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- Columbia firefighters holding annual “Fill the Boot” drive
Wednesday - 03/25/2015 - 10:05 AMColumbia firefighters will be posted at various intersections today through Friday for the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association "Fill the Boot" Campaign.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Convicted Williamsburg sheriff asks for sentencing leniency
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 02:40 PMThe convicted former sheriff of Williamsburg County should be sentenced to less than the three years in prison recommended by federal officials because he succeeded despite a troubled upbringing and…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Man gets 36 years in prison in girlfriend’s slaying
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 07:58 PMA 28-year-old man who lives in Richland County who admitted stabbing his girlfriend to death in 2013, stuffing her body in a Rubbermaid bin and driving it to a McDonald’s…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Name ban divides Lexington County leaders
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 06:46 PMLexington County Council members split Tuesday on a proposal to make it more difficult for public facilities to be named for anyone.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Convicted Williamsburg sheriff asks for sentencing leniency
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 01:49 PMThe convicted former sheriff of Williamsburg County is asking a judge to sentence him to less than the three years recommended by federal officials because he has no criminal record,Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bob Jones University faulted for response to GRACE report
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 12:00 AMBob Jones University's response to a two-year investigation into its handling of reports of sexual abuse was "shallow words backed largely by inaction," according to an open letter released Monday…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Don’t steal more class time from students
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 09:00 PMAS OFTEN HAPPENS, even in South Carolina, it snowed last month — enough that some schools closed for a day or two.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gamecocks will rematch with Tar Heels
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 09:36 PMIts the rematch South Carolina wanted, in the same situation.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police: No evidence of gang-rape at University of Virginia
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 02:07 AMA five-month police investigation into an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia that Rolling Stone magazine described in graphic detail produced no evidence of the attack and was…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lugoff teen’s accused killer indicted by grand jury
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 05:19 PMThe accused killer of an 18-year-old Lugoff teen was indicted by a grand jury last week on several charges including murder, according to Kershaw County court records.Click to Continue »
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- Voices of Faith: Can religions escape their histories of violence
Wednesday - 03/25/2015 - 04:00 AMQ: Can religions escape their histories of violence?Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Port Royal man killed Friday had testified in January murder trial
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 04:57 PMA Port Royal man killed in a shooting Friday had testified in January against one of the three men accused of robbing him in a Burton mobile home park in…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Three men sentenced to prison in fatal shooting of 21-year-old Myrtle Beach-area woman
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 01:43 PMThree men charged with murder in connection of the shooting of a 21-year-old woman nearly two years ago are serving various prison sentences, according to authorities.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Oak Grove Elementary, Chapin High win top SC school honors
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 02:31 PMOak Grove Elementary in Lexington 1 and Chapin High in Lexington-Richland 5 are among four schools named 2015 Palmetto’s Finest.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Richland County deputies searching for suspect who stabbed victim multiple times
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 09:59 AMRichland County sheriff’s deputies are those responsible for an assault that occurred Monday evening leaving one victim with multiple stab wounds.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Giving help, getting help in the Midlands, March 23
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 11:43 PMCONGAREE LAND TRUST is inviting community members to join in the Cowasee Cleanup from 9 a.m.-noon at the Billy Tolar Boat Landing in the Cowasee Basin along U.S. Highway 76…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Springdale seeking to grow fast
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 09:12 PMSmall Springdale wants to become much bigger – quickly. Town leaders are seeking to annex a square mile on the north side of the community, taking in 467 homes and…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Police: Rock Hill Walmart customer confronts shoplifters
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 06:18 PMThe Rock Hill Walmart customer told police he stopped the suspect from leaving with merchandise not paid for, and then was threatened by an accomplice to the crime. Both suspects…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dog dies from apparent poisoning, Rock Hill police investigating
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 05:06 PMDetectives in Rock Hill are investigating whether a man’s 4-year-old pit bull that died Sunday was poisoned.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Aerial maneuvers over MCAS Beaufort: Photos and video of F-35B Lightning II fighters refueling in mid-air
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 05:47 PMF-35B Lightning Joint Strike Fighters performed mid-air refueling via a KC-130 aircraft over MCAS Beaufort on March 20, 2015. The KC-130 is an extended range tanker transport aircraft modified for…Click to Continue »
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- Two wounded in early morning shooting along Two Notch Road
Wednesday - 03/25/2015 - 11:42 AMTwo people were wounded early Wednesday morning after a shooting occurred near the Star Motel located near Two Notch Road, and Richland County sheriff’s deputies are searching for those responsible.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Scoppe: Dear Gov. Haley: There’s no free lunch, and no pain-free road fix, and no massive tax cut without severe conseque
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 09:00 PMIT’S usually Democrats who think you can get something for nothing. You know, a chicken in every pot, a car in every garage. It was libertarian economist Milton Friedman who…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - USC-area neighborhoods speak out against student ‘party houses’
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 08:49 PMResidents in neighborhoods around the University of South Carolina say they are tired of battling large student “party houses.”Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Freeze, frost possible in Columbia later this week
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 11:31 AMFreezing temperatures could hit the Columbia area Saturday night…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Suspect in Benedict College instructor killing in custody in FL
Tuesday - 03/24/2015 - 01:32 PMSuspect in brutal weekend Richland County slaying and carjacking nabbed after wild-police pursuit near Daytona Beach. He was driving victim’s car.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gamecocks aim to keep fighting feeling fresh for Sweet 16
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 11:39 PMDawn Staley was pleased. She knew her team had more talent than Syracuse and should advance to the Sweet 16.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - South Carolina tax probe targets private school choice group
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 08:55 PMThe S.C. Department of Revenue is investigating the nonprofit that dominates the state’s $8 million-a-year private school-choice program. That nonprofit, Palmetto Kids Scholarship Program, is refusing to reveal the names…Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sea lions in demand, supply low for Riverbanks and other zoos
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 07:25 PMHigh demand for captive sea lions means Riverbanks has work ahead to stock its new exhibit next year.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Midlands weather for Tuesday
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 04:29 PMTuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm.Click to Continue »
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rock Hill man who sexually assaulted girl, 6, sentenced to 25 years
Monday - 03/23/2015 - 01:02 PMA jury convicted Orlando Coleman, 21, of assaulting the girl twice when the families were neighbors in Rock Hill in 2012. The victim was 6 years old at the time.Click to Continue »
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