Law enforcement agencies team up to curb violence in Columbia
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Sheriff: Carjacker steals vehicle with three-year-old girl inside, bond denied
Deputies with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department say a three-year-old passenger is safe after being taken by a carjacker.
Local law enforcement to announce violent gun crime reduction plan
Local law enforcement officials are teaming up to reduce violent gun crimes in Columbia and Richland County.
Bishopville church houses 71 people displaced from assistant facility after storm
More than 70 people at a Midlands assisted living facility were forced to leave after Tuesday nights storms caused major damage.
Registration opens for Mayor Benjamin’s 10th annual Drills & Skills Clinics
Registration is underway for Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin’s drills and skills program.
OCSO: 4 charged after information leads to location of attempted murder suspect
The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office investigators have arrested four men when information lead them to a location of an attempted murder suspect.
Some Chapin parents have concerns with school district’s lottery system
The district says the lottery is in place to keep class sizes at two elementary schools down
Several Chapin parents are speaking out against a lottery put in place by Lexington-Richland School District Five to determine which students could attend certain elementary schools.
South Carolina Supreme Court abolishes common law marriage
The South Carolina Supreme Court has abolished common law marriages in the state.
Beaches across America showed unsafe levels of pollution, according to study
It may be no day at the beach, according to one study.
Don’t throw out your plastic bags; Harvest Hope Food Bank will gladly accept them
One local business heavily relies on plastic bags, and hopes you'll give them your bags instead of throwing them out.
Earlier this month, Richland County Council initially approved a ban on single-use plastic bags. It still has to be voted on two more times. One local business heavily relies on plastic bags, and hopes you’ll give them your bags instead of throwing them out.
