12:24 AM
The Salvation Army's food pantry is almost empty.
"Families come to us for help, but it's not an acceptable food bag that we're giving them," said Capt. Angie Repass.
The downturn in the economy has sent more people to the Salvation Army i ...
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7/1/2009 12:22 AM
Today marks the beginning of a new era at the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site as a new liquid waste contractor is in place.
As of midnight Savannah River Remediation became the new contractor in charge of the 36 million gallons of high ...
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7/1/2009 12:21 AM
The construction currently taking place on Union Street is beginning to look more and more like Aiken's original railroad depot each day.
Tim Simmons, chairman of the All Aboard! fundraising campaign, said members of the railroad committee are w ...
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7/1/2009 12:21 AM
It's been almost a week since Michael Jackson died, but for one night, his spirit was alive and as strong as ever.
A prayer vigil was held Tuesday night at the James Brown statue in downtown Augusta, followed by a musical tribute in honor of Jac ...
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7/1/2009 12:20 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, already struggling to salvage his family and his political career after admission of a scandalous affair, added explosive details Tuesday, including more visits with the mistress he calls his "soul mate" ...
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7/1/2009 12:19 AM
COLUMBIA -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, already struggling to salvage his family and his political career after admission of a scandalous affair, added explosive details Tuesday, including more visits with the mistress he calls his "soul mate" ...
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7/1/2009 12:15 AM
Chrysler and Jeep cars are available again in Aiken County.
Triangle Dodge announced it has been awarded a Chrysler-Jeep franchise, meaning it will sell and service Chrysler and Jeep vehicles.
Prospective buyers have had to drive outside Ai ...
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7/1/2009 12:15 AM
Thanks to the late arrival of federal stabilization funds, the Aiken County School District has canceled earlier plans to furlough teachers, administrators and staffers during the 2009-10 school term.
The board also approved a tax increase and e ...
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7/1/2009 12:14 AM
An Aiken Public Safety school resource officer reassigned to the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center to beef up security while school is out for the summer found a loaded gun in a pile of personal belongings on the bleachers.
Christopher Antonio Da ...
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6/30/2009 4:57 PM
The Salvation Army's food pantry is almost empty.
"Families come to us for help, but it's not an acceptable food bag that we're giving them," said Capt. Angie Repass. The pantry only has Ramen noodles, chili and cherry pie filling left.
Th ...
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6/30/2009 3:16 PM
Tuesday afternoon, the remaining two suspects involved in last week's Graniteville Security Federal Bank robbery turned themselves in to Aiken County Sheriff's Office investigators.
Javier Hickson, 26, of Woodland Drive Extension, Aiken, is char ...
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6/30/2009 11:55 AM
Aiken County Councilman Eddie Butler will step down from Council on Nov. 3.
He and his family are building a house that is located outside the boundaries of District 5 in North Augusta, the district he currently represents and, according to the ...
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6/30/2009 11:44 AM
Chrysler-Jeep cars are available again in Aiken County.
Triangle Dodge announced today it has been awarded the Chrysler-Jeep franchise, meaning it will sell and service Chrysler and Jeep vehicles.
Dick Smith Chrysler-Jeep closed when Chrysl ...
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6/30/2009 8:50 AM
The Salvation Army's food pantry is almost empty and donations are needed immediately.
"Families come to us for help but it's not an acceptable food bag that we're giving them," said Capt. Angie Repass. The pantry only has Ramen noodles, chili a ...
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6/30/2009 10:50 PM
ADELPHI, Md. -- Government experts called for sweeping safety restrictions Tuesday on the most widely used painkiller, including reducing the maximum dose of Tylenol and eliminating prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet.
The Food and Drug ...
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6/30/2009 10:49 PM
CHICAGO -- A bone growth agent used in thousands of spinal fusion surgeries for neck pain has been linked to complications and higher cost, according to the first nationwide study of the product.
Safety questions arose last year about the protein p ...
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7/1/2009 12:20 AM
COLUMBIA -- Questions about South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's political future continued to swirl Tuesday as the Republican revealed more details about his extramarital affair and admitted to dalliances with other women.
But many of the Republican ...
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7/1/2009 12:18 AM
ATLANTA -- Crews used cranes Tuesday to lift crushed cars from a collapsed parking garage as they continued to stabilize the structure and search debris, but it still wasn't clear what caused the deck to collapse from the fourth floor to the ground l ...
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6/30/2009 2:22 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Tuesday that he “crossed lines” with a handful of women other than his mistress — but never had sex with them.
The governor said he “never crossed the ultimate line” with anyone but Mar ...
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6/30/2009 11:51 AM
COLUMBIA — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Tuesday that he saw his Argentine mistress more times than previously disclosed, including what was to be a farewell meeting in New York chaperoned by a spiritual adviser soon after his wife found ...
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6/30/2009 12:54 AM
These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for June 26 to 28. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged ...
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6/30/2009 12:47 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's mother asked a Superior Court judge on Monday to name her administrator of her late son's estate so she can ensure the King of Pop's three children are its beneficiaries.
The court filing states that Jackson's paren ...
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6/30/2009 12:35 AM
"Escape!" is the Aiken Community Playhouse's theme for the upcoming season.
The selection process is over and the board has chosen a stellar line-up of entertainment to help you escape in the coming year.
The Aiken Community Playhouse has ...
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6/30/2009 12:34 AM
Winners from the ninth annual BET Awards:
-- Male R&B Artist: Ne-Yo.
-- Female R&B Artist: Beyoncé.
-- Group: Day 26.
-- Collaboration: "Blame It," Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain.
-- Male Hip Hop Artist: Lil Wayne.
-- Female ...
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6/30/2009 12:33 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hollywood studios and television networks lost their bid Monday for the Supreme Court to block the use of a new digital video recorder system that could make it cheaper and easier for viewers to record shows and watch them when th ...
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6/30/2009 12:38 AM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- She is a 43-year-old, divorced mother of two teenage boys who wants to believe she can still experience true love.
She is an intensely private woman who was not afraid to fight back when that privacy was breached.
She w ...
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6/30/2009 12:37 AM
COLUMBIA -- Each Sunday afternoon in May, Gov. Mark Sanford and his wife hosted five other couples at the executive mansion for a spiritual "boot camp." Topics discussed during the hour-and-a-half-long sessions included forgiveness and "not loving yo ...
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6/30/2009 12:36 AM
It was officially announced Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy that a plan that could have brought a nuclear reprocessing facility to the area has been scrapped.
Months after the end of the plan was first reported, the Department of Energy has ...
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6/30/2009 12:35 AM
A break-in at a Westbrook Farms Trail residence Monday morning led to an exchange of gunfire, officials said.
At last word, however, the suspects were able to get away.
About 8:40 a.m., James Westbrook was leaving his nearby residence when he sp ...
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6/30/2009 12:34 AM
Young orphans in Russia may not understand English, but they understand a warm pair of arms wrapped around them in a hug.
They understand a smile and a loving touch, something they may have experienced only a little of, if ever, since birth.
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6/30/2009 12:34 AM
Two of the four suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in a Greg's Gas Plus holdup in the City of Aiken Saturday have been charged with a Friday armed robbery at a North Augusta Kangaroo Express.
Dayfan Tyshawn Fuller, 24, of Edna Street i ...
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6/30/2009 12:33 AM
There will be a Pre-Fourth of July celebration at the Aiken County Farmers Market on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m.
The event will be held in conjunction with Thursday Nights at the Farmers Market, the City's new experiment which has the market open ex ...
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6/30/2009 12:32 AM
Sasha Canty is spending the summer in an internship with the Margaret J. Weston Center and plans to enroll in college this fall.
She takes phone calls, assists patients with appointments and files papers. Each Friday Canty, 21, comes to Aiken Te ...
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6/30/2009 12:31 AM
Aiken native Henry Dyches never forgot his hometown throughout his lifetime, though he traveled from here to there and everywhere in between.
Dyches, 79, passed away on Monday, June 22.
Longtime friend Dennis Shaw said Dyches was an accomplished ...
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6/30/2009 12:31 AM
North Augusta has come a long way since 1954, according to local resident Jean Duckworth, who was one of about 1,500 local residents who attended the open house at the new North Augusta Municipal Center on Sunday.
She attended the celebration wi ...
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6/30/2009 12:26 AM
S.C. Sen. Jim DeMint said he sees America shifting, and he is doing what he can to stop it.
DeMint's book "Saving Freedom: We Can Stop America's Slide into Socialism" chronicles what the senator believes is an unsettling gravitation toward more ...
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6/30/2009 12:26 AM
Police continue to seek suspects
Aiken County Sheriff's Office investigators are still searching for two Aiken men wanted on allegations they were involved in a holdup at the Security Federal Bank in Graniteville late last week.
Javier Hick ...
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6/30/2009 12:25 AM
An Aiken company producing goods to keep soldiers safe is hoping a federal earmark will help them be innovative.
AGY Holding Corp. has been earmarked to receive $3.3 million as part of the $553 billion Department of Defense appropriation bill wh ...
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6/30/2009 12:25 AM
For criminal justice students Ryan Pendergrass, Josh Tuper and Rob Lowe, the crime's the thing - and so is helping solve it.
Less than two months after winning a state championship in crime scene investigation, the trio captured a national title ...
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6/29/2009 12:04 PM
LOS ANGELES -- A court document says Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, has filed for guardianship of the singer's three children.
The guardianship papers were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday. A hearing has been set for Aug 3.
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6/30/2009 12:57 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. has decided not to appeal hundreds of millions of dollars in interest on punitive damages resulting from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill.
The Irving, Texas-based company will pay about $470 million i ...
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6/30/2009 12:51 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Supreme Court declared Monday that white firefighters in Connecticut were unfairly denied promotion because of their race, ruling against minorities in a major reverse discrimination case that could affect bosses and workers n ...
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6/30/2009 12:50 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It took Justice David Souter's final day at the Supreme Court to bring him into the limelight after nearly two decades in Washington.
A New England Republican who became a member of the court's liberal bloc, the typically retice ...
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6/30/2009 12:46 AM
PITTSBURGH -- The doctor had barely pulled away the needle when a blister appeared on Tracey Berg-Fulton's abdomen: An experimental shot was revving up the 24-year-old's immune system - part of a bold quest to create a vaccine-like therapy for diabet ...
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6/30/2009 12:44 AM
MIAMI -- Cassandra Smith spends $800 a month renting designer handbags and leases a luxury condo in downtown Miami. Environmentalist Zoee Turrill helped create a bike-sharing program at the University of Denver.
Though they might seem to come from ...
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6/30/2009 12:44 AM
NEW YORK -- As consumers get ready to celebrate July Fourth, many merchants already have dismissed summer as a washout.
Macy's flagship store has racks of summer tops, swimwear and dresses marked down as much as 50 percent, while luxury retailer Be ...
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6/30/2009 12:43 AM
NEW YORK -- Convicted Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a message to potential imitators and to victims who demanded harsh punishment.
Scat ...
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6/30/2009 12:39 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Aiming to keep the focus on climate change legislation, President Barack Obama put a plug in for administration efforts to make lamps and lighting equipment use less energy.
"I know light bulbs may not seem sexy, but this simple ...
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6/30/2009 12:37 AM
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Television pitchman Billy Mays likely died of a heart attack in his sleep, but further tests are needed to be sure of the cause of death, a medical examiner said Monday.
Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Vernard Adams said Ma ...
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6/30/2009 12:36 AM
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) -- A college student played dead to escape a family shooting by his father, who killed the other son and their mother before setting their house on fire and taking his own life, investigators said Monday.
Authorities said the fath ...
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6/29/2009 12:11 PM
NEW YORK -- Convicted swindler Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed to send a symbolic message to those who might imitate his fraud and to victims who need relief.
Applau ...
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6/30/2009 12:41 AM
Savannah River Remediation, LLC, the URS-led company officially becomes the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site on July 1. We are honored to be able to continue serving as the U.S. Department of Energy's contractor in solving the Site' ...
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6/30/2009 1:09 AM
SUMTER -- Police have arrested a man in the shooting death of a South Carolina toddler.
Sumter Police Chief Patty Patterson said Monday that 18-year-old Asherdon Fari Holloway of Sumter was arrested in Georgia last week and charged with murder.
P ...
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6/30/2009 1:09 AM
BEAUFORT -- After three months of searching treetops, consulting pricey animal psychics and listening for the distinctive squawk of his missing feathered friend, Gary Barnes decided it was time to move on.
Barnes, 56, a support equipment mechanic a ...
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6/30/2009 1:08 AM
HANAHAN -- The National Weather Service has confirmed that a weak, small-scale tornado touched down this weekend in the marshes of a South Carolina city less than 20 miles from Charleston.
Meteorologist John Jelsema said Tuesday that no one was inj ...
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6/30/2009 1:08 AM
NORTH CHARLESTON -- Two South Carolinians have died after their car was hit by another vehicle that ran a stop sign.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that the North Charleston couple was killed in the wreck about 7 p.m. Sunday at a Charl ...
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6/30/2009 1:07 AM
GREENVILLE -- The owner of a South Carolina aviation parts repair business has been sentenced after pleading no contest in federal court to fraud.
The Greenville News reported Monday that 69-year-old Jerry Comeaux must repay nearly $400,000 and ser ...
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6/30/2009 1:07 AM
COWPENS -- Sheriff's deputies are looking for a person of interest in the shooting death of a prominent South Carolina peach farmer.
Multiple media outlets reported that 63-year-old Kline Wilson Cash of Cowpens was found shot to death at his home l ...
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6/30/2009 1:06 AM
LEXINGTON -- Two South Carolina children have died after a car crash in Lexington County.
Lexington County Coroner Harry Harman says 5-year-old Parker Hewitt and 3-year-old Haley Hewitt of Chapin were killed in a crash Monday morning.
Harman says ...
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6/30/2009 12:56 AM
COLUMBIA -- Gov. Mark Sanford's bombshell admission of an affair with an Argentine woman has touched off a delicate political dance among fellow Republicans vying to replace him when his term ends.
The most awkward shuffle is being done by Lt. Gov. ...
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6/30/2009 12:52 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's admitted extramarital affair with a woman in Argentina could cost him his job. It could cost him his marriage.
And, under an antiquated state law, it could also cost him up to $500 and a yea ...
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6/29/2009 10:07 AM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- South Carolina's wandering governor didn't give away her name when he confessed to having an affair with an Argentine woman, but Maria Belen Chapur has finally stepped forward.
After evading hordes of local and foreig ...
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6/29/2009 9:52 AM
COLUMBIA -- Each Sunday afternoon in May, Gov. Mark Sanford and his wife hosted five other couples at the executive mansion for a spiritual "boot camp." Topics discussed during the hour-and-a-half-long sessions included forgiveness and "not loving yo ...
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6/30/2009 12:50 AM
ATLANTA -- For the first time, a case of swine flu has proven resistant to Tamiflu - the leading pharmaceutical weapon against the new virus, international health officials said Monday.
The resistance was seen in a patient in Denmark, who has recov ...
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6/30/2009 12:48 AM
ROME -- The first-ever scientific test on what are believed to be the remains of the Apostle Paul "seems to confirm" that they do indeed belong to the Roman Catholic saint, Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday.
It was the second major discovery concerning ...
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6/30/2009 12:40 AM
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official st ...
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6/30/2009 12:39 AM
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- Honduras' newly appointed leader vowed Monday to resist pressure from across the Americas to reinstate the president ousted in a military coup, as protesters burned tires outside the occupied presidential palace.
Leade ...
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6/30/2009 12:38 AM
BAGHDAD -- Hours before the deadline for U.S. combat troops to withdraw from Iraqi cities, the top American military commander in the Middle East expressed confidence Monday that Iraqi security forces are ready despite a string of deadly bombings in ...
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6/29/2009 12:44 AM
LOS ANGELES -- The BET Awards became the official Michael Jackson TV celebration on Sunday, with joyous tributes to the King of Pop from a New Edition-Jackson 5 medley to host Jamie Foxx's tender monologue delivered in that classic red leather zipper ...
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6/29/2009 12:39 AM
TAMPA, Fla. -- Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has died. He was 50.
Tampa police said Mays' wife found him unresponsive Sunday morn ...
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6/29/2009 12:37 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson still had a faint pulse and his body was warm when his doctor found him in bed and not breathing, a lawyer for the doctor told The Associated Press on Sunday.
Lawyer Edward Chernoff also said Dr. Conrad Murray never p ...
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6/28/2009 11:58 PM
Whether it's biking through downtown Aiken, hiking in Hitchcock Woods or enjoying an afternoon swim, summer weather typically encourages more and more people of all ages to head outdoors and get active.
But sometimes exercise can lead to pain an ...
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6/29/2009 12:46 AM
Aiken Young Professionals and Young Professionals of Augusta will hit one out of the park for two area charities July 11.
The groups will meet on the field at Lake Olmstead Stadium in Augusta to battle it out on the diamond, promoting commerce betw ...
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6/29/2009 12:45 AM
The kids are rising fourth- through sixth-graders, but they sure don't sing like it.
At the Gateway arts enrichment program, the children deftly fielded their way in rehearsal through some challenging classical, folk and popular selections selec ...
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6/29/2009 12:42 AM
While at the County Connection restaurant in Langley, Stella Woodward met Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Conner and asked for his picture.
Woodward, who attends Charles Wesley United Methodist Church, wasn't taking the picture for herself; she planne ...
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6/29/2009 12:41 AM
The Aiken County Public Library has a variety of activities coming up in July for the conclusion of the Summer Reading Program.
The program takes a week off in honor of Independence Day but resumes on Tuesday, July 7, with Family Craft Night.
St ...
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6/28/2009 11:59 PM
After losing millions in state cuts over the past year, the Aiken County Board of Education on Tuesday will approve the budget for 2009-10 - a year that could be just as dire financially.
The district lost $12 million in revenue from the beginni ...
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6/28/2009 11:59 PM
COLUMBIA — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says he’s not quitting — though he considered it — despite intense scrutiny and criticism over his affair with a woman from Argentina.That woman, 41-year-old former television reporter Maria Belen Chapur, a ...
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6/28/2009 11:58 PM
A single-vehicle crash in North Augusta on Sunday morning has resulted in the death of one man.
Gregory A. Maree, 35, was pronounced dead on the scene after an accident which occurred just past East Buena Vista Road on Highway 1 in North Augusta ...
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6/28/2009 11:57 PM
More than 20 senior citizens recently went airborne over Aiken.
Residents at Cumberland Village, a senior living community, seized the opportunity to participate in hot air balloon rides Thursday afternoon. Hot air balloon pilot Randy Russell to ...
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6/28/2009 10:51 PM
The saying goes, "There is strong and then there is Army strong."
More than a year ago, U.S. Army Pfc. Cory Kvartek, a 2006 graduate of Aiken High School, decided to change his life and joined the Army. At the time Kvartek was a student at USC A ...
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6/28/2009 10:50 PM
Swingsation will entertain tonight's Hopelands crowd, sponsored by Carriage Hills Living Center.
Swingsation is a 15-piece big band with vocals performing music from the 1930s and '40s up to today, according to its website. The band specializes in ...
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6/28/2009 10:50 PM
July 1, 1999, was a gathering of 11 people who heard the call of God and wanted to reach out to the children and youth of our community.
A group of people who wanted to make a difference, to bring a great hope to the children and youth and demo ...
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6/28/2009 10:50 PM
A Laurens Street mainstay will move away in early September, but it won't be going far, and a local business that began on Laurens will be returning to its roots.
Guest Cottage Linens & Gifts, located at 146 Laurens St., will soon move to its n ...
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6/28/2009 10:57 PM
CHICAGO -- A surprising number of teenagers - nearly 15 percent - think they're going to die young, leading many to drug use, suicide attempts and other unsafe behavior, new research suggests.
The study, based on a survey of more than 20,000 kids, ...
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6/28/2009 10:56 PM
PHOENIX -- There was a time in the Wild West that cowboys had to check their guns before they could pull up a bar stool for a drink - rules that protected against the saloon gunfights that came to define the frontier era in places like Arizona.
But ...
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6/28/2009 10:56 PM
NEW YORK -- Twenty years later, the trash can is still crashing through America's window.
At the climax of Spike Lee's 1989 drama "Do The Right Thing," the eternal battle between love and hate teeters on a razor's edge. The young black man Radio Ra ...
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6/28/2009 10:55 PM
NEW YORK -- Repaying a student loan could soon be a little less painful.
Starting this week, anyone with a federal student loan can apply for a program that caps monthly payments based on income, and forgives remaining balances after 25 years. Thos ...
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6/29/2009 12:43 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A potential White House contender in 2012 staked a claim Sunday to rehabilitating the Republican Party in the wake of extramarital affairs by two leading Republicans that have damaged the GOP's family-values image.
"Any time you ...
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6/29/2009 12:19 AM
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A 41-year-old Argentine former reporter acknowledged having a relationship with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, saying Sunday that widely published e-mail correspondence between the two was obtained from her account witho ...
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6/28/2009 12:46 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's family wants a private autopsy of the pop icon because of unanswered questions about how he died and the doctor who was with him, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said Saturday.
"It's abnormal," he told The Associated Press f ...
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6/28/2009 12:45 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Elvis had one. So did Anna Nicole Smith and Marilyn Monroe. They are the doctors who cater to celebrities, dispensing powerful painkillers and sedatives to some of Hollywood's best-known entertainers.
Now, as police investigate Micha ...
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6/28/2009 12:43 AM
The Wall Street Journal's Scott McCartney and Karen Blumenthal have recently released books to help travelers run the airport gauntlets and to help young adults find their financial independence.
McCartney writes the Middle Seat column on travel ...
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6/28/2009 12:38 AM
"Finger Lickin' Fifteen." (St. Martin's Press, 308 pages, $27.95)
The barbecue sauce hits the ceiling in "Finger Lickin' Fifteen," Janet Evanovich's new Stephanie Plum novel.
One reason why fans hunger for the next installment in the Plum series ...
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6/27/2009 11:56 PM
For the second consecutive summer, Rose Hill Estate will honor America and its Armed Forces with a day-long Fourth of July celebration.
This year's Fourth of July event will bring together various indigenous American musical styles - country, bl ...
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6/28/2009 12:55 AM
The heat is on as downtown Aiken thermometers reached triple digits Saturday afternoon becoming the hottest day of 2009.
The Laurens Street Bank of America time-and-temperature sign bounced between 98, 99 and 100 degrees during the heat of the ...
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6/28/2009 12:55 AM
Shooting off fireworks is a Fourth of July tradition, but every year people wonder why there isn't a community fireworks show in Aiken.
NBC Augusta 26 is holding its seventh annual RiverBlast on July 4 in downtown Augusta, but it's been a while ...
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6/28/2009 12:54 AM
Four arrested in gas station armed robbery
An armed robbery occurred at Greg's Gas Plus, located at 1610 Richland Ave. E., at about 12:20 a.m. on Saturday. Aiken Public Safety later arrested four suspects for the armed robbery.
Dayfan Fuller, 24, ...
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6/28/2009 12:53 AM
Ice cream and gunshots pierced the weekend's heat in Bath.
Twisters Ice Cream shop located at 3881 Augusta Road in Bath called the Aiken County Sheriff's Office to report an armed robbery at 6:46 p.m. on Saturday.
After an investigation into the ...
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6/27/2009 11:56 PM
An Augusta man is in custody after hitting an officer with his vehicle and fleeing a traffic checkpoint early Saturday morning.
Demarius Lamar Smith, 21, of Augusta was arrested on Saturday afternoon at the Deluxe Inn on Martintown Road in North ...
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6/27/2009 11:55 PM
Community leaders discussed the elements of a healthy community and are working on plans of action to ensure Aiken County is a healthy community.
On Friday and Saturday, local leaders gathered at the Aiken Performing Arts Academy to discuss and ...
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6/27/2009 11:55 PM
Oasis Church provided a forum for those interested in the housing market to learn the nuts and bolts of Aiken real estate at the church's first H.O.P.E. Day seminar.
Some 45 people came out to the Pine Log Road church to hear speakers such as Ed ...
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6/27/2009 11:55 PM
During her first two years at Silver Bluff High School, Camisha Stokes kept hearing about the Aiken County Career and Technology Center and its health science program.
She enrolled in the program her junior year - a decision that has provided be ...
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6/27/2009 5:55 AM
SULLIVANS ISLAND -- South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford sat in her oceanfront living room Friday, recalling how her husband repeatedly asked permission to visit his lover in the months after she discovered his affair.
"I said absolutely not. It ...
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6/27/2009 4:58 AM
The Bath man who held a number of law enforcement officers at bay during a five-hour standoff Friday morning shot and killed himself before deputies could take him into custody, officials said.
Thirty-six-year-old Martin Jarrett committed suicid ...
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6/27/2009 4:58 AM
Michael Jackson merchandise is moonwalking out of stores in Aiken.
Target and FYE reported that a run on the King of Pop's CDs and DVDs began Thursday evening when news broke of the artist's death after he collapsed from an apparent cardiac arre ...
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6/28/2009 12:34 AM
HOUSTON -- The letters are unfailingly polite, the carefully crafted correspondence of a man with too much time on his hands.
There is no hint of aggression, nothing to suggest that they were penned by the same writer who once terrorized New York C ...
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6/28/2009 12:33 AM
Larry Roberta's every breath is a painful reminder of his time in Iraq. He can't walk a block without gasping for air. His chest hurts, his migraines sometimes persist for days and he needs pills to help him sleep.
James Gentry came home with rashe ...
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6/28/2009 12:32 AM
NEW YORK -- Scott Painter makes his living betting on startup companies, having played a role in launching 29 of them over the years. But with the bad economy choking initial public offerings and acquisitions, Painter is now backing an idea that make ...
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6/28/2009 12:48 AM
On July 1, a new era begins at the Savannah River Site.
This new beginning - the challenge of safely and aggressively dispositioning radioactive liquid waste at SRS - is built upon the solid rock of the past two decades.
As we look forwar ...
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6/28/2009 12:49 AM
BEAUFORT -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's mother said Saturday she is praying for her son as pressure mounts for a criminal probe into his secret trip to visit his lover in Argentina.
"I love him and support him," Margaret Sanford, 83, said wh ...
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6/28/2009 12:49 AM
COLUMBIA -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry was raising money at campaign headquarters when an Associated Press reporter called his press staff to ask what he was doing. An hour later, he walked into AP's statehouse bureau to show he was alive and well and not ...
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6/28/2009 12:44 AM
MYRTLE BEACH -- A South Carolina amusement park is paying tribute to Michael Jackson this weekend.
The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports that visitors to Freestyle Music Park Saturday can sign a canvas and leave cards as part of a memorial set up by ...
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6/28/2009 12:44 AM
CHARLESTON -- This weekend marks Carolina Day.
That's the 233rd anniversary of the battle in which a small group of patriots on Sullivans Island turned back a British fleet intent on capturing Charleston in June, 1776.
The anniversary is today, b ...
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6/28/2009 12:34 AM
GUATEMALA CITY -- Jean Anleu was so fed up with corruption in his country that he decided to vent on the Internet, sending a 96-character message on the social-networking site Twitter.
That message has now earned him a potential five-year prison se ...
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6/28/2009 12:33 AM
JENIN, West Bank -- In the live-fire exercise, everything was carefully choreographed - Palestinian commandos, faces blackened, stormed a hide-out in an abandoned building, "wounded" one gunman and "arrested" a second.
But is this corps, American-t ...
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