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First Jurors in Dylann Roof Trial to Report Monday

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The laborious process of jury selection is getting underway in the federal death penalty trial of Dylann Roof, the white man charged in the deaths of nine black parishioners gunned down during a Bible study at a Charleston church. The 22-year-old Roof is charged with hate crimes, obstruction of religion and other counts in the June…

Construction to Close Main Entrance to Owens Field Park

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Get ready to take a new route if you are headed to the main entrance at Owens Field Park.   City officials say it will close to traffic on Monday, Sept. 26 due to the park’s new construction and renovation project, the City of Columbia Parks & Recreation Department announced.   Visitors must use the South Ott…

National Day of Remembrance at State House

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The National Day of Remembrance will take place Sunday at the State House. Organizers say it will include a silent march and a memorial service. Officials with the South Carolina Chapter of Parents Of Murdered Children (POMC), theState Office of Victim Assistance (SOVA) and the South Carolina Crime Victims Ombudsman (CVO) will host the Annual Day of…

Kentucky beats USC for third straight time, 17-10

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Benny Snell Jr. scored the go-ahead touchdown from 1 yard midway through the fourth quarter, Boom Williams broke a 43-yard TD and Kentucky held off South Carolina 17-10 on Saturday night for their third straight series victory over the Gamecocks. Inconsistent offensively in the first half, the Wildcats (2-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) got going after trailing…

Potential Jurors Selected in Walter Scott Shooting Trial

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina judge has ordered 500 potential jurors summoned to hear the murder trial of a white former police officer charged in the 2015 shooting death of a black motorist. And those being summoned can expect to hear a sheriff’s deputy knocking on the door. Judge Clifton Newman has ordered that deputies serve the summonses…

The SC State Museum’s annual Fall Festival and Pickin Party offers guests a mixture of opportunities to enjoy delicious barbecue, craft beer, live music, artist demonstrations and more outside and inside the museum. Activities include: A variety of barbeque made by award-winning South Carolina pit masters. Enjoy mustard-based sauce by Jim Hayes of West Columbia, light tomato sauce by Buddy…