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Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada will drift across parts of South Carolina this week and could cause problems in people with chronic heart and lung diseases, health officials said.
Day two in the trial of Nathaniel Rowland continued with testimony from Rowland’s girlfriend during March 2019. Rowland is accused of murdering USC student Samantha Josephson on March 29, 2019.
Richland County agreed Wednesday to put more than $15 million back into a sales tax fund for roads after South Carolina tax collectors said they spent the money on project managers and public relations and not on asphalt.
Richland County is offering residents a chance to weigh in on how more than $2 million in grants will be distributed.
On Wednesday, the jury in the trial of Nathaniel Rowland heard from the turkey hunter that found Samantha Josephson’s body and the officer that arrested Rowland.
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Officials with charter schools from across the state are in Columbia for their annual leadership summit.
Officials with DHEC announced they have confirmed at least 54 Delta variant cases in the state. Dr. Brannon Traxler says they are also aware of 542 breakthrough cases, meaning people who have been vaccinated are still testing positive for the virus.
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department says a man was sent to the hospital after a shooting in the 1700 block of Leesburg Road early Wednesday morning.
