Guns used more in suicides than homicides in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Statistics show almost two-thirds of all gun deaths in South Carolina are suicides.
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Columbia man shot to death in Richland County
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia man has been found shot to death on a Richland County road.
SC man charged in 2 deaths caught in Florida
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man charged in the deaths of two South Carolina women and wanted for questioning in the disappearance of a third has been caught in Florida.
Priority legislation in question with 1 week left
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s legislative session is supposed to end this week. Yet all the reform measures that legislators of both parties and chambers called top priorities back in January remain undone.
Columbia police collecting fans, air conditioners
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police officers in Columbia are collecting donations to help some citizens beat the heat this summer.
West Columbia Boil Water Advisory
A Boil Water Advisory has been issued for some customers in the City of West Columbia because of a water line break.
Boy is honorary criminal justice academy graduate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 7-year-old boy with a brain tumor is now an honorary graduate of the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy.
Pickup driver charged after hitting SC school bus
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — A Bamberg man is facing a traffic charge after his pickup truck rear-ended a school bus, sending several children and the bus driver to the hospital with minor injuries.
Baptists plan exodus from Boy Scouts
Baptist churches sponsor nearly 4,000 Scout units representing more than 100,000 youths, according to the Boy Scouts of America. That number could drop precipitously after the decision to lift the group’s ban on openly gay youths.
‘All in the Family’ Star Jean Stapleton Dies at 90
Jean Stapleton, the actress best known for her role as Archie Bunker’s wife Edith in the groundbreaking 1970s television series “All in the Family” died of natural causes at her home in New York City on Friday. She was 90.
