Great Dane Accidentally Fires Gun Injuring Owner
A Great Dane bumped a loaded pistol from a table causing the weapon to discharge and injure the owner. The incident is referenced in a video guide on the Aiken Standard site with a prompt to search for the videos.
Reid's grocery Store opens at Winn-Dixie Marketplace
A historic York Street site reopens as Reid's grocery store amid a revamp. A Columbia zoological park hosts its second Brew at the Zoo this Saturday, attracting families with beer tastings and animal exhibits.
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Winn-Dixie
York Street
Reid's Grocery
Zoological Park
Columbia
Zoo
Beech Island Woman Killed In Aiken Crash At York And Edgefield
Nancy L. Blas 58 of Pine Log Road Beech Island died from multiple internal injuries after a 930 am collision at York Street and Edgefield Avenue. Gerald McCarty Warrenville was injured in the crash which involved a 1996 green Hyundai and a Chevy work van. The Aiken Public Safety Reconstruction Team led by Lt Teddy Amsted investigated, roadways were diverted about an hour, toxicology pending, officials say speed or alcohol were not factors.
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York Street
Edgefield ‘Avenue
Beech Island
Nancy L. Blas
Pine Log ‘Road
Aiken County
Tim Carlton
Edgefield Avenue
Gerald McCarty
Warrenville
Blas
Wendell Hall
Aiken Public Safety
Teddy Amsted
Hall
Aiken
MOX Facility Construction Starts at Savannah River Site
Construction begins on the Mixed Oxide MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility at Savannah River Site after delays. NNSA leads the project under a 2000 US Russia plutonium disposition agreement to dispose of 34 metric tons of weapon grade plutonium. The project is expected to create over 800 local jobs during peak construction.
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Savannah River
National Nuclear Security Administration
NNSA
Department of Defense
Congress
United States
Russia
Partisan Split at SREL Closure Hearing
A second congressional hearing on the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory closure drew a sharp partisan divide. Democrats criticized Department of Energy officials over decisions shaping most of the lab’s ongoing work as Republicans pressed for faster action and accountability.
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Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
House Science Committee
Department of Energy
Foxhound players deny steroid use amid drug test dispute
Star writer Haley Hughes reports Foxhound Baseball suspended players Tim Sweeney and A J Montano. Sweeney claims no drugs were found after diluted samples, while league officials say evidence of a masking agent caused the failure. Medical director DeSantis explains masking agents cleanse urine. Further tests seek to identify the masking substance as the SCL enforces a broad drug policy.
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Tim Sweeney
Aiken
Sweeney
A.J. Montano
Montano
SCL
Robert DeSantis
DeSantis
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