Authorities in Aiken County, two Aiken County men are in custody, after investigators say they tried to ram another vehicle off the road. the men are identified as William Henry Dyches, 41, and Scotty Michael Dyches, 37, who are brothers.

Aiken residents said goodbye to a 100-year-old resident Saturday.  The tree that has lined Whiskey Road for more than a century, got the axe this morning.  Public Safety officers say the limbs that hung over the road, were a danger to drivers.  Traffic was detoured around the intersection for about six hours.  Tree-trimmers say the process went smoothly, although they add it was a little sad to see the giant oak come down.

According to Sgt. Aaron Dowdy, the Aiken Department of Public Safety arrested a Columbia, SC man after he stole a car and fled, on Friday night.

Thieves in Aiken have targeted cars at the Odell Weeks Center. Aiken Department Of Public Safety officers say at least 5 cars parked at the recreation center were broken into, on Wednesday morning.

Calling all children and parents!!! The City of Aiken Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department is set to hold their seventh annual Touch-a-Truck Day.

According to Lt. David Turno, Aiken Department of Public Safety Officers responded to an armed robbery at the Price Shell, at the corner of Whiskey Road and Price Avenue about 6:20 p.m., on Thursday.

Aiken investigators are still looking for the gunman who shot a man at the Odell Weeks Recreation Center, Sunday. On Wednesday, they released security camera footage in hopes that someone will recognize who fired the weapon.

In an e-mail to WJBF News Channel 6, the Goodwill Emporium, on Whiskey Road in Aiken, was to re-open Tuesday morning, after a weekend fire.

A shooting at a popular public park, has some people on edge. Aiken investigators were called to the H. Odell Weeks Center, Sunday, after a man was shot during an argument inside the gym.
The shooter is still on the loose. In the meantime, the many runners and walkers talked to WJBF News Channel 6.

According to Lt. David Turno, the Aiken Department of Public Safety is investigating a shooting that occurred about 3:30 p.m., Sunday afternoon, at the H. Odell Weeks Recreation Center, on Whiskey Road, in Aiken. The shooting occurred following a fight in one of the gymnasiums inside the facility.

Goodwill Industries’ Whiskey Road Emporium in Aiken suffered extensive damage during a fire, on Friday. Over 20,000 items of clothing and household items were damaged during the fire that broke out just before 7:00 p.m. The Aiken Department of Public Safety responded promptly to the call, and all Goodwill clients, employees and customers escaped safely before the first firefighter arrived. Goodwill is asking for donations to replace the items lost in the fire.

We’ve told you a lot lately about store closings and layoffs. How about some good economic news? One CEO is turning away from the downsizing trend, and giving his employees a raise, and some extra reasons to work harder, and happier. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

An award-winning Aiken chef wants to add another trophy to his collection. Chef Greg Mueller is competing for ‘Chef of the Year’ for the Southeast region, this weekend. The 26-year-old is already the executive chef at the Green Boundary Club, on Whiskey Road, in Aiken.

Many officers and deputies took a break from riding the streets, Friday, and traded in their handcuffs for hotpads. The “Cops and Lobsters” tradition is more than 10 years old at the Red Lobster on Whiskey Road, in Aiken. It’s a program that benefits the Special Olympics.

It might be tree-trimming time for some, but for others, the trimming has gone too far. One local shopping center is in trouble, after the Crape Myrtles that line the entrance were “pruned.“ WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe gets to the root of the problem.