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Man Faces Weapons Counts After SC Toddler Killed

DENMARK, S.C. (AP) _ A Bamberg County man faces weapons and drug charges after a toddler was shot and killed at his home last weekend.

State Trooper Fired

olumbia, SC (WOLO)- A state trooper is off the job tonight...fired. Lance Corporal . S.M. Groubert was terminated by Public Safety Director Leroy Smith. According to the department on September Fourth Groubert fired shots at an unarmed man on during a traffic stop at a circle-k convenience store off Broad River Road.

SC's unemployment rate increases to 6.4 percent

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State officials say South Carolina's unemployment rate rose again in August to 6.4 percent, putting South Carolina back above the national jobless rate.

SC gets $5 million in Affordable Care grants

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is receiving almost $5 million under the federal Affordable Care Act to expand primary care health care centers in 17 communities.

CPD investigates bank robbery off Rosewood Dr.

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a bank robbery that took place Friday morning.

Man faces weapons counts after SC toddler killed

A Bamberg County man faces weapons and drug charges after a toddler was shot and killed at his home last weekend.

Legal authorities talk on Magna Carta, English law

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two authorities on the British legal system are scheduled to speak in Columbia about the Magna Carta and England's justice system.

Tunnel-to-Towers 5K race, run honors the fallen

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Runners and walkers are hitting the street of the South Carolina capital to honor the nation's fallen military and first responders

Lugoff Fire Dept rescues 2 from flooded vehicle

Heavy rainfall is causing issues throughout the Midlands Friday morning.

3 Women Robbed at Gunpoint

The Columbia Police Department is investigating an armed robbery near USC'S campus.

SC pension fund's worth rises to $30 billion

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of the agency that invests South Carolina's pension portfolio says investments earned $4 billion last fiscal year, pushing the fund's worth to nearly $30 billion.

Update: Ripplemeyer Shooting Results In Death

Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Columbia police say a man shot outside the Northe Pointe Apartments has now died. The victim was pronounced dead this evening.

SC Airport Bomb-Sniffing Dog Dies in Handler's Car

GREER, S.C. (AP) _ A bomb-sniffing dog with the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport police department has died after the air conditioning in her handler's car failed.