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Oconee nuke plant has most violations in Southeast

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca reported the most safety violations of any nuclear plant in the Southeast since 2000. A Government Accountability Office report obtained by The Associated Press shows the plant reported 163 lower-level violations and 14 higher-level violations. The plant is only one of two in the Southeast with three reactors….

Richland County deputy fired after assault arrest

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A Richland County deputy charged with assault after putting a woman in handcuffs at a Columbia restaurant has now been fired. Sheriff Leon Lott decided to terminate 49-year-old Paul Derrick’s employment after meeting Tuesday with prosecutors and Columbia’s interim police chief. Columbia Police arrested Derrick last week after a cellphone video captured him in…

Gas Leak In Columbia

(Columbia, SC) Columbia Fire Dept.-The Columbia Fire Department says a business was evacuated  .on Garners Ferry Road as a precaution.  This afternoon, a gas line ruptured behind the State Farm building, causing a leak.  Officials say the situation was immediately under control.  No one was in danger at any time. Categories: Local News, News

SC pastor announces bid to unseat Rep. Clyburn

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A Sumter pastor says he wants the Republican Party’s nod to run against U.S. Rep. James Clyburn in South Carolina’s 6th District. The Rev. Leon Winn made his announcement at the Sumter County Judicial Center on Tuesday Winn is a 58-year-old Air Force veteran and says he has been the pastor of Rock Hill Baptist Church…

USC warns students about Five Points area

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is warning students that an entertainment district near campus is not safe after midnight. The warning Tuesday comes after a female student was shot and wounded last weekend. The school did not tell its 31,000 students to stay away from the bars, restaurants and shops in the Five Points neighborhood in…