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    Tuesday, May 21 2013 4:08 PM EDT2013-05-21 20:08:03 GMT
    On Tuesday, Richmond County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a wooded area near Mickey Court in Hephzibah for a report of a "suspicious situation".
    On Tuesday, Richmond County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a wooded area near Mickey Court in Hephzibah for a report of a "suspicious situation."
Georgia - Carolina

Doctors Hospital hosts EMS Week 2013

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Doctors Hospital is celebrating Emergency Medical Services Week to honor medical responders across the CSRA. More>>

Georgia / Carolina

Governor Haley calls on legislators to strengthen ethics laws

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Governor Nikki Haley is calling on legislators to get a bill strengthening the state's weak ethics laws to her desk. More>>

Special Report

Historic Augusta Repairing Woodrow Wilson House, Looks Ahead to Phase Two

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Augusta is part of a small club... American cities home to a future president. Woodrow Wilson spent much of his childhood here, his boyhood home still stands on Seventh Street. "This was Woodrow Wilson's More>>

Feds: Man stole $600K at Carolinas, Georgia stores

A South Carolina man faces federal fraud and conspiracy charges after authorities say he masterminded a three-year scheme that faked store refund transactions totaling more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in the Carolinas... More>>

Georgia

Girl, 8, wounded by stray bullet as she slept

Authorities say an 8-year-old girl was hospitalized after she was shot by a stray bullet as she slept in her Atlanta home. More>>

Aiken County

SRS Citizens Advisory Board Invites Public Input On Dump Site Video included

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South Carolinians voice concern over the possibility of the Savannah River Site becoming the nation's toxic chemical "dump site." More>>

Education Watch

Could Richmond County schools see a stricter code of conduct? Video included

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District leaders are looking at changing their polices in the wake of several fighting and drug cases. They want to make the code of conduct a lot stricter, to ensure a safe environment for academic success. More>>

Aiken County

North Augusta begins grassroots campaign for Project Jackson Video included

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Buttons, bumper stickers and signs outside of Hammond's Ferry homes are all part of a new campaign where residents are saying, "Yes, we do want project Jackson to come into fruition." Support for Project More>>

Aiken County

UPDATE: Suspect arrested in New Ellenton pet shooting

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Authorities have arrested one of two people suspected of shooting dogs in New Ellenton over the weekend. More>>

Richmond County

Memorial service held for fallen Richmond County officer

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A visitation service is being held Monday night for a fallen Richmond County officer Deputy Alton Creech died last week after an off-duty motorcycle accident on I-20. More>>

StormTracker News

CAUGHT ON CAM: KSN news team takes shelter during tornado Video included

Meteorologist J.D. Rudd covers the storm right up until he had to take shelter. Meteorologist J.D. Rudd covers the storm right up until he had to take shelter.
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Staff at Wichita's KSN evacuate their set as a tornado approaches. More>>

Georgia / Carolina

South Carolina cracks down on seatbelt laws Video included

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Nearly 250 South Carolinians killed in car accidents weren't wearing a seat belt, and law enforcement is looking to change that number. More>>

Aiken County

Beech Island Barber Dies

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NBC 26 has Learned that the barber shot during an attempted robbery in Beech Island, S. C. has died. 32 year old Zann Worrell Jr. died Shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
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Richmond County

Stabbing At Family Dollar

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Richmond County investigators are on the scene of a stabbing. It happened Saturday evening at the Family Dollar on Deans Bridge Road. Our crew at the scene tells us investigators are taking a More>>

Aiken County

One Person Shot At Beech Island Barber Shop

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NBC 26 has learned one person has been taken to the hospital after a shooting at a Beech Island barber shop.Dispatch says the call came in Saturday around 3p.m. on the 1100 block of Sand Bar Ferry Road More>>

Richmond County

Vigil Held For Richmond County Deputy Killed In Crash

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The community gathered outside the Georgia Regents Medical Center Friday night  to honor Deputy Alton Creech, who earlier this evening, died of injuries he sustained in an off-duty motorcycle accident Thursday. More>>

Georgia - Carolina

Flesh-eating disease victim gets prosthetic hands

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Aimee Copeland, a metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease, was fitted with prosthetic hands Friday.
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Business / Consumer

Bringing back the dollar menu Video included

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You might be paying a little less at the drive-thru window soon. Fast food chains are bringing back the dollar menu and lowering the price on some items in an attempt to bring more customers to their stores. NBC 26's Ashley Campbell explains. More>>

Columbia County

Harlem Police Department receives a bulletproof donation

These bulletproof vests were a generous donation from the Richmond County Sheriff's Office. These bulletproof vests were a generous donation from the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
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The Harlem Police Department now has some new bullet proof vests, thanks to a generous donation. More>>

Columbia County

UPDATE: Deputy dies following motorcycle accident, vigil still scheduled

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Richmond County deputy Alton Creech has died.  According to Columbia County coroner Vernon Collins, Creech died at 4:15 Friday afternoon.Creech was off-duty Thursday, when the motorcycle he was riding More>>

Richmond County

GRU REVIEW: School violated policy by using resources for private wedding

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It's the answer to the question NBC 26 has been asking since April: Did Georgia Regents University violate state policy when it utilized school resources? More>>

Georgia/Carolina

SC unemployment falls to lowest rate in 5 years

South Carolina's unemployment has dropped to its lowest rate in five years. More>>

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    Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:40 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:40:37 GMT
    Samuel Fernandezn missed graduating high school because of one wrong answer.
    Texas honors student says a single question on a state-mandated standardized test is preventing his graduation. Melissa Vega reports.
    Texas honors student says a single question on a state-mandated standardized test is preventing his graduation. Melissa Vega reports.
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    Monday, May 20 2013 6:47 PM EDT2013-05-20 22:47:27 GMT
    Chris P. Bacon gets around just fine in his custom wheelchair.
    Catch up with YouTube sensation Chris P. Bacon. Michelle Meredith reports.
    Catch up with YouTube sensation Chris P. Bacon. Michelle Meredith reports.
  • National

    NASA's planet-hunting telescope is broken.
    NASA's Kepler planet-hunting telescope is broken, potentially jeopardizing a mission that opened up whole new possibilities on life outside the solar system.
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