Indictment Details Drug Case Against Nettles and Walker
The document outlines potential penalties up to 20 years for drug counts and four more for use of a device to facilitate criminal activity. It notes defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty and cites Assistant U.S. Attorney Ben Garner prosecuting from the Columbia office. The report also references oxycodone as a narcotic analgesic used for moderate to severe pain.
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United States
Ben Garner
Columbia Office
Mayo Clinic
South Carolina Sets Deadlines for Democratic Primary
Whitmire notes law requires a 30 day registration window before the primary. The Jan 27 deadline to register applies to the South Carolina Democratic primary, which will be held on Feb 27.
Aiken Council weighs spray park over high use liability
Council members discuss spending on recreation and whether funds should go to a spray park. Councilman Willar Hightower notes low liability and safety, while supporting a swimmable pool. Ava Victor, Mead Hall student, receives commendation for winning the 2015 Amateur World Disc Golf Girls 10 and Under in Kalama Zoo Michigan. Bill Bengtson, Florence native, reports for Aiken Communications since 1996.
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Bill Bengtson
Ava Victor
Aiken County
LaWana McKenzie
Andrew Siders
Willar Hightower
Aiken
Mead Hall
Bill
Liz Victor
Kalamazoo
Michigan
Supreme Court to review Obama immigration actions
The Supreme Court will hear challenges to President Obama’s immigration measures including the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program. The case questions his authority to shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation and grant work eligibility without congressional approval.
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Washington, D.C
Supreme Court
Barack Obama
U.S
Obama
United States
White House
Brandi Hoffine
Congress
Senate
House
Texas
Sth US
Circuit Court of Appeals
Ken Paxton
Paxton
Ingrid Vaca
Bolivia
Rally For Immigration Reform
MOX project costs draw critique amid downblending debate
DOE Secretary Moniz projected MOX costs at about 1 billion per year, a figure contested by Wilson who cites data discrepancies. Allen notes safety rule changes raise expenses, while a pending omnibus funds MOX with a downblending option to ship plutonium to WIPP. WIPP remains shut since 2014 after radiation incidents, raising questions on feasibility and politics. Derrek Asberry covers the SRS beat for the Aiken Standard.
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DOE
Ernest Moniz
Wilson
Allen
MOX Construction
Moniz
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Obama
Rain, possible light snow in Upstate and N Carolina area
The National Weather Service warns of rain for Thursday and Friday with a light snow risk in the Upstate and extreme northwestern South Carolina. Temperatures will dip but stay above freezing in most areas as a nor Eastern system moves northeast. Aiken faces cool, wet conditions through midweek.
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Aiken
Bruce Cherry
National Weather Service Office
Columbia
CSRA
Georgia
North Georgia
Greenville and
Spartanburg
Upstate
Cherry
South Carolina
Greenwood
Washington, D.C
New England
The
National Weather Service
Market in Review Stocks of Local Interest Decline
Local stock listings show mixed results with slight losses and small gains. The data includes fractional changes and a notable negative turn in one sector, reflecting subdued trading sentiment across the market segment.
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Northbrook
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