Lightning Ignites Seminole Street Home In Aiken
Shortly after 9 a.m. lightning struck a Seminole Street residence in Aiken causing heavy fire damage to an office and smoke damage inside. Public Safety firefighters controlled the blaze within minutes as homeowner Raymond Phillips and family evacuated safely.
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Ginny Southworth
Aiken Public Safety
Keith Glover
Seminole Street
Aiken
David Turno
Brian Brazier
Brazier
Raymond Phillips
Severe storms wallop Aiken as Bonnie shifts north
Heavy rain and thunderstorms drenched the Aiken area as Tropical Storm Bonnie moved northeast after Florida landfall. Officials warn more bad weather may arrive with Hurricane Charley tracking through the state. A tornado watch was in effect until 6 p.m. Thursday. By 4 p.m. the Aiken station logged three inches of rain and Bush Field reported 1.96 inches in Augusta. The National Weather Service said the worst storms had passed.
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Aiken
Bonnie
Florida Panhandle
Charley
Bush Field
Augusta
Jim Kilmer
National Weather Service
Griselda Lopez Negrete’s bid for U S stay moves forward
A private Senate bill sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham aims to grant Griselda Lopez Negrete, a Silver Bluff High School junior from Mexico, permanent residency in the United States. Griselda, arrested a year ago as an undocumented migrant, has drawn national attention with support from her attorney Glenda Bunce and advocates.
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U.S. Senate
Lindsey Graham
R-S.c
Griselda Lopez Negrete
United States
Glenda Bunce
Silver Bluff
Charleston
Mexico
Griselda
U.S
Vaff
Rob Novit
Silver Bluff High School
SRS confirms delivery of 126 nuclear fuel rods
The Savannah River Site received 126 spent nuclear fuel assemblies from Germany for secure storage. The shipments, totaling 24 of 30 returned since 1996, include high and low enriched uranium rods that could pose weapon risks. Long term disposition remains undetermined with Yucca Mountain eyed as eventual repository.
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SRS
Germany
Savannah River
United States
Atoms For Peace
Jim Giusti
U.S. Department of Energy
America
Giusti
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Idaho
Bryan Wilkes
National Nuclear Security Administration
Yucca Mountain
Nevada
Local burglary ring busted. authorities recover stolen property
Aiken Public Safety detectives recovered thousands of dollars in electronics, hardware, appliances, furniture and tools from a burglary ring last week. Police urge owners to prove ownership via serial numbers photos or distinguishing marks, with some items already returned and more still in custody as investigators pursue further arrests.
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Aiken
Turno
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