Flood warnings lift for Congaree Pee Dee and Santee rivers
Rains prompted flood advisories for the Congaree Great Pee Dee and Santee rivers in South Carolina. Officials urged caution while predicting higher waters with cresting near 24 feet on the Congaree and around 22 feet on the Pee Dee and Santee areas. Local landowners were advised to move equipment away from rising water as some riverfront areas already flooded.
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Columbia
South Carolina
National Weather Service
Congaree
Great Pee Dee
Santee
State Emergency Management Division
Joe Farmer
Congaree Swamp National Monument
Fran Rametta
Rametta
Carolina Eastman
Richland County
Calhoun County
Sandy Run
Weather Service
Pee Dee
Jamestown
Berkeley County
Whit taker plans $17 million church fund from win
Whittaker vows to donate 17 million dollars, ten percent of his lottery prize, to three Church of God pastors. He praises their support during illness and hardship and says the fund will aid the poor in his hometown area near the Virginia border, with involvement from relatives.
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Whittaker
Ginger McMahan
Ginger
Brandi Bragg
Church of God
Hurricane
Charleston
Huntington
Jumping Branch
Virginia
California
Water levels rise as drought lingers in region
Southeastern Pennsylvania wells show water tables rising to normal after weeks of below-normal levels. New Jersey remains under drought emergency while northern state regions ease restrictions. Officials warn Southern New Jersey aquifers will recharge slowly despite the thaw and heavy winter snows. El Nino warm Pacific temps may push storms along the East Coast this winter.
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Pennsylvania
Curtin
New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection
Bradley Campbell
Maine
New England
National Weather Service
North Korea moves to restart shuttered reactor
Nuclear inspectors dispatched by the International Atomic Energy Agency arrive as North Korea signals plans to reactivate mothballed facilities from the 1994 deal. Pyongyang says restarting the reactor is needed for electricity after oil shipments were halted by the United States and allies.
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International Atomic Energy Agency
Yonhap
North Korea
United States
North Sorea
North Korea pushes nuclear program amid 1994 accord concerns
Responding to revelations that Pyongyang pressed ahead with nuclear weapon development in breach of the 1994 pact, U S officials say the megawatt reactor yields negligible power. The dispute edges toward crisis as South Korea's Roh Moo Hyun warns the announcement may complicate reconciliation efforts.
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North Korea
South Korea
Roh Moo-hyun
Remembering Stanley aiken community pillar and foster father
Stanley and Amber fostered children for years and founded the Character First program with Aiken Mayor Fred Cavanaugh. A longtime United Way volunteer, Stanley led the citys recycling program and later became human resources director. He died Feb 8 after elective weight loss surgery.
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Stanley
Aiken
Amber
Sara
Fred Cavanaugh
United Way
Aiken County
Beau
Christina
Austin S. Peay University
Sweathog
Augusta
Roger LeDuc
Public Works Department
Steffany
Disneyworld
Magic Kingdom
Aston
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Korea
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Cosby
Ralph S
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Nashville
Clarksville
Tenn
Bradley Candy ‘Company
Lebanon
North Airien
South Aikien High School
Dad
Whiskey Rd
Southside Gallery
Pine Log Road
Thomas Kinkade
Kinkade
Gil GM
Whiskey Road
Mitchell Shopping
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