Author: ABC Columbia Staff

Medical marijuana measure advances through state Senate committee

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina is a step closer to becoming the latest state to allow the legalization of marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients. The Senate Medical Affairs Committee on Thursday approved a measure approving the use of medical marijuana. It now goes to the full Senate, although its chances of passage before the end of this…

Sheriff: Maryland school shooter killed himself; resource officer hit teen’s gun

FILE – This Tuesday, March 20, 2018, file photo, shows crime scene tape around Great Mills High School, the scene of a shooting in Great Mills, Md. In a statement released Monday, March 26, 2018, authorities said the student who fatally shot a female classmate at the school died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) GREAT MILLS,…