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North Augusta man shot to death at home

NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (AP) — Aiken County officials say a North Augusta man has been shot and died after a domestic dispute at his home. Coroner Tim Carlton says 31-year-old Christopher Rowley was pronounced dead at Georgia Regents Medical Center in Augusta, Ga., shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday. Carlton said the shooting occurred during a domestic dispute around 2 p.m….

2 SC residents plead guilty to benefits fraud

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Two Orangeburg County residents must repay the government about $40,000 for fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits. South Carolina’s unemployment agency announced Thursday that 32-year-old Richard Boyd and 48-year-old Quintilla Haigler pleaded guilty this week to making a false statement in order to deceive the government. The Department of Employment and Workforce says the two received…

I-20 widening project near Columbia halfway done

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Construction crews are near the halfway point of a project to expand Interstate 20 in eastern Richland County to three lanes in each direction. The South Carolina Department of Transportation says the work which has split the eastbound lanes of I-20 for about 8 miles will be removed Sunday because the three new eastbound…