LSU Wins Sugar Bowl Clinches BCS Title
True freshman Jason Vincent ran for 117 yards and LSU never trailed in a 21-14 win over Oklahoma in New Orleans. Marcus Spears scored on a defensive score as Nick Saban’s Tigers sealed LSU’s first title since 1958 while USC led the AP race with a Rose Bowl win over Michigan.
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Marker recalls church start during ground breaking ceremony
Millbrook Baptist Church broke ground on a new 2000 seat worship center while dedicating a historical marker at its Pine Log Road site. The 1886 chapel origin, founded Oct 5 1884 by 16 members, was highlighted by pastor Dr. Eddie Leopard and historian Polly Waddell as leaders tied old to new.
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Rivera jury selection set in Ga today
The trial of confessed killer Reinaldo Rivera begins in Augusta as jury selection starts in Richmond County Superior Court. Rivera faces four death penalty counts for rapes and murders of four young women in Georgia and South Carolina, including Marni Glista, 21, of Fort Gordon.
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NASA awaits color images from Spirit rover landing
NASA scientists in Pasadena celebrate the Spirit rover after a flawless Mars landing. They review black-and-white images and await color data, as the six-wheeled robot sits at the rocky bed of an ancient lake. The mission marks a major step for space exploration and life-hunting prospects.
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South Carolina expands felony scope in domestic violence case
Victim advocates praise a new state law taking effect Thursday that upgrades criminal domestic abuse of a high and aggravated nature to a felony with mandatory jail time. Sen. Jim Ritchie notes his county's high DV rate as a motivation.
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