Florida wildfires force mass evacuations across the state
Fires scorching along Florida's east coast have burned over 125 homes and displaced about 40,000 people. Volusia and Brevard counties ordered large evacuations as flames threaten massive estates near Daytona Beach. Governor Chiles urged more equipment while crews fight through 100 degree heat and gusty winds. rain remains the only hoped-for relief.
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Ormond Beach
Fla
Danny Greaves
Greaves
Florida
Miami
Daytona International Speedway
Volusia County
Daytona Beach
Brevard County
Orlando
Christmas
Titusville
Charles Spagnola
Catherine
Danny Goodrich
Scottsmoor
Goodrich
Lawton Chiles
Crime trends spark calls for more community policing
Officials discuss crime levels with robberies rising and murder and rape drops mirroring national trends. Attorney General Charlie Condon argues tougher punishment and executions deter criminals while SLED Chief Robert Stewart notes most violent crimes involve relatives or acquaintances and occur at home.
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Stephens
Charlie Condon
Condon
Robert Stewart
Stewart
Westinghouse Dollar Tax Reimbursements at DOE Site Case
A 1990s dispute over relocation income tax gross ups for Westinghouse Savannah River employees moved through the DOE prime contractor framework. DOE argued regulations barred such reimbursements, while Westinghouse claimed an omission in the 1989 personnel appendix allowed them. The Court of Appeals upheld that absence of explicit listing cannot override express prohibitions or requirements for allowability.
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Westinghouse
du Pont
DOE
Energy Department
James Poirer
Harkins
Poiter
WSRC
Dix
Court of Appeals
Heat wave shatters records across South Carolina
A statewide heat wave sets records in Charleston 100 degrees and Augusta 103, with Beaufort 98 and drought prompts fireworks bans. Autopsies show two heat related deaths in Kershaw County as residents cope with limited cooling and rising smog alerts.
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Weather Service
Richard Charnick
Charleston
Beaufort
Augusta
South Carolina
Columbia
Metro Augusta
Aiken County
North Augusta
Forestry Commission
Bob Goldman
Goldman
Goldman Distributors
Florida
State Natural Resources Department
Kershaw County
Lewis Richardson
Jessie Mae Richardson
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