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Spitting Charge Dropped Against McDonald’s Worker

McDonald’s worker in Simpsonville has been cleared of a charge that he spit into two customers’ iced tea.

Child Safety Seat 101

Your child safety seat is more than likely installed and being used incorrectly. That’s according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ABC Columbia has safety details before hitting the road.

DHEC Releases Name of SC Restaurant in E coli Probe

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ State health officials have released the name of a Spartanburg restaurant connected to a recent E coli outbreak after the business agreed to be identified.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control says its scientists have not found any specific link between food served at the El Mexicano restaurant and the bacteria that has sickened 10 people.

SC Drought

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Heavy rains in the past week or so seem to be breaking the drought in South Carolina.

Man Sentenced to 45 years in SC Pool Hall Death

RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) _ A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for a shooting death in a Ridgeland pool hall.

Solicitor Duffie Stone says Brett Howard was sentenced after he was convicted Wednesday of murder in the 2009 death of Woodrow Brantley.

Troopers Not ‘Sitting’ on Seat Belt Violators

As some 32 million people plan to hit the roadways for the Memorial Day Holiday weekend, South Carolina Highway Patrol officials remind you that seat belt violations are now a primary offense in the state.

Hebrew Boys Scam

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Investors are receiving some of the money they entrusted with a South Carolina trio dubbed the “3 Hebrew Boys” currently serving decades in prison for an $80 million scam.

Arrest in Cab Driver Shooting Two Years Later

After nearly two years, an arrest is made in a Newberry County shooting of a former cab driver, when the cab driver identifies the man he believes shot him multiple times and left him in a ditch to die.