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SC woman faces sentence in breast feeding overdose

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A woman faces 20 years to life in prison when she is sentenced for killing her 6-week-old daughter with what prosecutors say was an overdose of morphine delivered through her breast milk.

Bill To Change Teacher Appeals

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Senators say South Carolina's decades-old process for removing an underperforming teacher can drag out at the expense of school districts and children's education.

Truck Drives on to Florence Playground

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) _ Police are looking for a man who drove his pickup truck onto an elementary school playground in Florence and circled it as students played before driving away.

SC House passes law aimed at reducing DUI deaths

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a bill requiring more people convicted of drunken driving to install a locking device that prevents their vehicle from starting if it detects alcohol.

Smith named AP's SC legislative relief staffer

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Andrew Coffman Smith, who has covered local and state government issues in Tennessee for several years, is joining The Associated Press as a temporary legislative relief reporter.

Emma's Law Closer to Becoming Law

Emma's Law is getting closer to making it to the Governor's desk in an effort to make drunk driving laws tougher for first time offenders.

Assault Arrest

Columbia, SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police say they've arrested a man accused of breaking into two homes and sexually assaulting the women inside.

Four dead in Fort Hood Shooting

Four people are dead, including the gunman, in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas Wednesday, according to senior U.S. officials and the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.

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