Driver Flees Police In High Speed Chase Likely Endangers Officer
Burnettown officer Cpl. Dawn Derrick tried to stop a speeding vehicle on Ludlow Lake Road. The car eluded him, then returned and struck toward the officer. A chase involving the Highway Patrol and ACSO ended with the 19 year old North Augusta driver Faron Tyrone Cox arrested after a foot pursuit. No injuries were reported.
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Graniteville
Burnettown
Dawn Derrick
Ludlow Lake Road
Derrick
Ludlow Lake
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Aiken County
Sheriff's Office
Faron Tyrone Cox
North Augusta
Townsend
Cox
ACSO
Supreme Court overturns Aiken slaying conviction
The South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Ray mond Day's murder conviction, ordering a new trial due to trial errors and prosecutors referencing him as an outlaw. The 23 year old, sentenced to life, was convicted in 1997 for killing Wayne Renew who allegedly hired him to kill Debra Bouchillon.
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State Supreme Court
Raymond Edward Day
C. T. Whetstone
Aiken Criminal Court
Day
Wayne Renew
Debra Bouchillon
Ms. Bouchllon
Renew
High Court
Aiken
Ms. Bouchillon
Second Judicial Circuit
Barbara Morgan
Supreme Court
Ms. Morgan
Fourth Harry Potter Book Released Amid Midnight Rush
New York crowds gathered to snag Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as stores opened at midnight. Fans queued outside shops like Books of Wonder while online sellers offered rapid delivery to home. A 12 year old named Jason Mellon waited with plans to finish the book, as his companion Alexandra was ready to read with him after a prior three volume marathon.
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New York
Amazon.com
Kozmo.com
Jason Mellon
Manhattan
Douglas Korvis
Alexandra
Jason
Tourism ads feature blacks as NAACP boycott pressure grows
South Carolina tourism groups expand black focused ads to lure visitors while NAACP sanctions press for broader boycotts over the Confederate flag. In Charleston the coast is highlighted through Gullah culture and Hilton Head develops ads with black business leaders as tensions over removal of the state flag escalate.
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NAACP
Columbia
South Carolina
Charleston
Hilton Head Island
Ers
South Carolina State House
State House
House
Senate
Pentagon Missile Defense Test Faces Glitch Delays
The Pentagon prepared a $100 million missile defense test at Vandenberg AFB aimed at validating a nationwide shield. A telemetry power glitch on the target missile delayed launch by hours, with engineers racing to fix and proceed by midnight EDT.
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Washington
Pentagon
United States
Congress
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Bryan Whitman
Whitman
Russia
China
America
Clinton
Kwajalein Atoll
Central Pacific
Defense
William Cohen
Cohen
Kenneth Bacon
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Georgia Mae Miles
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Langley Pond
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