Soldier killed by car in North Augusta parking lot
Fort Gordon soldier Robert Joseph Kelley, 31, died early Saturday after being struck by a Ford Explorer driven by Randall Munoz-Picado, 24, in the Highlander bar parking lot. Kelley, reportedly intoxicated, lay in the dim unlit lot after leaving the Augusta area bars. autopsy shows massive head trauma.
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Georgia Road
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Munoz-Picado
Tim Pearson
Sue Townsend
Kelley
Augusta
Robert Brown
Touch-a-Truck Day Sparks Junior Fascination in Aiken
Kids of all ages explore big vehicles at Odell Weeks with the National Guard, EMS and public safety staff guiding rides. A 19 month old and 9 year old cousins join the fun while parents praise the city’s recreation program and its impact on curiosity and safety.
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City of Aiken
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Sgt
Thomas McIntyre
Mark David Pitts
EMS
Michael New
Andy
Ross Bullington
Ross
Michele
Aiken
Confederate flag remains an issue in South Carolina
Three years after a coalition backed relocating the Confederate flag from the capitol dome to a memorial, NAACP protests persist. Black residents say the controversy endures and could flare again, with ongoing public attention and calls for action.
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Capitol Dome
State House
NAACP
South Carolina
Soldiers of 507th Maintenance Company Tell Their Story
Surviving soldiers recount the march into Nasiriyah when a wrong turn and mechanical failure triggered an ambush. Sgt. Matthew Rose, supply sergeant, describes defensive actions as gunfire erupted and the convoy tried to refuel. The incident, tied to Jessica Lynch’s emergence, is explained in the official report released Thursday.
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507Th Maintenance Company
Matthew Rose
507Th
Rose
Six
Nasiriyah
West Virginia
Jessica Lynch
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