Man arrested in Columbia restaurant shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia police have arrested one man in the shooting death of a man at a restaurant earlier this month.
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Clyburn, Sharpton to speak against voter ID laws
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn is joining MSNBC commentator Al Sharpton for a voter forum in Columbia.
Sheriff: Man kills, dismembers victim in Cassatt
CASSATT, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say a dispute over money and drugs led to a man killing his roommate with a pipe wrench and dismembering his body in Kershaw County.
3 arrested in death of man found near Columbia zoo
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three people are facing murder charges in the death of a man whose burned body was found last week near Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia.
Eau Claire Residents Look for Solutions to Rise in Crime
Residents in the Eau Claire community say crime has become a huge problem. Many of the residents say they feel like prisoners in their homes and are looking to the Columbia Police Department for help in curbing the crime.
SC 11-year-old Reports Mother Driving Drunk
Authorities say a Rock Hill mother is facing charges after her 11-year-old daughter reported she had driven home drunk.
York County Honors Deputy Slain 20 Years Ago
York County sheriff’s deputies are wearing black bands around their badges to honor a fellow officer killed in the line of duty 20 years ago.
Deputy Brent McCants was shot during a traffic stop in Rock Hill on Sept. 25, 1992. The sheriff’s office also lowered its flags to half-staff Tuesday.
Chief Scott on Five Points Violence: “This is an extreme concern.”
Five Points merchants and officials are looking to the Columbia Police Department for help as crime seems to be escalating in the area.
Sharpton Visits SC, Blasts Voter ID
As the U.S. Justice Department decides whether South Carolina’s proposed Voter ID law is discriminatory, several rallies across the country are taking place to get minorites registered to vote, including here at home.
SC sheriff gets zapped by stun gun for good cause
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott raised an additional $2,000 for charity by getting shocked by a stun gun for two seconds.
