Alicia Barnes

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Group Sharing Info About Fighting Human Trafficking in SC

A group working to eradicate human trafficking in South Carolina is hosting a meeting for people interesting in helping their efforts
ABC Columbia Staff

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) _A group working to eradicate human trafficking in South Carolina is hosting a meeting for people interesting in helping their efforts. The Lowcountry Coalition Against Human Trafficking is inviting the public to a free informational meeting Thursday at the Bluffton Branch Library. At its annual conference last month, the coalition says it offered a global, regional and…
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One Dead, Two Injured in Shooting Outside Mauldin Restaurant

MAULDIN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say one person was killed and two others injured during a shooting outside a fast-food restaurant in Mauldin
ABC Columbia Staff

MAULDIN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say one person was killed and two others injured during a shooting outside a fast-food restaurant in Mauldin. Police tell local media outlets that 18-year-old Savon Jair Allen of Greenville was shot to death in the parking lot of a Bojangles restaurant at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday. Two other people were being treated at the…
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82 Year Old Woman Neglected for 6 Months

Two relatives of an 82-year-old woman who authorities say died after she sat in the same chair for six months
ABC Columbia Staff

COLUMBIA _ (AP)_Two relatives of an 82-year-old woman who authorities say died after she sat in the same chair for six months have been charged with neglect, according to warrants obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The documents show that David Scott Howell, 43, and Carole Beam Howell, 74, were arrested on Jan. 21 and charged with abuse or neglect…