Search for Suspects after Deadly Shooting
Deputies says a man was shot and killed at a convenience store in Richland County.
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SC VA Columbia opens hospice care center extension
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Dorn Veterans Administration Medical Center in Columbia is scheduled to open a new section of its hospice center. VA spokesman Kevin McIver says Friday morning’s ribbon cutting ceremony is meant to offer a look at the expanded location that provides a special location for veteran’s end-of-life care. The expansion area is dubbed a “Warriors’ Walk,”…
SC’s other jackpot winner buys buses for Benedict
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Education Lottery officials still do not know who won a Powerball drawing worth nearly $400 million earlier this week. The winning ticket in Wednesday’s drawing was sold at a store in Lexington. The winner has not yet come forward. But the state’s other big Powerball winner has been spending money to improve education. The…
Attorney general holds rally with ex-NRA president
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top prosecutor is celebrating the Second Amendment with a former president of the National Rifle Association. Alan Wilson’s campaign is holding a rally Friday with former NRA president David Keene. Keene has been active with the NRA for decades, starting as a board member before being elected the group’s president in 2011. James Porter…
USC McKissick Museum hosts exhibit on civil rights
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina is scheduled to hold a gala event to help further its mission of telling the story of Southern life through its art and exhibitions. University spokeswoman Frenche Brewer says Friday’s annual fundraising gala takes place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the museum. The exhibit on…
August SC unemployment unchanged at 8.1 percent
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s unemployment rate isn’t getting any worse, but it also isn’t getting any better. The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday that the August unemployment rate remained unchanged from July at 8.1 percent. The unemployment rate has been either 8 percent or 8.1 percent each month since April. It was 9.1 percent a year…
8 People Escape Early Morning House Fire in Irmo
Irmo Fire officials report, eight people escaped an early morning house fire in Irmo.
Health Insurance Options ‘Roll’ to SC Residents
From now until the end of March, a specially made RV, courtesy of Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC, travels the state to take health insurance options to residents before enrollment begins for the Affordable Health Care Act goes into effect.
SC man found not guilty of threats in rap video
MANNING, S.C. (AP) — A jury has found a 26-year-old Manning man not guilty of threatening the life of a judge and a former prosecutor in a YouTube rap video. The Item of Sumter reports (http://bit.ly/1bvQxIu ) that a Clarendon County jury took five hours before acquitting Keith Gadson of charges related to the video. Gadson remains in jail awaiting…
One Arrested, Two Sought in Deadly Shooting
Richland County sheriff’s deputies have arrested one man in connection with a shooting Thursday night off Hunt Club Rd.
