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Columbia councilman wants sheriff to run police

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia city councilman is resurrecting a proposal that Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott run the city's police department.

Deputies: Child dies in illegal Greenville daycare

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities investigating the death of a 3-month-old girl at a Greenville home daycare say they found the owner's teenage daughter hiding in the basement with 14 children she wasn't supposed to be watching.

Sumter man dead in weekend mobile home fire

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — An autopsy is planned as authorities investigate the cause of a weekend fire that killed a man in Sumter County.

Man arrested in Eastover nightclub shooting

EASTOVER, S.C. (AP) — A 24-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting death at a Richland County nightclub.

SC congressman sponsors fair for military vets

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina congressman is sponsoring an event to help military veterans find resources that can help them in their daily lives.

Councilman Proposes Unified Police Force

A Columbia city councilman proposes a massive change to law enforcement in the capital city.

SC senior living community accused of negligence

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Relatives of four current and former residents of a home for seniors in Florence say the staff neglected and mistreated their family members.

SC considers more protection for heirs' property

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are reviewing stronger protections for heirs' property — generally property handed down by blacks without a will, often since slavery.

Colon cancer center hosts gala to honor survivors

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Center for Colon Cancer Research is holding a gala in Columbia to remind people the disease is one of the most preventable and curable forms of cancer when detected early.

Democrat kicking off campaign for SC schools chief

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrat Montrio Belton is officially launching his campaign to be South Carolina's next schools superintendent.

Man charged in Columbia nightclub shooting

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County deputies have charged a man with murder in a shooting outside a Columbia nightclub.

Colon Cancer Fundraiser

Columbia residents raise money for Cancer research in the Midlands.

Zais calls for flexibility in high school courses

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Superintendent Mick Zais says South Carolina high school students who don't plan to go to college should be able to choose more practical courses than algebra II, English literature and other classes not perceived as relevant to their life beyond the classroom.

SC Gov. Haley wants to link food stamps to jobs

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley will not support an earlier proposal to keep food stamp recipients from buying junk food, instead backing an idea requiring people in three counties to show they are working or looking for a job to get the benefits.

Wilson returning $200 in donations from 2010 race

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The campaign of South Carolina's top prosecutor is returning $200 a lobbyist donated to his 2010 campaign, as requested by the State Ethics Commission.

Man, woman charged in deadly Pelzer shootings

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man and woman have been charged with murder in three shooting deaths at a home in Pelzer.

Deadly Crash In Columbia

Columbia, SC (WOLO)- A 21 year old is dead and two others are in critical condition following an accident this morning.

Breaking News: Malaysia Loses Contact with Plane Carrying 239

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) _ China's state news agency is reporting that the Malaysia Airlines aircraft has lost contact over Vietam.

SC expects no delay between study and harbor work

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina ports officials expect a seamless transition from federal studies of deepening the Charleston Harbor shipping channel to dredging on the project which could begin next year.