Memorial service planned for SC teen
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Memorial services are being held for a South Carolina teenager whose body was found in a grave outside Elgin.
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SC mother’s death prompts calls for bond reform
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The shooting death of a single mother during a botched early-morning robbery in Columbia has become a rallying cry for not letting suspects of violent crime post bond and return to the streets.
Judge dismisses appeal of 2008 Halloween killing
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the appeal of a Sumter man who killed a 12-year-old trick-or-treater in 2008 by answering a Halloween knock on his door with a barrage of bullets from an AK-47.
Woman charged with fatally stabbing 72-year-old
ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) — A 33-year-old St. Matthews woman is accused of fatally stabbing a 72-year-old man while robbing him.
Ex-firefighter gets home arrest for duplex fire
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former Columbia firefighter who pleaded guilty to planning a duplex fire has been sentenced to a year of house arrest.
SC man receives 25 years for shooting at troopers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Richland County man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting at highway troopers last year in downtown Columbia after a high-speed chase.
SC father faces additional abuse charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Columbia father already in jail on charges involving the death of his 2-month-old son faces additional allegations of abusing his 1-year-old daughter.
SC emails show threat of hearing prompted pact
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Emails between the State Ethics Commission and Gov. Nikki Haley’s attorney show she agreed to pay a fine and end allegations over donors’ missing addresses only after irritated commissioners nearly took an agreement off the table and called a public hearing.
Greenville toll road wants state to catch cheaters
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The operator of the Southern Connector toll road in Greenville County wants the state to help collect money from those did not pay for using the road.
USC braces for freshman class moving into housing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is preparing for an influx of about 4,900 freshmen for the fall semester.
