Mayor: “Keep Politics out of Policing”
City of Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin minces no words involving two critical incidents involving city employees and high-profile members of the community.
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Man dead after shooting in Bamberg
BAMBEG, S.C. (AP) — Police are investigating the shooting death of a man in Bamberg.
SC dropout rate declines for 4th year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s dropout rate has declined for the fourth consecutive year.
Sheriff: SC killer targeted random sex offender
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 30-year-old man and his wife targeted and killed a sex offender and his wife in their Union County home and planned to kill others on South Carolina’s sex offender registry.
Cab Driver Charged With Attempted Murder
A Columbia cab driver is in custody after police say he shot at a passenger he thought was trying to leave the car without paying.
SC: Give states more power against sex trafficking
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top prosecutor is urging Congress to give states more power in prosecuting prostitution and child sex trafficking cases.
Dangerous driving crackdown in Kershaw County
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — State troopers are joining Kershaw County deputies and other local law enforcement for a crackdown on dangerous driving.
SLED’s server of DUI evidence down for weeks
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hearings in drunken driving cases are being postponed as the State Law Enforcement Division works to restore a computer server containing 22 years’ worth of evidence.
DOT board lists 7 big projects for new road money
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State transportation officials have released the highway projects they want completed first with the up to $1 billion in extra money South Carolina has set aside for its roads.
Rains do $1.3M in damage to South Carolina roads
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Department of Transportation says 99 roads across South Carolina have been damaged from the torrential rains that have fallen in the past three weeks.
