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Columbia police investigating death of child

Authorities are investigating what Columbia Police spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons described as a ‘suspicious child death’ Wednesday night. The death occurred on Lester Drive, a short road that parallels SC 277 just north of Farrow Road.
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Federal government seeks $237M from Sumter hospital

Tuomey Healthcare System will have to pay more than $237 million in fines and penalties if the judge overseeing its recent federal trial upholds the government’s motion filed Wednesday against the local hospital.
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Bounty hunters charged with kidnapping in Orangeburg County arrest

A couple of out-of-state bounty hunters found themselves in cuffs Tuesday morning after trying arrest a man wanted in Maryland, police say.
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Columbia woman pleads guilty to tax fraud

A Columbia woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to being involved in a tax-fraud ring that filed $100,000 in false claims, U.S. Attorneys said.
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Don’t miss firefighters vs. cops, in basketball, in wheelchairs

It will be deputies vs. firemen -- in wheelchairs -- in a basketball showdown to benefit a local youth wheelchair hoops league.
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Live updates from the Brett Parker trial

Live updates from Thursday's proceedings in the Brett Parker trial.
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Teens help Kershaw deputies carry out sting operation in beer busts

A Kershaw County pre-prom sting operation targeting businesses that sell beer to minors has resulted in citations issued to five local businesses, Sheriff Jim Matthews announced Wednesday.
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SC Death Row three-time killer’s death being investigated

Kenneth Justus, a convicted three-time killer whose crimes symbolized to many a reason for the death penalty, has died on South Carolina’s Death Row while awaiting execution.
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Simpson court hearing delayed at request of defense

An arraignment hearing scheduled for Tuesday for Suzanna Brown Simpson, the Dacusville woman charged last week with murder in the deaths of her two children and attempted murder of her husband, was canceled at the last minute at the request of the public defender’s office.
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Investigator sees holes in Brett Parker's story

A Richland County Sheriff's investigator spent more than 5 hours taking the jury through the first minutes of the investigation at Brett Parker's home last April. Also, see updates from today's proceedings.