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SC Mother Cited for Leaving Children Inside Car

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities have cited a York mother after police say she left her three children in an unlocked car, despite leaving the air conditioning on and asking a friend to watch them.

Emergency Homeless Shelter Closes Doors

Columbia's emergency homeless shelter is now closed, but those involved with the pilot program say it was successful.

SC ordered to pay $98K in fees in immigration suit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has been ordered to pay legal fees to a group that sued the state over its immigration law.

Mayor Steve Benjamin leaves Law Firm

ABC Columbia News has confirmed Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin no longer works for Parker Poe Law Firm.

Boil water advisory Cancelled for Night Harbor residents

A Boil water advisory has been lifted for some residents in the Town of Chapin.

South Carolina State president gets $50,000 bonus

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University President Thomas Elzey has been given a $50,000 bonus that is in his contract if he gets a satisfactory evaluation.

Split among Episcopalians reaches a SC courtroom

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A dispute between some South Carolina Episcopalian churches and the national church is going to court.

Coaster derails at CA amusement park

All of the nearly two dozen people stranded when a roller coaster hit a tree branch at Southern California's Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park have been rescued from the ride.

Hopkins Sewer Meeting has Some Boiling

Richland County Residents learn more about a plan county officials have in place to fix some areas with contaminated water from septic tanks.

Iraq War Vet in SC gets 32 Years for Killing Baby

LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) -- An Iraq War veteran will spend 32 years in prison after admitting he slammed an 11-month-old girl's head against the ground, killing her.

Lancaster Co. Boy Dies After Being Trapped in Car

Lancaster Co. (WOLO)-Developing in Lancaster county... a 3-year-old boy has died... several days after being locked in a hot car for a time. officials say Logan Cox died over the weekend at a Charlotte hospital. The medical examiner's office has not yet determined little Logan's cause of death.

Neighbors Speak Out About Home Rezoning Proposal

Residents near Elm-Abode Terrace are speaking out about a rezoning proposal for a home in their neighborhood.

Sumter woman dies in boat crash on Lake Marion

LAKE MARION, S.C. (AP) — A Sumter woman has died in a boat crash on Lake Marion.

DHEC now uses signs to warn of ocean bacteria

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina environmental officials are now relying on permanent signs to warn swimmers of possible unsafe bacteria levels along the Grand Strand.

Sheriff: NC man kills Fla. cousin with SUV

MANNING, S.C. (AP) — The Clarendon County sheriff says a fight between family members led a man to pin his cousin between two SUVs, killing him.

SC Guard unit turns wrenches with Colombian army

COLOMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard spent the month of June in Colombia, helping fellow soldiers in the South American nation learn how to care for their military vehicles and equipment.

Community meeting for new sanitary sewer system

The Richland County Utilities Department wants your input.

1 Dead, Officer Survives Crash

A Dillon County police officer was responding to a scene early Sunday when authorities say the crash occurred.

Family Feud Turns Deadly

A North Carolina man is behind bars accused of killing his cousin during a family spat.

Moped deaths see significant increase in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State troopers say overall fatalities on South Carolina roads in 2014 are similar to last year's totals, but they are seeing a significant increase in deaths of people on mopeds.

Officials say voter ID law working well in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A spokesman for the state Election Commission says the lack of problems at the polls during last month's primaries shows South Carolina's voter ID law is working well.