Deputies: Thieves Targeting Dodge Vehicles
Richland County deputies are looking for a suspect who they say has a particular taste when it comes to breaking into cars.
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Man found dead in West Columbia apartment fire
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine what caused an apartment fire that killed a man in West Columbia. Authorities said the blaze started around 8 p.m. Thursday at the Granby Oaks Apartments and destroyed eight units in one building. Firefighters say they found a body in one of the apartments, and several other people went to…
Parents Charged with Homicide by Child Abuse
Two West Columbia parents are accused in their infant child’s death in what investigators call extreme indifference to human life.
Cops: Woman killed in drug deal in Aiken County
WAGENER, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Authorities say a woman has been shot and killed during a drug deal in Aiken County. Deputies say a woman called 911 around 9:45 p.m. Thursday to report her friend had been shot. Authorities say when officers arrived they found 25-year-old Kerry Eck of Lexington inside a car in Wagener with a gunshot to…
Breaking the Sickle Cell Cycle, One Step at a Time
The James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Walk will be held to honor children, adults and families who are living with sickle cell disease and to raise money for the James R. Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund.
United Airlines Honoring Glitched Ticket Prices
United Airlines says it will honor the tickets it accidentally gave away for free.
Gunshot Victim is 1st Rock Hill Homicide in 2013
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say a 34-year-old man has been shot to death in Rock Hill.
‘Curing Kids Cancer’ Donates $50,000 to Childhood Cancer Research
Friday, ‘Curing Kids Cancer,’ donated a $50,000 check to Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital to aid in childhood cancer research.
Couple charged after 13-month-old child’s death
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Lexington County deputies say they have charged a father and mother with homicide by child abuse after their 13-motnh-old daughter died from malnutrition and dehydration. Investigators say the child weighed just over 9 pounds when she died earlier this month after weighing more than 6 pounds when she was born. Deputies say the…
SC school district tries to reach dropout students
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — An Orangeburg school district is trying to get students who have dropped out of high school back in the classroom. School District Five’s office of dropout prevention is holding a walk Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. to bring attention to the problem. The walk begins at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. Volunteers who are at least…
