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AP: Mom gets 40 years in deaths of 2 babies left in trash bags

A South Carolina mother who skipped the trial where she was convicted of homicide by child abuse for throwing two of her newborns away in trash bags moments after they born will spend 40 years in prison. Alyssa Dayvault’s sentence was handed down Thursday. She turned herself in the day after her trial ended.

City of Columbia extends mask ordinance, expands order to include some outdoor spaces

On Thursday, Mayor Steve Benjamin and the Columbia City Council voted unanimously to extend the city’s ordinance requiring face coverings as well as extending the temporary suspension of city council, board and commission meetings. The city’s previous order was set to expire on November 15, but the new order extends it through January 5, 2021.