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Lawmaker Responds to Misconduct Charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Former House Majority Leader Rick Quinn says he’s done nothing wrong and will fight the misconduct charges against him. Quinn becomes the third South Carolina legislator since December suspended from office amid corruption allegations. House Speaker Jay Lucas suspended Quinn on Tuesday, as required by state law, following his indictment on two counts of misconduct in…

Kershaw Voters Weigh in on District 5 Congressional Runoff

CAMDEN, S.C. (WOLO)- According to the South Carolina Election Commission, Congressional District 5 covers 11 Midlands counties: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Newberry, Spartanburg, Sumter, Union and York. Both Republican candidates in Tuesday’s runoff, Tommy Pope and Ralph Norman, hail from York County but voters from Kershaw County told ABC Columbia their votes matter and the candidates are still…

Missing 8-year-old Girl’s Body Found in Marlboro County

Iyana Lowery is 4 feet 2 inches and about 100 pounds (WPDE) McColl, S.C. (WPDE) — The body of Iyana Lowery, the 8-year-old girl who was first reported missing on May 5 after her mother was found dead at their Bennettsville home, has been found. The body was found Sunday morning in a creek off Gum Swamp Road near New Bridge…

Solicitor: Rep. Richard Quinn indicted

COLUMBIA, S.C (WOLO/AP) – Solicitor David Pascoe announced Tuesday that longtime Republican lawmaker Rick Quinn was indicted Tuesday on two counts of misconduct. The two indictments are for one count of common law misconduct in office and one count of statutory misconduct in office. If convicted Quinn could face up to ten years in prison on the first offense and…

Victim identified in Glasgo Lane fatal shooting

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – The Lexington County Coroner has identified the man who was shot and killed Monday night on Glasgo Lane. Coroner Margaret Fisher said Austin Chandler, 26, was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. The shooting occurred in the 100 block of Glasgo Lane around 8:30 p.m. Chandler is related to an employee of the…