Lawmakers defend vote on pipeline safety bill
South Carolina lawmakers defend a bipartisanship pipeline safety bill amid criticism from two national environmental groups. Senator Strom Thurmond and Representative Bob Inglis cite past incidents in Greenville County including a diesel spill into the Reedy River.</s>
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Greenville
South Carolina
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Bob Inglis
Greenville County
Reedy River
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings
D-S.c
Pigeon problem at Denver airport sparks wild plan
A Denver International Airport debate over pigeons includes a controversial plan using Avitrol to disperse birds. Health officials warned of side effects as drug drifting could leave birds unable to fly. Critics question logic and safety, while airport spokespeople defend limited action amid public outcry.
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Denver
Denver International
Glasgow
Scotland
Mercedes
Chuck Cannon
Pigeons and a Drugged Deal With Wade Boggs
A satirical riff imagines pigeons trading away friends for a bargain involving Wade Boggs and a draft pick. The piece riffs on drugs to dull memory and questions future dangers to wildlife and public figures, ending with a quip about an airport spokesman forgetting his way.
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Wade Boggs
Congress
Women cadets pass milestone at The Citadel
The Citadel marked a milestone as the first four women to march into its corps of cadets received pins for company assignments during Parents Day. 514 cadets joined the corps. Jeanie Montavios Kim Messer Petra Lovetinska and Nancy Mace are in Echo Company which earned a group drill award.
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Charleston
Citadel
Corps of Cadets
Bryant Butler
Jeanie Montavios
Kim Messer
Petra Lovetinska
Echo Company
Man dies in wreck during police chase in Chester
Chester man Andre Lamont Owens, 19, died after his mother’s car slammed into a utility pole during a police chase reaching speeds of about 100 mph. Coroner Watson Wright reported massive trauma and that Owens tested positive for marijuana with a high blood alcohol level.
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Chester
Andre Lamont Owens
Chester County Hospital
Watson Wright
Owens
Wright
Ruthie Mae Owens
Joe Hudson
Chester Motor Lodge
Officer slain at road stop laid to rest
Fountain Inn police Sgt. Carlton Rick Pope 29 was buried after a chase on Interstate 385 in Laurens County. A .21 gun salute and bagpipe version of Amazing Grace honored him as the suspect in the pursuit remained at large after Pope’s wrecked car stopped chasing the speeding vehicle.
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Fountain Inn
Laurens County
Carlton
Rick” Pope
Pope
Chase ends with wreck after high speed pursuit
A vehicle fleeing down state Highway 72 ran a red light spree, struck a utility pole and three storage structures after exiting the highway. Lance Cpl. J T Suter of the South Carolina Highway Patrol provided the briefing.
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Wright
Owens
State High Way
Lance Cpl. J.T. Suter
S.C. Highway Patrol
Hospital plan to move mentally ill youths from prison to therapy
Columbia report notes state officials will seek a Family Court order to change custody and relocate 67 youths from detention to residential therapy. The youths will remain confined as inmates, while therapy is prioritized to address underlying illness. A 1992 ruling urged mental health treatment, but suitable facilities are scarce. Currently 18 receive hospital treatment and 23 are in private facilities funded by DJJ.
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Columbia
Jay Kispert
Department of Juvenile Justice
David Beasley
Mental Health Department
Joseph Anderson
DJJ
Rispert
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