Coast Guard Hopes Search Reaches Downed F 16 CJ Near Charleston
US Coast Guard and Marine Corps searched Saturday for the F 16CJ jet that crashed about 40 miles east of Charleston during a training mission. The pilot, the sole occupant, was killed. Debris was found but its connection to the aircraft remains unconfirmed. The plane belonged to Shaw Air Force Base's 20th Fighter Wing.
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Ron Watrous
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Eric Dent
Deaths of Launa Cooley James Windsor and Dorothy Lott
Obituary notices confirm the deaths of Launa A. Cooley James Key Windsor and Dorothy R. Lott in Columbia. The terse fragment references their names and a locality, prompting further details in upcoming notices.
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Dorothy R. Lott
Columbia
Presenting Her Case on Red Tape in Child Death Probes
Aiken County Coroner Sue Townsend denounces red tape delaying child death investigations as SLED and a 1993 law clash. She recalls meetings of coroners, toxicologists, police, medics and pathologists, citing the Jessica Carpenter murder case and a baby’s death as examples. Sen. Tommy Moore supports collaboration while jurisdiction disputes persist.
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Sue Townsend
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Aiken
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Penter Kilting
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Moore
York County
Doug Me
Wagener man crushed by rolling truck deaths in county
A Wagener resident, Robert Eugene Garvin, 53, was killed when his 18 wheeler rolled on a steep incline after unloading hay near Shadow Lane Road and Glenwood Drive in Aiken County. Coroner reports say he failed to brake and was struck by the trailer. This marked the county's second traffic fatality of the week, following a Leesville woman killed near Holder Road while looking for her dog.
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Sue Townsend
Robert Eugene Garvin
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Glenwood Drive
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Harvest time at Cook's Roadside Market peaches
Lynn Holmes sorts peaches at Cook's Roadside Market in Trenton as peach crops suffer from this year’s weather. The harvest scene captures the tough season for local fruit growers and their workers.
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Tornado damages Myrtle Beach as Hodges surveys scene
Gov. Jim Hodges toured Friday’s tornado damage along Myrtle Beach’s south end near the Pavilion. About 8 million dollars in damage was reported, with several hotels and a motor inn sustaining roof and stucco damage. federal disaster status evaluation planned.
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Mark Kruea
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Tonia
Major exam testers balk at sharing data on teacher tests
As the Education Department seeks to evaluate how well teacher exams filter out unqualified teachers, researchers faced refusals. Educational Testing Service complied with access requests for its tests, including the SAT, but National Evaluation Test refused. States reported contracts or policies blocking release of test materials, hindering the study set for Page 9A.
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