Storm floods Aiken as trees fall and phones go dark
A Monday afternoon thunderstorm halted Public Works contact after a tree struck the office and severed phone lines and computer systems. Embankment collapses on Aiken-Augusta Highway and flooding closed roads while the City Manager’s office relayed information by radio.
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Aiken Public Works
Larry Morris
Morris
City Manager's Office
Aiken-Augusta
Dick Smith Automotive
Dwayne Gamm
S.C. Department of Transportation
Ingate Pharmacy
Laurens Street
Charlotte Klein
Lightning knocks out signaling system statewide
Deputies mobilized to 22 fire departments after Monday’s lightning strikes disabled the Sheriff’s Office signaling system. Fire chiefs were alerted by calls to fire stations via cell phones and radio, with Courtney noting crews ran a rapid-response coordinated effort to maintain public safety while repairs proceed. The system may be back online as early as today.
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Karen
Kdaily
Aikenstandard
Harry Potter book theft hits distribution in England
Thieves stole 7 680 copies of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix from a tractor trailer outside a NewtownAe-Willows warehouse in England, risking a high value advance release. Police have no suspects and Bloomsbury urged no spoilers before the mid June 21 publish.
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United States
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London
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Times Square
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Australia
South Africa
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