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House panel draft no longer ties retirement to age

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Public workers would have to work two years longer, but they won't have to turn 62 to retire with full benefits under tweaks made to a House panel's draft for shoring up the state's pension system.

Remembering the Orangeburg Massacre

Hundreds came out to the campus of South Carolina State University to remember the Orangeburg Massacre which claimed the lives of three students and injured dozens more.

SC House GOP Caucus targets tax, pension reform

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” House Republicans say they will focus this year on tax reform, shoring up the state pension system, and maintaining the state's first-in-the-South status for presidential primaries.

Hospital: SC Teen Mom Put Cotton Down Baby's Throat

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Officials at the Medical University of South Carolina say a 17-year-old mother was arrested after she stuffed cotton down her infant daughter's mouth, then called for help. Authorities told WCSC-TV (http://bit.ly/ze4MP0 ) that they put a camera in the baby's room because the child had suffered several life-threatening episodes.

Voter ID Law: SC v. US

In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the state of South Carolina is suing the US Department of Justice over its rejection of South Carolina's Voter ID law that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls.

House Debates Another Anti Union Bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House is poised to approve a bill Republicans say further strengthens the state's already tough anti-union law.

Winthrop SC poll: US headed in wrong direction

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) โ€” A Winthrop University poll finds 59 percent of South Carolinians think the nation is heading in the wrong direction and 46 percent think their state is also on the wrong path.

Farm experts aren't worried about early bloomers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” The unusually mild winter has led a number of plants to start blooming ahead of schedule. But horticulture experts said it's not too big of a deal, and for now, people should just sit back and enjoy the early spring show.

Richland County New Animal Laws

Richland County Council members approve a revised amendment to the proposed animal ordinance leaving some breeder's and pet lover's alike screaming foul.

Video in Suspect Beating Shown in Court

For the first time, a judge views surveillance video in the assault of a Columbia teenage last summer and must decide whether one of the alleged juvenile offenders will be tried as an adult.

Police: Driver going 90 mph before Columbia wreck

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Columbia police say a car was going 90 mph when the driver lost control in a curve and crashed into a building near Williams-Brice stadium, killing all four people in the vehicle.

Lexington State of the Town Address

A lot of changes are coming to Lexington according to Mayor Randy Halfacre who held a state of the town address. The hour long address focused on three key issues, growth, partnership and planning.

Teen Shooting

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a teen has been shot and killed while sitting in a car in Aiken.

1 Fired from SC Jail After Inmate Escape

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ One employee has been fired and several others disciplined after an inmate escaped from the Berkeley County jail. Sheriff's spokesman Dan Moon says one person was fired, one employee was demoted and two others were suspended.

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