COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Agents from South Carolina’s Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services are fanning out in Columbia over the next two weekends. Director Kela Thomas says some of her agents will be in Five Points on Saturday night to help officers from the Columbia Police Department and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The University of South Carolina…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies in Richland County are participating in a pancake breakfast to raise money for the Sheriff’s Foundation. On Saturday, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott is participating in the “Stacks for Change” breakfast at FATZ Cafe in Columbia. For a $7 donation, people can get pancakes, sausage, fruit and a drink. The event helps the foundation…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Columbia police are investigating the deaths of two young men in separate shootings. Three people were shot around 8:45 p.m. Friday in the 700 div of Martha Street. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says Nathaniel McKelvin lll was pronounced dead at the scene. The 21-year-old from Columbia had multiple gunshot wounds to the upper…
Police say two people were shot and killed within four hours of each other in Columbia.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A government watchdog group is continuing to ask Gov. Nikki Haley to refund taxpayers for a trip to North Carolina last June, , contrary to the opinion of South Carolina’s ethics agency.. Attorney General Alan Wilson was asked to weigh in Wednesday on the matter. Haley called an agreement she signed Oct. 4 with…
Associated Press South Carolina daybook for Sunday, Nov. 17 Nov. 18. 10:30 a.m. SOUTH CAROLINA WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION âone space€one space” The South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting. A copy of the agenda and meeting materials can be found at www.wcc.sc.gov. Location: 1333 Main Street, 5th Floor, Columbia Contacts: Kim Ballentine (SC Workers Compensation Comm.),…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Some organizations in South Carolina are promoting the awareness of transgender struggles and issues with a series of events across the state. On Sunday, SC Equality is one of several groups helping put on a candlelight vigil in Myrtle Beach. A statewide vigil was held Saturday in Columbia, and two other events are…
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Authorities say no charges will be filed against relatives of a 2-year-old Rock Hill boy who drowned in a Sumter County pond. Solicitor Ernest A. “Chip” Finney III said Friday he had made that decision after reviewing an investigation by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Coroner Harvin Bullock says Byron Barr died from accidental…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Organizers say a new partnership will help make sure that newborn babies being treated in intensive care units at some South Carolina hospitals will have a safe, steady supply of breast milk. On Monday, officials with Palmetto Health are announcing the formation of the Palmetto Health Donor Milk Program. Hospital officials say they are partnering with…
Columbia police are looking for the driver of a car they say hit a pedestrian and kept going.
