Video of Fort Worth church massacre tapes shown by police
Police described grainy video from Wedgwood Baptist Church shows Larry Gene Ashbrook pacing the aisle and firing as worshippers dive for cover during the Wednesday night attack that killed seven and wounded seven. A camera found at the scene and a second tape from a witness are under review. no release planned.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Ralph Mendoza
Larry Gene Ashbrook
Ashbrook
Wedgwood Baptist Church
Mendoza
Sides mobilize for November referendum
A campaign pushes for a November vote on video poker in South Carolina. Mike Fletcher, chair of Vote Yes, argues the issue is about jobs and economic impact, not gambling. In Aiken County, activists form Changing South Carolina to call for a no vote with 50 days left, led by Sen. Greg Ryberg.
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Ginny Southwort
Richland Avenue East
Mike Fletcher
Vote Yes
Fletcher
South Carolina
Aiken County
Greg Ryberg
R-Aiken
Rivers insurance claims rise after Floyd’s flood
Rivers climb toward record levels in South Carolina as Grand Strand faces ongoing flood damage and power losses of about 17 000 customers. Governor Hodges takes responsibility for evacuation delays while coastal businesses begin cleanup as tourist beaches remain intact.
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Charleston
Grand Strand
South Carolina
Wilmington
Jim Hodges
Horry County
Court sets competency hearings for Hill case
Circuit Judge Marc Westbrook ruled the media may cover a competency hearing for accused slayer David Mark Hill but will open the hearing only after jurors are instructed to avoid Hill case accounts. Hill faces the death penalty for the Sept 16 1996 shooting deaths of three social services workers. competency hearing is Oct 18 at 2 p.m. The jury questioning will occur the week of Oct 11.
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Marc Westbrook
David Mark Hill
Hill
Department of Social Services
Westbrook
Jay Bender
Jim Holly
Supreme Court
Bender
Holly
South Carolina Press Association
Aiken Standard
Hearing Set In Kidnap Case For Michael Wyatt
An Aiken man, Michael Dennis Wyatt, 35, was ordered to appear at a competency hearing after being arrested on charges he plotted the kidnapping of his grandfather Hayden E. Wyatt, 86. Judge Marc Westbrook ordered Wyatt confined without bond as the state prosecutor and defense agreed on the need for the hearing. Wyatt resides at 4 Cardinal Court and is linked to ongoing investigations by the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
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Michael Dennis ‘Wyatt
Wyatt
Cardinal Court
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Hayden E. Wyatt
Aiken
Weldon Wyatt
Strom .Thurmond Jr
Second Judicial Circuit
Thurmond
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