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Attorneys: Federal Government Decides on Death Penalty for Dylann Roof

Photo courtesy of WCIV CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The wait to know whether federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty in the Dylann Roof murder trial will go on for at least another couple months, it appears after Tuesday morning’s bar meeting. U.S. Attorneys told Judge Richard Gergel that they had not yet filed the formal paperwork to the federal…

Infant Left at Palmetto Health-Richland

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Richland County Department of Social Services (DSS) officials report that an infant was brought to Palmetto Health-Richland on November 26 and placed under the protection of Safe Haven staff. Upon the information and belief of the agency, the child falls under the jurisdiction of “Daniel’s Law,” the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, officials say. Officials…

The Top Twenty Five

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: