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Orders show no probable cause for GOP complaints

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state Ethics Commission has formally dismissed three ethics complaints from a Republican activist against the Democratic state senator running for governor. In dismissal orders made public Monday, commissioners said they found no evidence to support GOP allegations that Sen. Vincent Sheheen of Camden violated state ethics laws. Sheheen has said the frivolous complaints wasted the…

Shooting Victim Identified

(WOLO_ COLUMBIA,S.C., — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has identified the name of a woman killed during a northeast shooting over the weekend. Authorities say 51 year old Zelda Kollock was shot several times in the upper body along Cotton Tail Road. Watts says Kollock died as a results of complications from her gunshot wounds. An investigation in the case…

Conway Manhunt Ends

(WOLO) CONWAY,S.C., — Two men accused of firing shots at a South Carolina Highway patrol officer have been arrested following a weekend manhunt. Authorities say the trooper attempted to pull the car over for a routine traffic stop when the men began firing a the approaching officer. Police say the two men jumped out of the car and fled on…

Richland County woman shot to death; man arrested

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County sheriff’s deputies say a woman has been shot to death and a man she once dated has been arrested. Sheriff’s spokesman Curtis Wilson said 51-year-old Zelda D. Kollock of Columbia was shot several times Saturday night. Coroner Gary Watts said an autopsy Sunday revealed Kollock died from the gunshot wounds. Wilson says 58-year-old John…

Longtime SC lawmaker Warren Giese dies at 89

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Longtime South Carolina lawmaker Warren Giese has died at age 89. Dave Turner of Dunbar Funeral Home said Monday that services for Giese would be private. The University of South Carolina says Giese died Thursday. He served as the Gamecocks’ head football coach from 1956 to 1960, amassing a 28-21-1 record. Giese represented Richland County in…