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Man Kills Girlfriend, Then Self in SC Restaurant

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a man shot and killed his girlfriend at a Batesburg-Leesville restaurant, then turned the gun on himself. Police say 30-year-old Shaquanah Jones-Brannon reported her boyfriend was harassing her just hours before the shooting around 11 a.m. Monday. Officers were looking for 27-year-old Jamael Goodman, but he was driving a different car and hid his dreadlocks under a hat.

South Carolina Gas Prices

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ There's good news for motorists in South Carolina leading up to the first busy travel weekend of the summer season. Gasoline in South Carolina is the cheapest in the nation.

Unemployment in SC Continues to Drop

As businesses, small and large, look to take advantage of the strengthening economy, many are looking forward to the 15th Annual Columbia Black Expo, hoping to continue a decrease in the state's jobless rate.

Ground Beef Recall

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Two South Carolina companies are recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of ground beef which possibly are contaminated with E.coli.

2 Dead in Apparent SC Murder-Suicide

ANDREWS, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say the death of a couple in Williamsburg County was an apparent murder-suicide. Williamsburg County Sheriff Michael Johnson says the couple was driving Wednesday night on a road near Andrews when a witness noticed the vehicle was swerving and then pulled over.

Child Safety Seat 101

Your child safety seat is more than likely installed and being used incorrectly. That's according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. ABC Columbia has safety details before hitting the road.

DHEC Releases Name of SC Restaurant in E coli Probe

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ State health officials have released the name of a Spartanburg restaurant connected to a recent E coli outbreak after the business agreed to be identified. The Department of Health and Environmental Control says its scientists have not found any specific link between food served at the El Mexicano restaurant and the bacteria that has sickened 10 people.

SC Drought

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Heavy rains in the past week or so seem to be breaking the drought in South Carolina.

Man Sentenced to 45 years in SC Pool Hall Death

RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) _ A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for a shooting death in a Ridgeland pool hall. Solicitor Duffie Stone says Brett Howard was sentenced after he was convicted Wednesday of murder in the 2009 death of Woodrow Brantley.

Hebrew Boys Scam

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Investors are receiving some of the money they entrusted with a South Carolina trio dubbed the ``3 Hebrew Boys'' currently serving decades in prison for an $80 million scam.

Haley Says State Senate Must Cut More Taxes

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Gov. Nikki Haley is demanding that South Carolina state senators cut more taxes. The Republican governor said Tuesday the Senate needs to include in its 2012-13 spending plan a reduction in personal income taxes.

Election Lawsuit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Three federal judges are set to consider an attorney's argument that South Carolina decision to send partial ballots to overseas voters was a violation of federal election law.

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