Beating Victim Pleased with Assailant’s Sentence
A Richland County judge sentenced Tyheem Henry, one of eight young people accused of beating a Columbia teen in Five Points in June 2011, to 15 years, and the victim says that’s a good ruling.
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Terminated Deputy Chief Goes Public with Grievance
Several weeks after a high profile missing persons case-turned-suicide, a major player in the investigation is terminated and is now fighting back, creating a classic ‘he said, she said’ with Columbia’s chief of police.
SC Supreme Court to consider child custody dispute
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court will determine if a lower court judge was correct in ordering a 2-year-old removed from a Charleston couple who thought they had adopted her legally and returned her to her biological father.
Beaufort Marines to practice landings, take-offs
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Marine Corps F/A-18 jets from the air station at Beaufort are going to be making some noisy takeoffs and landings.
Barnwell man found with cocaine and $634,000
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 32-year-old Barnwell man who was found with cocaine, guns and more than $600,000 in cash during an arrest last month has been indicted.
Fired Columbia officer says she is a scapegoat
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A high-ranking Columbia police officer fired for her handling of the investigation of a missing lobbyist that turned out to be a suicide says she was made a scapegoat for the botched investigation and unjustly fired.
Duke Sandwich to open new Anderson County site
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sandwich spread maker Duke Sandwich Productions is investing $5 million in a new plant in Anderson County.
SC House panel OKs cutting sales tax exemptions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina House panel has approved a bill eliminating most of the state’s sales tax exemptions, but not before adding back a few on its list to keep.
SC Supreme Court to Consider Child Custody Dispute
The South Carolina Supreme Court will determine if a lower court judge was correct in ordering a 2-year-old removed from a Charleston couple who thought they had adopted her legally and returned her to her biological father.
Deterring Distracted Drivers
A bill speeding through the house has passed and is now in the senate sub-committee in an effort to put the brakes on texting and driving.
