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Lugoff firefighter arrested, facing sex charges

LUGOFF, S.C. (AP) — A Lugoff firefighter is facing sex charges after his co-workers turned him in to authorities. Lugoff Fire Chief Dennis Ray said in a statement that 24-year-old Daniel Timothy Brown is charged with unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. The alleged victim was identified as younger than 16 years old. Ray said the teenager was approached Oct….

WSPA-TV and WVOC-FM win stations of the year award

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) âone space€one space” WSPA-TV and WVOC-FM won The Associated Press’ South Carolina TV and radio stations of the year awards at the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas awards lunch in Charlotte, N.C. WVOC also received the award for the best radio newscast of the year while WHNS-TV was recognized for the best TV newscast…

Former appeals court judge Karen Williams dies

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Karen Williams, the former chief judge of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, has died at her home. She was 62. Mark Hutto of Dukes-Harley Funeral Home said Williams died Saturday. A cause of death wasn’t given. Williams retired from the appeals court in 2009, saying she had early onset Alzheimer’s disease. Williams…

SC agrees to buy 9 acres at Farmer’s Market

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina has agreed to buy nine acres at the State Farmers Market for $7 million despite the objections of a private business that leases space to farmers at the facility. According to The State of Columbia (http://bit.ly/19ZyK9C ), the State Budget and Control Board purchased the property and structures from State Ports Authority…

SC man fatally shot while hunting deer

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Authorities say a 40-year-old Florence man was accidentally killed while hunting deer in Abbeville County. The Index-Journal of Greenwood reports (http://bit.ly/18QezHp ) that Bradford Todd died after being shot in the back around 7 p.m. Friday in the Sumter National Forest. Abbeville County Coroner Ronnie Ashley has ruled Todd’s death an accident. A Department…

Graham says he’ll lead push on anti-abortion bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham says he will lead the charge in the Senate on federal legislation banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Republican senator said on Fox News Sunday that he plans to introduce the bill this week. It would allow abortions after 20 weeks only to protect the life of the mother, or in…