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Teen driver cuts off school bus, forces it into ditch

It was a scary ride home for some Cross Creek students Monday afternoon, May 22, as a fellow classmate cut in front of their bus, sending it into a ditch. The teenage driver of a black truck is accused of cutting the bus off while trying to pass.

Special Assignment: Identity Theft, Part 2

You might be throwing away your identity without even knowing it. The trouble with your trash is...out of sight, out of mind. But do you ever think about where it ends up? In recycling centers...where we found many of you are trashing your identity.

Dumb and Dangerous Driving - May 23, 2006

Back by popular demand: Dumb and Dangerous Driving. You'd think after a deadly crash, blinking lights, and dozens of signs, drivers going under the Olive Road railroad bridge would follow the rules. Think again.

Dumb and Dangerous Driving - May 22, 2006

You asked for it, and we brought it back: "Dumb and Dangerous Driving". Thanks to your e-mail suggestions, News 12's Kristen Cosby hit the streets and caught some of our best stuff yet on camera.

Trail of Huddle House shooter growing cold

Six months, and the search for North Augusta's killer goes on. But the trail is getting colder. Back on November 22, a man shot three people as he stole a car near the Huddle House on Highway 25.

Aiken County park smoking ban likely to pass

The Aiken County Council is trying to ban smoking at all public parks. It would be the first ban of its kind in the CSRA. No matter how many trash cans there are or how close they may be, cigarette butts are still found just a few feet away from where they belong.

Graniteville memorial dedicated

A day of music...a day of tears...a day to remember those whose lives were tragically cut short in January 2005. Saturday night, May 20, a memorial was dedicated in Graniteville.

Augusta Da Vinci patrons say "It's just a movie"

Dan Brown's book The Da Vinci Code was a bestseller, with over 7 million copies in print...but how are moviegoers enjoying it on the big screen? Early Friday morning crowds lined up at a Los Angeles theater, and there were more than 40 shows in our area.

Skinner Mill closing bad for business

Earlier this week we told you that Skinner Mill Road will be closed for 45 days where it crosses Cranes Creek. A store located there is now struggling to survive.

Augustans head out to see The Da Vinci Code

It's a film so controversial it's been banned all over the world...but not in the United States. Dan Brown's bestseller The Da Vinci Code is hitting the big screen today, with 40 showings in our local theaters.

Armed robbery at mortgage company on Silver Bluff

Investigators need your help to find the man who robbed the Hunter Mortgage Company off Silver Bluff Road in Aiken. The call came in around 9 a.m. May 19 when an armed gunman walked in and demanded the employees turn over their wallets.

All 4 lanes of Fury's Ferry open

All four lanes of Fury's Ferry Road between Riverwatch and Evans to Lock Road are open tonight. The project was originally scheduled to be completed more than two years ago, but delays have put the work way behind schedule.

Special Assignment: MySpace

In a News 12 Special Assignment, we went undercover into a world made easy for online predators. We logged on to MySpace.com, a website thousands of members strong, to expose the dangers of this popular place.

Truck strikes Olive Road overpass

Y-key Jenkins' furniture truck hit the Olive Road bridge Thursday afternoon, despite all the new precautions: flashing lights, large stop signs near the bridge, and strips on the road to slow traffic.

On Your Side: "Opportunity Rooms"

A concrete room, four feet wide, with a small window in the door. We're describing a room where some misbehaving Columbia County school students are sent. 12 On Your Side's Ryan Duffy takes a closer look.

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