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Ex-SC jail guard to plead guilty to federal charge

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina guard has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in a case connected to the jailhouse beating of a handcuffed homeless man. Court documents show 38-year-old Robin Smith is scheduled to plead…

Unclaimed remains of 10 vets to be interred Friday

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The unclaimed remains of 10 military veterans will be interred this week during a ceremony at the Beaufort National Cemetery. The state coordinator for the Missing in America Project, Steve Goulet, tells The Beaufort Gazette (http://bit.ly/1cvX84u…

Preventing Gangs In Orangeburg

Columbia, SC (SC State University)-The city of Orangeburg wants to keep teens from making "bad" choices. Tomorrow, The Department Of Public Safety is joining forces with South Carolina State University to offer a gang prevention and intervention summit.   current…

Treasurer giving away iPads bought by firm

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Treasurer Curtis Loftis is distributing iPads to South Carolina schools under a contract with the investment firm running his office's college savings program. Loftis spokesman Alex Stroman said Thursday the Republican treasurer has handed…

A listing of schools receiving iPads from Loftis

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Treasurer Curtis Loftis has distributed iPads at the following schools over the last two months. The devices were bought by an investment firm contracted to run the state's college savings program. Home schools: âone…

DHEC: Teen smoking rate in SC dips significantly

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” State health officials say a survey of South Carolina teens shows cigarette use among high school students has dropped significantly in the past two years. The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Thursday…

Deadly Crash In Lexington

Columbia, SC (Lexington Co. Coroner)-Lexington County Coroner Harry O. Harman has identified the individual who was killed in the single-vehicle accident at approximately 12:01 AM on Thursday, November 21st.

Georgetown Fire was Not Arson

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) _ State investigators have determined a fire that destroyed seven buildings on Georgetown's waterfront was not intentionally set.

JFK's Connection to Columbia

Ahead of Friday's somber 50th Anniversary of the JFK Assassination, we took a look back at his connection to Columbia.

Taboo Owner: "We don't have any money"

Owner/operator of Taboo, the only X-rated novelties store in the city limits of Columbia says he's broke, and therefore, needs a financial hardship business license extension.

SC to announce October unemployment numbers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are preparing to release the state's unemployment rate for October. The Department of Employment and Workforce said it will release the latest jobless figures Friday. The September unemployment rate in South Carolina was…

Thanksgiving holiday travel up slightly in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AAA Carolinas expects to see a small increase in travel for Thanksgiving. The motor club says it predicts about 630,000 people in South Carolina will drive 50 miles or more from home to celebrate between Wednesday…

Dillon woman sentenced for Social Security fraud

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Dillon woman has been sentenced to five years' probation for Social Security fraud. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says Emma Bowens was sentenced this week in federal court in Florence. She was also ordered to pay…

SC child taken 20 years ago safe in Australia

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina woman located in Australia is facing extradition back to the United States for taking her infant daughter from the Isle of Palms 20 years ago. Federal authorities announced Thursday that Dorothy Lee…

Dog Fighting Arena Busted In Sumter County

Columbia, SC (Associated Press)- 13-adults and one-juvenile are arrested after authorities say they discovered a dog-fighting arena in Sumter county.Several law enforcement agencies conducted a raid yesterday at a Rembert home in the 51-hundred block of Springhill road.they were able…

Car lands on top SC house after police chase

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A car South Carolina police were chasing after a suspected drug deal landed on top of a home in Columbia. The State newspaper of Columbia reports (http://bit.ly/1edZJ2g) that the home's residents were not hurt…

SLED: 13 arrested in Rembert dogfighting raid

REMBERT, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” More than a dozen people have been arrested and 19 animals have been seized as part of a dogfighting investigation in Rembert. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says state and local officers raided…

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