Amtrak Derailment After Log Truck Crash At Crossing
An Amtrak train traveling from New York to Miami derailed after striking a log truck at a crossing in Coosawhatchie. The 103 passenger and 13 crew train had 14 minor injuries mostly to the neck and back. Uninjured passengers were bused to Jacksonville as officials assess the incident. The crossing lacked active warning devices.
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Eric J. McKinney
Pembroke, Ga
Mike Hodges
Jasper County
Jacksonville
Fla
Amtrak
Jerry Gagliardo
Hastings
Underwater explorer sues for credit of Hunley discovery
Lee Spence of Charleston sues claiming credit for discovering the Confederate submarine Hunley in 1970 off Sullivans Island. He filed admiralty court documents asserting ownership and location details, but a state commission credited novelist Clive Cussler with the Hunley discovery.
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Hunley
H.L. Hunley
Lee Spence
Charleston
Sullivans Island
Spence
Sxc Saves
Admiralty Court
Clive Cussler
Senate panel backs Homeland Security bill amid dissent
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a Homeland Security bill despite objections that its security measures exceed necessity and risk civil liberties. It would permit capital punishment for terrorists and broaden wiretap powers with safeguards from SLED chief to circuit court judge approval.
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Columbia
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Darrell Jackson
Hopkins
General Assembly
Jackson
Robert Stewart
National Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
United States
Stewart
SLED
State Attorney General
Circuit Court
State Supreme Court
SLEC
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Marion Blakey
National Transportation Safety Board
Woun Investigate
Coosawatchie
Aiken
Cary
Lynn & Neill Wyman
York St
Coca-Cola
Russ Ferrara
Aiken County Council
SRP Credit
My Veteran Board of
Chee
Lane
Heise Re Reiner
Sortie Sugges
Richland Ave
W. Aiken
Wes Cetts
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