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Fired Columbia officer says she is a scapegoat

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A high-ranking Columbia police officer fired for her handling of the investigation of a missing lobbyist that turned out to be a suicide says she was made a scapegoat for the botched investigation and unjustly fired.

SC Supreme Court to Consider Child Custody Dispute

The South Carolina Supreme Court will determine if a lower court judge was correct in ordering a 2-year-old removed from a Charleston couple who thought they had adopted her legally and returned her to her biological father.

Deterring Distracted Drivers

A bill speeding through the house has passed and is now in the senate sub-committee in an effort to put the brakes on texting and driving.

Duke Sandwich to Open New Anderson County Site

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Sandwich spread maker Duke Sandwich Productions is investing $5 million in a new plant in Anderson County. Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt said in an announcement Tuesday that the company, which traces its history in South Carolina back nearly 100 years, expects to add 45 new jobs at the plant in Powdersville.

Sales Tax Exemptions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A bill eliminating two-thirds of sales tax exemptions worth $260 million a year is up for debate in a South Carolina House panel.

Feds want suit over SC pollution permit dismissed

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants a federal judge to toss a lawsuit that says a $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel needs a South Carolina pollution permit.

SC legislators to propose education funding reform

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bi-partisan group of South Carolina legislators wants to create a uniform education funding system that boosts funding for most students while cutting property taxes for businesses and rental owners.

Heritage attendance highest in 5 years

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Attendance at the RBC Heritage Classic golf tournament on Hilton Head island was the highest in five years as more than 125,000 fans showed up this year.

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