Tropical Storms Melissa and Juliette Weaken. Lorenzo Fatality Report
Tropical Storm Melissa weakened to a low mood near 70 miles west of Cape Verde with winds at 30 mph and no land threat. Karen faded to disturbed weather as Juliette remained offshore from Mexico. National Hurricane Center notes Lorenzo death toll rose to six after a 19 year old drowned. Atlantic season expected to be busy with up to 16 tropical storms and nine hurricanes.
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Mothers and sister travel to Texas for wounded soldier care
Ida Fleming and her daughter Elaine Bennett fly from Columbia to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio every ten days to visit Sgt. Terry Fleming, 25, wounded in Iraq. For five months they have endured long trips, high costs, and strain on work and home life while doctors face an uncertain recovery amid burn injuries and infection risks.
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Camden
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Nathaniel Fleming
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Ex Nixon aide Dent dies at 77 in South Carolina
Harry Dent, former top adviser to President Nixon who helped win the South for Republicans, has died at age 77 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Dent spent years in South Carolina politics and strategic work, living in a West Columbia nursing home before his later years in a Columbia veterans hospital.
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Officials identify two victims of bridge wreck
Two women killed when their SUV fell over a 60 foot Interstate 526 bridge barrier near Charleston have been identified as Florentino Izaguirre Casallo, 31, and Victor Cardenas Pineda, 21. Both died of head and body trauma while wearing seat belts. The men were coworkers from Makson Plumbing of North Carolina, staying in Charleston for a plumbing project.
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Smoking ban not hurting Hilton Head bar business say owners
Hilton Head Island bar owners report little change months after a workplace smoking ban. The Island Packet surveyed 13 bars and restaurants. nine said business was about the same, while venues lacking outdoor smoking space saw bigger drops, including a 30 percent decline at Metropolitan Lounge.
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