Aiken man arrested after Augusta carjacking kidnapping
Curtis Green, 20, of Aiken was arrested after a monday carjacking in Augusta during which a 3 year old girl was taken from a vehicle left with her siblings. Investigators traced a stolen 1994 Cadillac in Petticoat Junction and recovered the child unharmed near Beech Island.
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Aiken
Augusta
Curtis Green
Petticoat Junction
Aiken County
Sheriff’s Office
Michael Frank
Richmond
Latorrea Samuels
Augusta Samuels
Wrightsboro Road
Circle K
Beech Island
Kelley Acres Lane
SRS Proper Site for MPF Says Speaker
Augusta The Savannah River Site is the right site for the proposed Modern Pit Facility but the selection will be highly political. Dr John Foster Jr who chaired a blue ribbon committee argues a credible nuclear threat demands a new trigger program and up to five sites compete for a potential $4 billion project that could create about 1000 jobs for 50 years.
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Augusta
Savannah River
John Foster Jr
Edward Teller
Citizens For Nuclear Technology
Foster
United States
SRS
Families lose day care vouchers in August
About 4 700 children in working poor families will lose child care vouchers by August state health officials say. Vouchers cover a portion of costs with Advocates for Better Care funding the rest. In Aiken County 80 100 families will be affected and may return to welfare to work as assistance wanes.
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Columbia
Advo
Aiken County
Austin Scott
Department of Social Service
Car slams hydrant on 118 bypass injures no one
Omeca Washington 19 veered off the 118 bypass and struck a fire hydrant causing it to shear and spew thousands of gallons of water into an embankment and woods. Washington escaped injury as responders from Aiken Public Safety and Public Works shut the water off within an hour.
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Mike Gibbons
Hwy. 118
118 Bypass
Omeca Washington
Washington
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken Department of Public Works
Larry Morris
Public Works
Morris
Halloween safety alert urges caution from drivers and families
A second in a three part series warns Halloween pedestrian danger far dépassees candy risks. National SAFE KIDS Campaign notes over 650 children struck by cars yearly with 20 000 injured and Halloween spikes. Authorities urge slower driving and well lit paths for trick or treaters.
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Safe Kids
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