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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Social Services said Friday it will examine what h…
AIKEN, S.C. — Aiken County Coroner Darryl Ables said Kenneth Newton, 46, of Aiken died after two SUV…
AIKEN, S.C. — The Aiken County Sheriff's Office fired Deputy Jake Mele on Oct. 14 after an internal …
AIKEN, S.C. — City public safety crews answered a possible overdose call at Aiken High on Tuesday mo…
AIKEN, S.C. — A North Augusta man was jailed after a deputy found meth and paraphernalia inside a gu…
AIKEN, S.C. — An Augusta man faces several drug counts after a sheriff’s deputy stopped a car in Aik…
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DSS Opens Statewide Review of Justine May Case
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Social Services said Friday it will examine what happened in the Justine May case under the state’s child-fatality review statutes,…
Aiken Deputy Jake Mele Fired After Off-Duty Probe
AIKEN, S.C. — The Aiken County Sheriff's Office fired Deputy Jake Mele on Oct. 14 after an internal review found he collected pay for an off-duty shift he…
Aiken High Potential Overdose Draws Public Safety Response
AIKEN, S.C. — City public safety crews answered a possible overdose call at Aiken High on Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, involving a female student. Dispatchers logged the call…
NWS Posts Saturday Tornado Reports
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. — The weather service released an initial local storm report summary of Saturday tornadoes that tracked through Georgia and South Carolina counties including Aiken, with…
Tornadoes Track Through After Isaias
AIKEN COUNTY, S.C. — Several tornadoes crossed South Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 10, after Isaias leftovers joined a low-pressure system and carved a long track through Allendale and…
Lexington, S.C.: Tornado warning hits county Saturday night
LEXINGTON, S.C. — Parts of Lexington County sat under a National Weather Service tornado warning Saturday evening as leftover tropical moisture fueled severe Midlands storms. An earlier alert…
Category 4 Hurricane Simon hugs Mexico coast with flood threat
Hurricane Simon sat just off Mexico’s Pacific coast Sunday morning as an extremely dangerous Category 4, with forecasters expecting it to approach or push slightly inland over west-central…
Aiken, S.C.: Flood watch, outages as Isaias remnants hit
AIKEN, S.C. — Scattered outages hit a area early Saturday, plus a weather a issued service flood parts for watch of including Carolina South Aiken, Edgefield plus Barnwell…
Aiken, S.C.: Tornado hits county as Isaias remnants arrive
AIKEN, S.C. — Tornado warnings blanketed Aiken and Barnwell on Saturday, Oct. 10, as leftover moisture from Hurricane Isaias arrived. Shortly after 6 p.m., forecasters confirmed a tornado…
Aiken, S.C., Deputy Ethan Crosby released from hospital
AIKEN, S.C. — Aiken County Deputy Ethan Crosby has left the hospital and will keep recovering in a rehab facility, the sheriff’s office said Friday. Officials said Crosby…
Aiken, S.C., County to place Flock camera in North Augusta
AIKEN, S.C. — The Aiken County Sheriff's Office plans to operate a Flock license plate reader inside North Augusta city limits as part of a countywide camera partnership,…
Aiken, S.C., deputy shot; SLED probes Scotch Lane shootout
AIKEN, S.C. — An Aiken County sheriff’s deputy is recovering and a woman is dead after a shooting on Scotch Lane in Aiken, S.C., on Monday, Oct. 5,…
