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Schylling Associates to Pay a $200,000 Civil Penalty for Violation of Lead Paint Ban and for Failure to Report
Dollar General Recalls Toy Guns Due to Choking Hazard
Children's Toy Jewelry Sets Recalled by Playmates Toys; Charms Violate the Total Lead Standard
Children's Jackets with Drawstrings Recalled by GTM Sportswear Due to Strangulation Hazard
Children's Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by New Mode Sportswear Due to Strangulation Hazard
Children's Greeting Cards with Bracelets Recalled Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
FAF Inc. Recalls Children's Necklaces Sold Exclusively at Walmart Stores Due to High Levels of Cadmium
Summit Treestands Recalls Hunting Tree Stand Brackets Due to Fall Hazard

On Your Side
	Find Me A Job: Aiken woman uses career resources to jump back into workforce 0 Comments Last Updated: 7:32 PM 02/08/10 - There was a time when Terri Anderson would have been in front of this desk at the Aiken One Stop workforce center. In 2008 she lost her job at a local bank after nearly 20 years. But with that job loss came an opportunity. (Full Story)
	Find Me A Job: WIA program can help you get back to work 0 Comments Last Updated: 7:31 PM 02/08/10 - Aiken One Stop is a somewhat popular place these days. Come in anytime and you'll see people filling out applications and talking to career counselors. (Full Story)
	Underprivileged kids get free access to dental care 3 Comments Last Updated: 7:13 PM 02/05/10 - 65 students from Augusta's Rollins Elementary got free dental care from the MCG Dental School. It was part of Give Kids A Smile Day, also happening at about 2,000 locations across the country. (Full Story)
	Scam Alert: scammers posing as SCE&G employees 4 Comments Last Updated: 2:23 PM 02/05/10 - SCE&G is warning customers in Aiken County to be on the lookout for scam artists that are posing as SCE&G employees. (Full Story)
	On Your Side: Free Tax Help? Believe it or not, you could be eligible 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:32 AM 02/05/10 - The AARP offers the free service to seniors and low to middle-income people. (Full Story)
	Special Assignment: Forgotten Formula? 8 Comments Last Updated: 10:32 AM 02/05/10 - When you buy something at the grocery store, you trust that it's safe. You trust the store and the laws that regulate it. But, a News 12 investigation shows some things are slipping through the cracks, and it could be harming the youngest member of your family. (Full Story)
	Columbia County firefighters at Greenfield Industries in Evans 2 Comments Last Updated: 4:10 PM 02/04/10 - Columbia County firefighters are at the scene of a fire at Greenfield Industries in Evans Thursday afternoon. (Full Story)
	US government investigating Prius brakes 0 Comments Last Updated: 10:07 AM 02/04/10 - The investigation will look into allegations of momentary loss of braking capability while traveling over uneven road surfaces, potholes or bumps. (Full Story)
	Kids "Duck and Cover" during tornado drills 0 Comments Last Updated: 8:49 PM 02/03/10 - Students at Stevens Creek Elementary get out of class for a few minutes, but Principal Michelle Paschal makes sure they know why. (Full Story)
	LaHood says he misspoke on advice to Toyota owners 1 Comment Last Updated: 12:56 PM 02/03/10 - Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood now says he misspoke when telling owners of recalled Toyotas to stop driving them. (Full Story)
	LaHood says don't drive recalled Toyotas til fixed 1 Comment Last Updated: 11:43 AM 02/03/10 - LaHood's warning came Wednesday in testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee on transportation. (Full Story)
	On Your Side: Reverse 911 calls alert people to emergencies 0 Comments Last Updated: 7:13 PM 02/02/10 - Columbia County's reverse 911 system begins at the EMA office. Emergency workers map the area affected. Then an automated system dials people who live in the area. (Full Story)
	On Your Side: Tanning salon skips town on customers, property managers 10 Comments Last Updated: 9:14 AM 02/02/10 - Amanda's family spent 160 bucks to give her and her sister a month's tanning session for Christmas. But now the gift certificates are as worthwhile as lumps of coal. (Full Story)
	Toyota tells dealers parts on way to fix pedals 0 Comments Last Updated: 1:55 PM 02/01/10 - Toyota tells dealers in an e-mail sent early Monday that they will get shims to repair springs in the gas pedal systems that have been weakened. But repairs will have to wait until technicians are trained. (Full Story)
	Scammers using Better Business Bureau's name 2 Comments Last Updated: 1:14 PM 02/01/10 - The latest scam being reported says individuals are contacted over the phone or via e-mail by someone claiming they are with the Better Business Bureau. (Full Story)
	Neighbors call Johnston sinkhole "life or death" situation 1 Comment Last Updated: 7:15 PM 01/29/10 - The rush of water flowing from one side of Holmes Pond road to the other is one of the issues causing some sinking sand. (Full Story)
	On Your Side: Driving simulation lab helps Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, stroke victims 1 Comment Last Updated: 6:22 PM 02/01/10 - Thompson, one of five Parkinson's patients, is using a driving simulator to slow the effects of the disease. But she had to learn to slow down, too. (Full Story)
	Honda recalls 140,000 Fits in US 0 Comments Last Updated: 4:23 PM 01/29/10 - Honda is recalling 646,000 Fit hatchbacks worldwide because of a glitch that could cause water to enter the power window mechanism, causing components to overheat. (Full Story)
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