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On Your Side: IRS conducting undercover tax prep fraud investigation in Augusta
Green says undercover agents are checking on some businesses in Augusta -- businesses the IRS thinks are inflating numbers on individual tax returns. Green couldn't name specific preparers because the investigation is ongoing.
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Downtown Augusta goes green for $t. Patty's Day
The rain didn't stop the thousands of people who lined downtown Augusta but businesses are the ones really enjoying the green.
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MCG program cuts off the table, lay-offs not
We have new information about budget cuts and the Medical College of Georgia. Things don't look as bad for students, but the same can't be said for employees.
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Aiken County planning for new complex
"This was actually labor and delivery. I was actually born here," said Assistant County Administrator Brian Sanders. And now he works in the same building but it's not a hospital anymore it's the Aiken County Complex.
Man arrested for rape and kidnapping in Columbia County
Columbia County investigators have arrested a man accused of rape and kidnapping.
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Aiken man arrested for sub station burglary
An Aiken man was arrested for burlary at the SCE&G substation in Graniteville.
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Accident holds up traffic on Walton Way
An accident on Walton Way has traffic tied up.
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Partisan vote on voter bill passes Georgia Senate
In a partisan vote, the Senate has approved a bill that would allow voters to register online with a valid Georgia driver's license or identification card.
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Census job fair on Thursday
The Augusta Census Office is joining forces with the University of Phoenix for a job fair.
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Massey ends congressional campaign
Shane Massey announced today that he will not be running for the 3rd Congressional District.
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Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama's signature
The bill was passed Wednesday on a bipartisan 68-29 vote.
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Nation, world go green for St. Patrick's Day
As many as a quarter-million marchers headed up Manhattan's Fifth Avenue.
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Georgia lawmaker wants drug tests for aid recipients
The bill from state Rep. Michael Harden would strip benefits from anyone who fails a drug test.
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Ga. Senate postpones honor for Tyler Perry
The Senate plans to honor Perry for his achievements as an entertainer and humanitarian.
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Judge nixes ex-SC executioner's suit
Two employees said they were forced to perform executions in order to keep leadership positions.
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Golf enthusiasts react to Tiger Wood's career relaunched at the Masters
Ask almost any golfer in the CSRA their thoughts on Tiger Woods' return and they'll all gladly give you their take on what's ahead for Woods now that he'll be playing in the Masters. Tournament.
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Girl Scouts given counterfeit money in return for cookies
A North Augusta Girl Scout Troop is given a counterfeit $20 bill in return for cookies. In order to make a $20 profit the girls would have to sell about 50 boxes according to one of the young girls parents.
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Bond referendum passes in Bamberg School District 1
Unofficially, 826 people voted yes and 797 voted no.
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Mayor: For Masters security, public safety "first thing"
The city of Augusta is getting ready for what some are calling a media craze as Tiger Woods makes his return to golf at this year's Masters. Security is now taking center stage.
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Local woman calls Find Me a Job, gets hired
The best part of News 12's Find Me a Job phone bank is that we're able to help the people who call in. That's true for one woman who picked up the phone the last time around.
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BOE scrutinizes teacher layoff policy
The Reduction in Force policy dictates how the board goes about laying off teachers. It's always been in place, but now, with more cuts expected, board members are taking a closer look at it.
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Woods to return to golf at the Masters
Tiger Woods will return to golf at the Masters next month.
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Update: Man arrested for Shelby Dr. shooting
Richmond County Investigators have arrested Howard Alexander for a shooting on Shelby Drive Tuesday Afternoon.
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Find Me a Job: Hundreds of 2010 Census jobs available now
If you're unemployed, the Census could be the way to get a job, even if it's temporary.
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Augusta Commission meetings moving to 5pm
It is official. You will now have a chance to catch Augusta Commission meetings after work.
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Newberry plant to get 500 new jobs
Expansion of a Newberry plant could mean up to 500 jobs.
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Blackville police still searching for assault suspect
Blackville Police continue to look for Tyrone James for the Falcon Street incident last week.
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MCG says no program cuts for FY2011
MCG has announced to staff, faculty and students that no programs will be cut for FY 2011.
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Honda to recall 410,000 vehicles for brake problem
Honda says the brake pedals can feel soft to drivers and must be depressed closer to the floor than usual before the vehicles will fully stop.
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Police chase ends in injury crash on Olive Road
A man, reported to be under the influence of drugs, crashed into another vehicle in front of a home on Olive Road in Augusta after a 6 minute chase down several roads.
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Truck/van wreck on I-20 eastbound near North Augusta
A dump truck and a yellow Central Air Conditioning van from Aiken were involved in a wreck on I-20 in the North Augusta area.
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House OK's changes to sex offender law
Some low-risk sex offenders would be able to get off the state's registry under a bill that cleared the House.
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Dentist used paper clips in root canals
Dentist charged with assault and battery, larceny, submitting false claims to Medicaid and illegally prescribing drugs.
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Senate clears way for local street races in Ga.
Under the proposal, racing on highways or streets would be allowed when the race is sanctioned by the county or municipality and the road is closed to other traffic during the race.
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House bans gas chambers to euthanize pets
Under the bill -- approved 115-46 on Tuesday -- animals must be put to sleep through lethal injection.
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SC education team makes case for $300M grant
South Carolina education officials have made their pitch for a $300 million school reform grant from the U.S. Education Department.
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Judge OKs settlement in S. Carolina plane crash
Baker was killed in a plane crash in Columbia, S.C., in September 2008.
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Controlled burn at Fort Gordon Tuesday
If you see smoke in the area of Fort Gordon, it is a controlled burn.
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Numbers show rural highways in southeast highly fatal
In Georgia and South Carolina, more than a thousand people died on rural highways in 2009. Highway 56 in Augusta accounted for 8 deaths in 2009, tied for the highest count in Richmond County.
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Local pastor and former meth user weigh in on new Georgia Project ads
The ads are intentionally graphic to discourage anyone , especially teens from using methamphetamine.
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Stevens considers retiring from Supreme Court
Stevens is the second oldest justice in U.S. history and fourth longest-serving.
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Group will hold meetings on reactor air permits
Builders need the permits because of air pollution that could be created by the plant's emergency diesel engines.
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Hundreds end up sick on another cruise from SC
The ship has been undergoing cleaning at sea and will be cleaned again in Charleston.
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Army drops bayonets, busts abs in training revamp
Trainers hope the switch will better prepare soldiers for the pace of modern combat.
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SC political candidates to file for office
South Carolinians will elect a U.S. senator and all six U.S. representatives this year.
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$500,000 golf statues leave storage for Augusta Museum of History
Augusta is planning to seal a multi-million dollar deal with the state of Georgia. Six legends of golf have been moved out of storage and into a new home.
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Aiken County investigators make arrest in first homicide of 2010
Ashes on the door step, siding missing from the frame and two family pets with no place to call home are all that's left after Aiken County investigators find 57-year old George Griffin, dead in a fire.
Drugs seized in North Augusta neighborhood
Trebor David Cockrell was arrested at a home on Merriweather Drive on Sunday.
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Evans man arrested for public indecency
Columbia County Deputies arrested an Evans man after an officer caught him standing naked and touching himself behind a glass door of Exotic Nails.
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Double shooting investigation at Aiken Waffle House parking lot
The Aiken Department of Public Safety is working a double shooting investigation this morning. Police say they were alerted to the incident when two men came to the hospital, both suffering from gunshot wounds.
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Woods to return to golf at the Masters
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Evans man arrested for public indecency
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Georgia lawmaker wants drug tests for aid recipients
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Golf enthusiasts react to Tiger Wood's career relaunched at the Masters
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Double shooting investigation at Aiken Waffle House parking lot
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Numbers show rural highways in southeast highly fatal
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