Freeze prompts cold week with rain chance across region
Forecast calls for a 42 high 39 low and a 30 percent rain chance Thursday as Augusta and Aiken brace for a deep freeze. Utility crews prep salt spreaders while residents shield spigots and pets. power outages reported in Aiken County. Red Cross warns about space heater fires and safe heating practices. Maayan Schechter reports from Aiken.
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Yellen Confirmed as Fed Chair in Senate Vote
Janet Yellen won Senate confirmation 56 to 26 to lead the Federal Reserve becoming the first woman to chair the central bank. The 67 year old succeeds Ben Bernanke as she faces guiding an economy still recovering from recession with low rates and large bond purchases.
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Public Records Rules On Juvenile Incident Reports
The ruling notes that while information identifying a child must not be publicly accessible the rest of these records are public. The Aiken Standard reported Dec 21 on the matter and City Manager Richard Pearce discussed resuming release of incident reports involving juvenile victims with names redacted. Brant said agencies may confirm arrests in juvenile cases if the child’s identifying details are omitted.
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Aiken Standard outlines juvenile incident report policy
The attorney general's office supports a policy to redact identifying information in juvenile incident reports. Lt. Jake Mahoney says the aim is transparency while protecting privacy. One report was withheld and added to the lobby book by December 23. six months of reports will be archived going forward. Teddy Kulmala covers crime and courts for the Aiken Standard.
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