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Cervical Cancer Vaccine

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Seventh-grade students in South Carolina could get a free vaccine to prevent a sexually transmitted, cancer-causing virus under a bill approved by a House panel.

Lucky's Healing Power of Touch

He's 90lbs, gray, and the breed you wouldn't expect to have so much power. But it's the healing power of touch that makes Lucky the Therapy Dog so special to all those with whom he comes in contact.

Oprah Visits

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has conducted a jailhouse interview with a South Carolina mother who has admitted suffocating her two sons.

Body of Missing Boater Found in Lake Robinson

CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) _ A dive team has found the body of one of two boaters missing on Lake Robinson in Chesterfield County. Coroner Kip Kiser says the team found the body of 30-year-old A. Jerod Delanie on Sunday afternoon. Kiser says it appeared Delanie drowned, but an autopsy was planned Monday.

Bill to Repeal 'Stand Your Ground' Law

State Democratic Representative Bakari Sellers wants to repeal the Stand Your Ground provision in South Carolina's self-defense law, he says, to prevent a Trayvon Martin case from becoming a reality in South Carolina.

Anderson Man Drowns Trying to Retrieve Boat

ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 50-year-old Anderson man apparently drowned in Lake Secession in Abbeville County while trying to retrieve his boat. Abbeville County Coroner Ronnie Ashley said that Bobby Ray Jones was putting his boat into the water around 11 a.m. Friday when it started to drift away.

Bookkeeper theft

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Federal prosecutors say a 43-year-old Blythewood woman has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $700,000 from a group of doctors who trusted her to keep their books.

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