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Columbia firefighters holding annual “Fill the Boot” drive

Columbia firefighters will be posted at various intersections today through Friday for the annual Muscular Dystrophy Association "Fill the Boot" Campaign.Click to Continue »

 

Two wounded in early morning shooting along Two Notch Road

Two 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 »

 

Voices of Faith: Can religions escape their histories of violence

Q: Can religions escape their histories of violence?Click to Continue »

 

Convicted Williamsburg sheriff asks for sentencing leniency

The 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 »

 

Port Royal man killed Friday had testified in January murder trial

A 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 »

 

Scoppe: Dear Gov. Haley: There’s no free lunch, and no pain-free road fix, and no massive tax cut without severe conseque

IT’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 »

 

Man gets 36 years in prison in girlfriend’s slaying

A 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 »

 

USC-area neighborhoods speak out against student ‘party houses’

Residents in neighborhoods around the University of South Carolina say they are tired of battling large student “party houses.”Click to Continue »

 

Three men sentenced to prison in fatal shooting of 21-year-old Myrtle Beach-area woman

Three 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 »

 

Name ban divides Lexington County leaders

Lexington County Council members split Tuesday on a proposal to make it more difficult for public facilities to be named for anyone.Click to Continue »

 

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