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Tim Scott rolls out town hall schedule with GOP hopefuls

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's junior senator is offering voters a chance to get to know some of the Republican presidential candidates.

Senators want answers on Statehouse security after protests

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers plan a hearing this week to ask officials why the Ku Klux Klan and New Black Panthers Party were allowed to hold rallies at the Statehouse at the same time earlier this month.

City of Columbia Introduces New Recycle Bins

As part of a campaign to provide City of Columbia residents with a better way to recycle, the City introduced the first of its new Recycle Bins Monday.

SC's law protecting monuments already faces court challenge

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's House Speaker may have said earlier this month he doesn't want to talk about the Heritage Act's high hurdle to change public monuments, but he might have to hear it discussed in a courtroom.

Body found in car in Wateree River near US 378 boat ramp

EASTOVER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a body has been found inside a partially submerged car near a boat ramp on U.S. Highway 378 east of Columbia.

Dylann Roof hearing scheduled for Friday in Federal Court

Suspected Charleston Church Shooter Dylann Roof is scheduled to appear in Federal Court Friday.

Rubio to file for SC Presidential Primary Monday

On Monday, Marco Rubio will file paperwork to appear on the South Carolina ballot for the First-in-the-South Presidential Primary.

Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22

Bobbi Kristina Brown has died.

GOP presidential hopeful Marco Rubio in S.C. this week

Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio is in South Carolina this week.

Florence man dies in crash Sunday morning in Eastover

A Florence man died in a single-car crash on Garners Ferry Road in Eastover Sunday morning.

Fewer deer lead to fewer collisions involving vehicles in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Records show that collisions between vehicles and deer in South Carolina are declining.

Democrats to renew push for Medicaid expansion in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats plan to renew efforts next year to expand Medicaid eligibility, saying that's the most important way to continue the work of their slain colleague, Sen. Clementa Pinckney.

SCE&G celebrating energy efficiency in West Columbia

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Electric & Gas is getting together with some West Columbia-area residents to celebrate accomplishments in energy efficiency.

Blaktastik celebrates Black creative culture

The Nickelodeon Theater hosts "Blaktastik," a three day celebration of Black creative culture.

Girls Rock Columbia campers show off skills, confidence

Campers from Girls Rock Columbia show off their music skills and confidence Saturday at Columbia Museum of Art.

Man charged with two counts of attempted murder in Eastover

Richland County Sheriff's Office deputies arrest a man for attempted murder, after they say he fires shots at them.

Woman arrested for DUI after driving into parked patrol car

A woman is charged with DUI after she runs her car into a parked Chapin Police patrol car with an officer inside.

Deputies seek information on Broad River Rd. shooting

Richland County Sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help to learn more about a shooting on Broad River Road Friday night.

SC asks feds to evaluate response to E. coli outbreak

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's public health department has asked federal officials to evaluate both the agency's response to an E. coli outbreak that killed one child at a Greenwood day care facility and its infectious disease programs overall.