Aiken Home Destroyed By Blaze After Firefighter Arrival
Two elderly women escaped a burning Stone Drive home after an Aiken Public Safety Officer spotted thick smoke. Strong winds and clutter hindered firefighters before power was cut to the block by SCE&G. No injuries reported. cause under investigation.
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Erin Brooks
Aiken Public Safety
Stone Drive
Jehnssee Drive
Gerald Taylor
Sce&g
Taylor
Power Company
Aiken Ems
Craig Burgess
Banks Mill Road
Resi
Dence
Burgess
Uncovered theft ring among largest in state
Law enforcement break up of a major theft ring and chop shop operation in South Carolina is announced after a Midlands 40 acre Aiken County compound was raided. Officers recovered 43 vehicles and numerous parts from Devin T. Wright of Augusta.
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Southeast
Midlands
Aiken County
Aiken
Newberry
Saluda
U.S. Highway 1
Devin T. Wright
Augusta
Wind Storm Triggers Widespread Power Outages in Region
Strong gusts from a Canadian cold front left hundreds without power across nine counties. Aiken Electric Cooperative reported about 1,000 outages concentrated in Edgefield and Aiken as fallen limbs and a broken pole caused outages. Twelve crews worked since morning to restore service and continue through the day. Shelby Cadena of SCE&G confirmed outages reached as high as 2,000 at one point.
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Marilyn Gerrity
Aiken Electric Cooperative
Gerrity
Edgefield
Aiken
Together Aiken County collective guides strategic plan goals
The county gathered about 1,890 resident ideas in February across 12 concern categories including public safety environment culture and entertainment to shape concrete goals. The four hour session refined ideas into actions with ACP Visioning & Planning guiding the process and a vision fair in April to review proposals and vote on priorities. All ideas are posted online at the Together Aiken County site.
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Aiken County
Jennifer Lindbom
ACP Visioning & Planning
Joan Donnelly
Togetheraikencounty
J.C. Lexow
Ilexow
Aikenstandard.com
Tutankhamun deaths tests rule out murder
Forensic CT scans of King Tutankhamun’s mummy rule out violent death and show a possible left thigh fracture days before death. Some experts doubt the fracture claim, suggesting damage occurred during 1922 uncovering. Zahi Hawass cautions further tests may still not reveal the cause.
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Zahi Hawass
Egyptian Supreme Council For Antiquities
Tutankhamun
Cairo
Egypt
Tut
Luxor
Valley of the Kings
Supreme Council of Antiquities
Ancient
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