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Downtown Columbia’s parking rate increases will help upgrade decks, say City Councilmembers

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — After hearing concerns from citizens and hospitality districts during Tuesday night’s council meeting, City of Columbia leaders have amended and approved a new parking rate ordinance. Effective March 1st of next year, the rate for downtown street parking will double from 75 cents an hour to $1.50 an hour — and parking tickets will increase from…

Deputies: Man arrested in connection with death of newborn

Kershaw Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Kershaw Co. deputies say Timothy Staggers, 21, is charged with Homicide by Child Abuse. According to investigators, on July 25th Staggers took his unresponsive 2-month old daughter to the hospital. The child died from her injuries. According to a final autopsy report completed on November 25th, the newborn died from non-accidental head trauma at the hands…