Community leader dies at age 47 in Aiken area
Bill Arra Jr a longtime community leader died at 47 after a cancer battle. North Augusta Mayor Lark Jones noted Arra moved from Pennsylvania as a child when Westinghouse took over management at the Savannah River Site establishing his local involvement.
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Ocat
Bill Arra Jr
North Augusta
Lark Jones
Arra
Aiken
Pennsylvania
Westinghouse
Savannah River
Israeli Troops Enter Bethlehem In Burst of Raids
Israeli forces moved into Bethlehem early Monday conducting targeted incursions into Palestinian areas as part of intelligence driven operations. The raid followed ongoing security efforts in the West Bank city, with no immediate reports of casualties.
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Bethlehem
West Bank
Obituary Notices for William Ara and Annie Harper
Notices list the deaths of William Ara and Annie Harper from North Augusta with brief biographical and service details. The notices name their families, mention burial plans, and note local funeral arrangements and mourning references.
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Wiliam Ara
J. North Augusta
Annie Harper Aken
Memorial Day weekend wrecks claim eleven lives
At least 11 people died in Memorial Day weekend crashes across multiple counties. Debra Boggs, 37, of Duncan, died after a motorcycle collision on Highway 101. her husband injured. Jesus Luna Torres, 33, of Greer, charged with two counts of felony DUI. Other fatalities included James A Thomas, 69, in Kershaw County, Joshua Stephen Smith, 22, of Wagoner, Amanda Nicole Stewart, 17, of Warrenville, and Harold Reavis, 32, of Hamp ton, among others. drivers and riders cited for nonhelmet and speed factors.
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State Public Safety Department
Debbie Boggs
Duncan
Luna Torres
Greer
Jolene Vancil
A Seymore
Tenn
Kershaw
James A.thomas
Joshua Stephen Smith
Wagoner
Amanda Nicole Stewart
Warrenville
Aiken County
Highway Patrol
Virginia
Myrtle Beach
Chuck Dunn
Harold Reavis
Hampton
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Reavis
Misty Carole Ezzelle
S.C. crash update corrected on single-vehicle wreck
The South Carolina Highway Patrol corrected its initial report on a Saturday morning wreck that killed a Johnstone resident and injured four others. Tracy L. Price, 26, and Lisa Norris, 24, were wearing seat belts at the time, contrary to earlier statements. See WRECKS, Page 6A.
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S.C. Highway Patrol
Johnston
RK. Hughes
Tracy L. Price
Lisa Norris
Previus
Federal plan touts plutonium cargo safety measures
The Energy Department outlines security for shipments of weapons-grade plutonium from Rocky Flats to Savannah River Site. Measures include a global tracking system, armed guards, and rocket-resistant trucks. DOE spokesman Joe Davis notes contingencies are prepared and camouflage not confirmed. The convoy would divert to a military base at night with bridges and roads secured in advance.
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Charleston
Energy Department
Rocky Flats
Colorado
Savannah River
South Carolina
DOE
Joe Davis
South Carolina cannot block SRS plutonium shipments
DOE lawyers argued in court filings that Hodges plans to block federal shipments to the Savannah River Site violate interstate commerce power. The suit seeks a temporary restraining order as the state probes environmental and due process concerns before plutonium moves from Rocky Flats to South Carolina for processing and off state shipment. The case notes Currie scheduled to hear June 13.
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Columbia
US. Energy Department
South Carolina
Savannah River
Jim Hodges
Courtney Owings
Hodges
Cameron Currie
Energy Department
Oklahoma bridge disaster nets divers and missing after barge crash
Divers planned to resume Monday search for bodies after a barge hit the Interstate 40 bridge over the Arkansas River in Webbers Falls. Three bodies found, up to a dozen feared dead, five hospitalized. A bass fisherman witnessed the collapse as a 500 foot section of the bridge fell into 11 foot deep water, with 14 vehicles said to have plunged below.
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Webbers Falls
Okla
Oklahoma
Arkansas River
Norman Barton, Jr
Barton
Josef Blann
Marine Corps Reserve
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Sharon
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Edgefield
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Currie
of State
Energy
Spencer Abraham
Ginny Soutwort
Laurens Street
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Associated Press
Lee Bridge
Texas
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