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Update: Warrenville death ruled homicide
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is investigating an overnight death in Warrenville.
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No money for customers in Dent's bankruptcy
A bankruptcy trustee says the bankruptcy case for Frank Griffin and Dent's Undertaking Establishment is coming to a close; there is no money for prepaid funeral arrangements and the historic property is possibly headed towards foreclosure.
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Missing North Augusta boy found safe
North Augusta Public Safety officers tell News 12 10-year-old Tyson Curry is alive and "okay" after being found with his biological father at an apartment.
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Wanted: Two suspected burglars considered armed and dangerous
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men for burglary, grand larceny, and kidnapping.
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Another of Aiken's most wanted captured
Aiken deputies and officers have captured another of Aiken's most wanted.
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Battle of the Badges in Aiken Saturday
Softball tournament to benefit the Child Advocacy Center in Aiken to be held Saturday.
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Special election set to fill Georgia Senate and House seats
The date for a special election to fill the State Senate District 22 seat and the House District 122 seat has been set for January 5, 2010.
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Armed robbery at BP/Kangaroo on Deans Bridge Road
Investigators tell us two men came in the store, masked and armed with guns. One stood by the door threatening those inside, while the other went behind the counter and got the money
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Special Assignment: Black Market Babies? Part 2
It sounds more like a movie than real life: a juvenile court officer and a judge steal babies and sell them all over the country. But, some say this drama really happened in Augusta, and it played out for years
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Special Assignment: Black Market Babies?
Landon Terry has dedicated his life to solving crimes, but he can't seem to solve the mystery he believes started his life. He was just one day old when he thinks he was sold.
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Columbia County Cares Food Pantry helping to feed the hungry
On Thanksgiving Day, millions of Americans will be sitting around their tables to eat dinner and give thanks for the food they have. But there are some that live everyday wondering when their next meal will be.
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Waynesboro armed robbery at Delmac Minute Mart
According to the report, two black men ran into the store with guns and demanded money Tuesday night.
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People line up for the midnight showing of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon"
It's one of the hottest tickets around...a ticket to the midnight showing of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon."
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Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD
Doctors say understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the burden of those who return from combat psychologically wounded, if they can get early help.
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Georgia mental hospital stops admitting patients
A state official says Georgia's largest mental hospital will stop admitting new patients.
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Massive generator's trip across SC almost complete
The 880,000-pound Duke Energy generator has spent the past two months being moved from a southern South Carolina port to the utility's plant near Boiling Springs, N.C.
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Government wants speedy screening at more airports
The goal is to bring the Global Entry program to most international airports in the country.
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SC unemployment rises to 12.1 for October
The unemployment rate in South Carolina rose nearly half a percentage point in October, to 12.1 percent.
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Recall of Vicks Sinex nasal spray
A voluntary recall has been issued by Procter & Gamble for three lots of Vicks Sinex nasal spray.
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Parents take day to get involved with their kids' education
Today is National Parent Involvement Day - a day to focus on the importance of parents taking a role in their child's education.
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Only on 12: Designers showcase James Brown Arena trade center model
Two local designers say one way to get a planned Trade, Exhibit, and Events Center back on track is to scratch the Reynolds Street location and build on the James Brown Arena complex.
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First on 12: RS-M High Basketball coach arraigned in DSS embezzlement case
News 12 has learned an Aiken County basketball coach was arraigned in federal court on theft of government property charges.
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Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011
Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air.
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Augusta career fair brings hundreds of job seekers
The Georgia Department of Labor held a career fair this morning at the University of Phoenix on Perimeter Parkway.
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Official says SC gov reporting trips
State Ethics Commission executive director Herb Hayden said Thursday the governor has asked the agency to amend ethics reports to include information on his private plane trips.
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Rain may put pumpkin pie in peril, Nestle says
Nestle says heavy rain hurt its pumpkin harvest so there may be a shortage of its Libby's pumpkin pie products through the holidays.
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Trustee: 154 salmonella claims filed
A bankruptcy trustee says claims have been filed for 154 people who say they were sickened by a salmonella outbreak traced to a Virginia peanut company.
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Man arrested in Valdosta, Ga. shootings
Police in Valdosta say a 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an outbreak of shooting at an apartment complex that left one man dead and wounded 10 other people.
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Wanted: Two Richmond County sex offenders
Richmond County Investigators are looking for two sex offenders.
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McCormick County deputy shot in hand has been released from hospital
A McCormick County Sheriff's Deputy who was shot in the hand has returned home and we're told he is doing okay.
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Investigators in nine states looking for man sending lewd letters to young girls
Investigators in nine different states including Georgia and South Carolina are looking for an older man sending sexually explicit letters to young girls.
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Augusta women's shelter helping to bring down child poverty rate
New U.S. census data shows childhood poverty is expanding in Georgia. But there's a local shelter that's committed to bringing those numbers down.
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Popular Santa letter program ends in Alaska
The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular effort begun in 1954 in the small town of North Pole, in Alaska's interior.
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Mortgage delinquencies hit record high in 3Q
Fixed-rate loans made to so-called prime borrowers with good credit histories caused nearly 33 percent of new foreclosures in the July-September quarter.
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Georgia unemployment rate hits 10.2 percent
Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond says the state's unemployment rate was 6.9 percent a year ago.
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SC ranks second in survey of online learning
Florida ranks No. 1 among the 44 states that participated in the survey, followed by South Carolina and New Mexico.
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SC deputies seize $100,000 in counterfeit goods
Sheriff's deputies have seized more than $100,000 in counterfeit goods after raiding an Anderson flea market.
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Update: FAA says flight computers working again
FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again.
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SC man gets 15 years in prison in shooting death
A 36-year-old South Carolina man who told police he accidentally shot an acquaintance in the back of the head has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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SC gov lawyer says ethics charges will be minor
A lawyer for South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is predicting the governor will face only minor allegations from a state ethics panel.
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Augusta authority admits "inflating" stimulus job creation number
Augusta is one of several cities being spotlighted for having agencies that reported bogus stimulus jobs.
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Deputies identified in deadly shooting on Ohio Avenue
Michael Nestor was shot and killed as deputies say he tried to flee a drug arrest in his vehicle. We now know the names of the three narcotics investigators involved in the shooting.
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East Aiken neighbors fired up about proposed gun range
Shots being fired on a gun range could be a reality for an East Aiken County community if a proposal to rezone the area passes.
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Former Augusta resident stars in new movie
Quinton Aaron stars alongside Sandra Bullock in the new film "The Blind Side." Family, teachers and former classmates describe him as a shy, quiet and gentle guy, who didn't talk much but made a big impression.
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Search for missing North Augusta boy
Officers say Tyson Curry left his home at 4:15 p.m. on his bike and did not return home.
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New 'blood bus' hits the road to save lives
Shepeard Community Blood Center is hitting the streets with a new set of wheels: a $200,000+ clinical bus, ready to enhance the way blood and other materials are collected in the community.
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2 teenagers arrested for North Augusta burglary
Aiken County Public Safety Officers tell us a 15 and 17 year old have been arrested accused of breaking into a home on Groves Blvd. Wednesday morning.
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Update: North Augusta Public Safety officer arrested for domestic violence
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office has arrested North Augusta Public Safety officer Brandon Cameron for criminal domestic violence.
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SC offering shoppers tax-free weekend on guns
The state Revenue Department sent out a reminder Wednesday of the upcoming "Second Amendment Weekend."
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Investigators look for missing Martinez woman
Columbia County Investigators are looking for Jessica Caroline Proctor.
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Deputies identified in deadly shooting on Ohio Avenue
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Update: North Augusta Public Safety officer arrested for domestic violence
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Investigators look for missing Martinez woman
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Missing North Augusta boy found safe
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Former Augusta resident stars in new movie
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Augusta authority admits "inflating" stimulus job creation number
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