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Writer Nikky Finney speaks on literature at USC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Poet and National Book Award winner Nikky Finney is scheduled to discuss black Southern writers in an address at the University of South Carolina. University spokeswoman Peggy Binette says Finney is speaking at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the School of Law auditorium. The Conway native joined the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences…

Methamphetamine Bust

(WOLO) WEST COLUMBIA, S.C., — Two men and two women are behind bars accused of running a meth lab out of a West Columbia home. Authorities say they excuted search warrants on a home in the 100 block of Kensington Court where they found 8 grams of meth and materials used to manufacture the drug. Responding officers say they recognized…

Columbia Police Investigate Deadly Shooting

(WOLO) COLUMBIA,S.C., — Columbia Police need your help searching for a gunman suspected in an early Sunday morning shooting. According to authorities, a woman was a rising as a passenger in a car when she was shot in the head and killed along West Campenella Drive. Police say the make driver called 9-1-1 after hearing the shots and seeing the…

NC woman, son, die in SC wreck

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Officials say a North Carolina woman and her son have died in a wreck in South Carolina. Kershaw County Coroner Johnny Fellers said Sunday that 27-year-old Sanya Santiago and her 5-year-old son, Einar, both of Fayetteville, died in the wreck on Interstate 20. Fellers said the woman’s SUV ran into some trees about four miles east…