Gordon, never a hurricane, killed child in mobile home

By JAY REEVES and REBECCA SANTANAAssociated PressDAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) – Tropical Storm Gordon never became a hurricane but it was deadly all the same, killing a child by blowing a tree onto a mobile home as it made landfall. The storm weakened into a...

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...