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Columbia holding annual drills and skills clinic

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia's Parks and Recreation Department are giving kids in South Carolina's capital city a way to stay active as summer heads into the home stretch.

Officer-involved shooting reported in Lexington County

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — There's been another officer-involved shooting in South Carolina.

SC police shooting rates at 15-year high after teen killed

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 19-year-old man has been shot and killed by a Seneca police officer as the rate of officer-involved shootings in South Carolina this year continues at a 15-year high.

Body round in river identified as woman missing for 8 months

EASTOVER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a body found this past weekend in a submerged car near a boat ramp on U.S. Highway 378 east of Columbia is a woman missing for eight months.

Lower Richland residents vow to continue fight against sewer line

Lower Richland residents gathered Monday to get updates from Hopkins and Lower Richland Citizens United about the fight to stop the Lower Richland Sewer System.

Spilled chicken parts closes lanes on major Lexington road

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Police had to close part of U.S. Highway 378 in Lexington after a truck spilled chicken parts over the major road.

SLED Investigates Deputy Shooting

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) -- The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating a shooting involving a Lexington County deputy.

City of Columbia Rolls Out New Recycle Bins

The City of Columbia is rolling out a new effort in building a greener community.

Marco Rubio Visits Columbia

On Monday, Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio visited the midlands to file for the first-in-the-South primary.

Coroner: Woman in Submerged Car Missing Since Nov. 2014

Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says the woman found in a submerged car over the weekend had been missing since November of last year.

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.