Meth lab suspected after Holiday Inn room found hazardous
Aiken sheriff s offices say materials found in a Holiday Inn Express room Monday could be methamphetamine or its makings. The couple who stayed there left ID behind and on file, prompting warrants for manufacturing meth. About 20 deputies firefighters DEA and HazMat cleared the room causing nearby evacuations while tests on a half pound of powder and liquid in a Mason jar proceed. The subjects are identified as out of town. names withheld pending warrants.
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Holiday Inn Express
Aiken
Barney Eagerton
Eagerton
Center Station
DEA
Columbia
HazMat
David Ruth
Aiken Emergency Management
Pro Nuclear Facility Backed by Large North Augusta Crowd
In North Augusta a Department of Energy hearing drew a standing room crowd as 54 pro SAS speakers urged approving a Modern Pit Facility at Savannah River Site. Support cited SRS plutonium processing expertise and the project’s 1000 new high tech jobs amid potential waste cost concerns.
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North Augusta
U.S. Department of Energy
Savannah River
United States
West Nile confirmed in S C man
An Oconee County man, over 65 and healthy, is the first U S human West Nile virus case this year. He was bitten while fishing and has since improved after hospital discharge. Health officials urge reducing mosquito exposure and eliminating breeding grounds.
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Columbia
Oconee County
United States
C. Earl Hunter
South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control
Hunter
United
U S Experts Arrive in Liberia to Assess Troop Deployment
A U S military team arrived in Monrovia to evaluate the need for a multinational intervention force to restore order amid Liberia's civil war. UN and European leaders press President Bush to deploy troops while West African states offer 3 000 troops and seek a 2 000 contribution from the United States.
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U.S
Liberia
Monrovia
United Nations
Europe
Bush
Charles Taylor
United States
Atlantic
Powerball jackpot fuels surge in South Carolina sales
South Carolina lottery outlets report a surge in Powerball purchases as the estimated 240 million jackpot draws near. Spinx clerk Tia Dawson notes crowding at Greenville. statewide sales rise with players hopeful for the second largest SC jackpot since joining Powerball last year.
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South Carolina Lottery
Charlotte
N.C
South Carolina
Tia Dawson
Spinx Convenience
Greenville
Dawson
South Car
Olina
Lottery
Tara Robertson
Robertson
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