Verdict favors doctor in Aiken malpractice case
An Aiken civil court jury deliberated 90 minutes Friday before delivering a verdict for Dr. Gaston Machado and Aiken Regional Medical Center in the May 1998 death of Dennis Bryant. The defense contended Bryant’s head wound was treated properly and he was released, while the family’s lawyers argued negligence.
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Aiken
Aiken Hospital
Gaston Machado
Machado
Dennis Bryant
Bryant
Lester Diggs
Reginald Simmons
Diggs
Firefighters brace for dry weekend across South Carolina
Firefighters across the state prepare for a hot dry weekend with low humidity raising wildfire risk. Forestry Commission spokesman Ken Cabe says no fires are burning now but 20 to 30 small fires occur daily, typically scorching 100 to 200 acres. The driest zones are in the central Savannah River basin around Aiken and Barnwell counties.
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Columbia
Forestry Commission
Ken Cabe
Cabe
Savannah River Basin
Aiken
Barnwell
Deaths and Funerals List for Aiken and Williston
A list of obituaries from local funeral homes including George Funeral Homes Downtown Chapel and Folk Funeral Home. Names mentioned include Eugene Victor Cato Groverville Alcide R Hauser Latisha Angela Herron Robert Franklin Parker Eugene Gene Vogle and others with ages around four.
Unemployment Up Prompting Investor Relief on Markets
The May unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent with 116000 jobs cut, signaling a cooling yet still robust economy. Wall Street rallied as investors saw data easing inflation fears, though manufacturing weakness persisted with a 43 percent April drop in orders. The Fed’s rate path remains uncertain despite strong overall labor signals.
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Wall Street
Federal Reserve
Mark Zandi
RFA Dismal Sciences
West Chester
Labor Department
Clinton
al Gore
Alexis Herman
Fed
Dow
Bill Cheney
John Hancock Financial Services
Boston
Commerce Department
Robbery Suspect Arrested After Multi-Car Wreck
A Friday afternoon strong arm robbery outside Regions Bank on Chesterfield Street led to the arrest of Andrea Dion Nicholas, a Batesburg resident. A melee with a meat thermometer ended with a wreck at York Street Abbeville Avenue, then two more crashes on Abbeville Avenue before Nicholas was detained. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to Aiken Regional Medical Centers, then to the county jail on charges from the robbery and additional possible highway patrol counts. The jeep occupants were uninjured.
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Wile E. Coyote
David Turno
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Batesbury
Andrea Dion Nicholas
Regions Bank
Chesterfield Street
Turno
Newberry Street
York Street
Abbeville Avenue
Croft House
Nicholas
Aiken Regional Medical Centers
Arrest in teen shooting case linked to Farwell arrest
Rick R. Farwell, 45, of Wagontong Road, was arrested Friday in a shooting incident that wounded Justin Rawls, 15, on Wagontong Road. Rawls was struck in the back near 11:25 p.m. Saturday May 27 and taken to Richland Memorial Hospital. Investigators noted involvement of two other teens in the case.
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Rick R. Farwell
Wagontong Road
Michael Frank
Justin Rawls
Holstein Road
Rawls
Richland Memorial Hospital
Columbia
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