Car crashes into Verizon store in Aiken
A car driven by a woman slipped from the brake and drove into a Verizon Wireless store on South Aiken Lane. No injuries were reported though EMS treated the driver. She will be found at fault for the collision and no criminal charges are planned. The store was closed later that day with debris and plywood blocking the lobby.
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Verizon Wireless
Aiken
South Aiken Lane
Whiskey Road
Jake Mahoney
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Mahoney
Man gets five years for stabbing police dog
Patrick Spires, 31, of Aiken, was found guilty of cruelty to a police dog and resisting arrest after stabbing bloodhound Duke during a Nov 2011 pursuit. He received five years for the stabbing and one year for resisting arrest, to run concurrently, with deputy Felton Craig detailing GPS trail evidence.
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Aiken
Patrick Spires
Thomas W. Cooper
Spires
Kevin Molony
Felton Craig
Duke
Georgia
South Carolina
Molony
Obama unveils gun plan amid push for background checks
President Obama urged Congress to require universal background checks and ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines in a 500 million plan unveiled after the Sandy Hook massacre. He signed 23 executive actions while acknowledging Congress must act, as NRA opposition looms in a divided House.
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Washington
D.C
Barack Obama
Congress
America
Connecticut
National Rifle Association
House
Obama
Capitol Hill
White House
Joe Biden
Sandy Hook Elementary School
Newtown
Conn
Residents react to gun plan in wake of Obama orders
In Aiken County supporters and opponents debated President Obama’s gun proposal after his 23 executive orders. The plan calls for an assault weapons ban, a 10 round magazine limit, universal background checks, more mental health funding, and school security. Critics warn of government overreach while supporters emphasize child safety and community protection.
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Obama
Aiken County
United States
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Tony Coffaro
Aiken Republican Club
Coffaro
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Aikenstandard.com
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Teddy Kulmala
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