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Central US Faces Severe Weather and Flooding Risks
News Summary Communities in the Central US are bracing for more severe weather as they recover from recent devastating storms. With already eight lives lost...
Aiken Outreach Expands Support for High School Students
News Summary Aiken Outreach has received a $10,000 grant from the Stable View Equestrian Foundation, allowing the charity to expand its support to high school...
New Leadership in Aiken County Emergency Medical Services
News Summary Aiken County welcomes a new director for its emergency medical services department as Jimmie Williamson succeeds Chris DeLoach. With over 20 years of...
Tufts Doctoral Student Detained by Immigration Authorities
News Summary Rümeysa Öztürk, a 30-year-old doctoral student from Turkey, was detained by U.S. immigration authorities while walking in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her case has led...
North Carolina Appeals Court Ruling Challenges Supreme Court Election
News Summary A recent North Carolina Court of Appeals decision raises questions about the Supreme Court election results, suggesting over 60,000 ballots may have been...
Wildfires Rage Across the Carolinas: A State of Emergency Declared
News Summary Both North and South Carolina are grappling with severe wildfires that led to the declaration of a state of emergency. The largest blaze...
Traffic Chaos in Greenville County Caused by Bomb Threat
News Summary On January 2, 2025, Greenville County was thrown into chaos when a bomb threat during a traffic stop on Interstate 85 brought all...
Incident Rocks Lancaster, South Carolina Walmart
News Summary A shooting incident at a Lancaster Walmart on April 1, 2025, left two injured and multiple arrests made. Eyewitnesses reported chaos as police...
South Carolina Rises as the Leading Growth State in 2024
News Summary South Carolina has been named the number one growth state in 2024 according to U-Haul’s Growth Index, marking the first time it has...
Local Hero Michael Haldeman Recognized as State Small Business Person of the Year
News Summary Michael Haldeman from Summerville, SC, has been named South Carolina’s State Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration....