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Man gets 20 years for stabbing drinking buddy to death

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) – Prosecutors say a man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the stabbing his drinking buddy to death in South Carolina. Prosecutors said a Spartanburg County jury found 49-year-old Lawton Holloway guilty of voluntary manslaughter at the end of his five-day trial Friday. Authorities say police found 33-year-old Jeremy Bell dead from 14 stab…

Lawmaker concerned that law enforcement recruits are waiting months to get trained

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — State law maker Nancy Mace says it’s taking too long to train South Carolina law enforcement. “Agencies are wasting hundred of thousands of dollars having recruits sit at a desk and not be able to get on the street,” Mace said. She proposed an amendment Tuesday that would lift the requirement to have law enforcement train…

St. Pats in Five Points, going green this weekend

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get your lucky charms and shamrocks ready because Five Points has officially kicked off St Patrick’s day festivities. Food, fun, bands and plenty of green will be a part of the landscape in Five Points this Saturday. This is the 37th year for the event. According to organizers, this is the Midlands’ largest annual street festival and…