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Sheriff: Brett Parker Arrested in Ascot Double Murder

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has arrested Brett Parker in connection with the double shootings in Ascot Estates.

SC Jobless Rate up to 9.4 Percent in June

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s jobless rate has gone up for the second month in a row.

The state Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday that unemployment was 9.4 percent in June. That’s 0.3 percentage points higher than in May but more than a full percentage point lower than the 10.5 percent recorded one year ago.

Midlands Doctor Weighs In on Deadly Amoeba

After a rare brain infection caused by a deadly amoeba kills a Sumter County boy, officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control urge South Carolinians to use caution when enjoying fresh water lakes, ponds and rivers in the state.

Senate Veto Session Brings More Overrides

Senate members Wednesday concurred with many veto overrides handed down by the House Tuesday. State senators’ decisions to restore the state’s arts commission, grant a pay raise to teachers and restore thousands of dollars for rape prevention education ends weeks of speculation about the future of those organizations.
Governor Nikki Haley, however, stands by her vetoes.

Off-Duty SC Trooper Fired On While Following Car

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say an off-duty South Carolina trooper was fired on after he followed a car he thought was being driven by an impaired driver.