Man accused of deadly DUI crash on I-20 appears in court

A 27-year-old man accused of causing a deadly crash on I-20 this weekend appeared in court Tuesday, September 4th  before Judge Shepard at 2 p.m.  and was denied bond. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office said Jonathan Ewing Butler, of...

Chaos marks start of Kavanaugh confirmation hearing

By MARK SHERMAN and LISA MASCAROAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Quarreling and confusion marked the Senate hearing Tuesday for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, with politically charged arguments about White House documents and confirmation rules getting...

Fire damages North Augusta recycling facility

Source: WFXG NORTH AUGUSTA, SC (WFXG) – A fire at the recycling facility on Claypit Rd. in North Augusta damaged the building and some equipment.According to North Augusta Public Safety, the fire was spotted by workers at the nearby animal control facility as...

US service member killed, another wounded in Afghanistan

Afghanistan is the scene of yet another U.S. service member death. (Source: Pixabay/file) WASHINGTON (AP) – A U.S. service member has been killed and another wounded in an apparent insider attack in eastern Afghanistan, according to a statement Monday from the...

Father of slain Iowa student decries using her as 'pawn'

BROOKLYN, Iowa (AP) – The father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in an opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter's death in support of “views she believed were profoundly racist,” a call that comes after President Donald...

Aretha's lack of a will could make things rocky for heirs

By ANDREW DALTONAP Entertainment WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) – Aretha Franklin was so hard-nosed in her business dealings that she demanded to be paid in cash before performing. Her heirs won't have it so simple. Though she lived to 76 and was terminally ill...

McCain tributes echo with criticism of Trump

By LAURIE KELLMANAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – John McCain's daughter and two former presidents led a public rebuke of President Donald Trump's divisive politics at the late senator's memorial service Saturday in a call for a return to...

Oregon officer rescues baby deer stuck in fence

(Shawni McLaughlin/Eugene Police Department via AP). This Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, photo provided by the Eugene Police Department shows a fawn stuck in a fence in Eugene, Ore. Eugene police officer Shawni McLaughlin freed the terrified fawn and, after … EUGENE,...

AP sources: Lawyer was told Russia had 'Trump over a barrel'

By ERIC TUCKER and CHAD DAYAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – A senior Justice Department lawyer says a former British spy told him at a breakfast meeting two years ago that Russian intelligence believed it had Donald Trump “over a barrel,” according...

Thousands line up to say goodbye to John McCain

By LAURIE KELLMAN and MATTHEW DALYAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) – Thousands of people lined up for blocks outside the U.S. Capitol Friday to say goodbye to John McCain as officials, relatives and friends paid their tributes inside to the Vietnam hero and...