Porn mail, credit card fraud, and online privacy woes
A reader recounts receiving explicit pornographic mail and discovering unauthorized online charges. The piece warns about data leaks, urges shredding receipts, and shares steps taken to stop future mail and charges while inviting reader responses.
Weather forecast with mixed skies and mild temps
Partly cloudy tonight with a low in the mid 30s. Tomorrow partly cloudy with a high in the upper 60s and a low in the mid 40s. Extended periods show partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with a small chance of rain Friday into Saturday. Highs in the upper 60s Thursday, upper 60s to mid 60s later, lows from upper 40s to lower 50s. Sunset today 5 47 p m Sunrise tomorrow 7 31 a m High yesterday 73 Low yesterday 50.
Friends reconcile after upstate shooting case
Spartanburg reported that Ron Sartor and Sherick Halsey remain friends after Halsey admitted firing at Sartor and leaving him for dead. Halsey pled guilty to felony assault but avoided prison as Sartor agreed to pay half of his medical bills and a third party covers the other half. Sartor, 17, and Halsey, 19, could not be reached. Prosecutors lament Sartor’s lack of cooperation while noting the restored friendship.
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Ron Sartor
Sherick Halsey
Halsey
Sartor
Union County
Chester
Carlisle
Betty Miller
Miller
Rita Metts
Laurens
Mr. Halsey
Lupton
Metts
Differences behind Carlisle shooting shaped no trial
Prosecutors describe a feud between Halsey and Sartor that led to a January 13 1988 shooting at a Carlisle ballfield. Sartor slipped in mud as four assailants pursued him after reinforcements arrived. Halsey fired a .22 pistol striking Sartor near the left kidney. no murder trial followed as Sartor insisted he harbored no anger toward Halsey.
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Metts
Miller
Michelle Lupton
Halsey
Sartor
Carlisle
Lupton
Birds covered in gunk sighted along South Carolina coast
About 30 birds, mostly loons, were found from Charleston to the Grand Strand with thick oillike substance on feathers. Coast Guard helicopters found no water slick. Ark Animal Hospital treated 16 birds as biologists warn oil exposure can kill via ingestion or beak contamination.
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South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
Charleston
Grand Strand
US Coast Guard
Rob Hengst
Priscilla Wright
Natural Resources Department
Ark Animal Hospital
Surfside Beach
Caroline Willson
Anderson
Pawleys Island
Wright
North Carolina
Suit alleges Santee Cooper failed to pay $4 million to federal government
Charleston case filed by Alva A. Hall claims Santee Cooper did not remit federal funds after renegotiating coal contracts tied to a 1990 bribery case involving ex-vice president Joe Norman. Norman died in 1992. coroner ruled accident. Santee Cooper denies allegations.
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Charleston
Santee Cooper
Alva A. Hall
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Joe Norman
Kentucky
Norman
Berkeley County
Hall
Greg
Police report multiple crimes including attempted kidnapping and theft
An elderly woman on Williamsburg Street had her lock fixed by a neighbor while police monitor her welfare. A resident found a bicycle and handed it to DPS. Aiken woman was held at gunpoint by a former boyfriend at Alfred Street from 2:30 am to 6:30 am, with choking and threats. warrants for kidnapping, pointing a firearm, and criminal domestic violence were sought. Wal Mart security video shows a man stealing two five dollar bills. suspect identified and investigation continues.
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Robert Maplethorpe
Williamsburg Street
Alfred Street
Wal-Mart
Low cost pet surgery pickup coupon notice
Shelters offer low cost surgery options with overnight stay for some animals may be required after procedures. Pet owners must pick up a coupon before booking surgery at 411 Wire Road shelter hours 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 1 pm Saturday. Call 642 1537 for more information.
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Wire Road
Teenagers Learn from Program Co-Sponsored by Aiken Center
A program aimed at teenagers to watch and learn will be co sponsored by the Aiken Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Services. Details are available at 641 2488.
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Aiken Center For Alcohol and
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