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Kershaw county man charged with sexually assaulting a third minor

Ronald Linwood Christmas Jr. of Elgin was arrested by Kershaw County authorities Friday and charged with having sex with a 7- to 8-year-old-girl eight years ago.
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Authorities say man's body found in SC lake

Authorities in Cherokee County say a man's body has been found in a lake.
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Richland woman shot dead; sister’s friend arrested

A woman found dead by Richland County Sheriff’s deputies responding to a shots-fired call early Friday morning has been identified.
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One person taken to hospital after house fire off Monticello Road

One person was taken to the hospital after fire heavily damaged a home near the Columbia International University campus off Monticello Road Thursday night.
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Man guilty in USC professor’s hit-and-run death

A Lexington County jury Thursday found a 48-year-old man guilty in the 2010 fatal hit and run death of popular University of South Carolina professor Toby Morriss.
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Ex-USC student sentenced in Salty Nut arson case

Judge balances mental health, punishment in Salty Nut arson
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Richland Co. deputy fired, charged with sexual misconduct

A Richland County deputy was fired and arrested after a woman he had taken into custody on a DUI charge complained that he forced her to expose and touch herself in front of him, Sheriff Leon Lott said.
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Georgia woman charged in attempt to steal $133K from Columbia bank

A 52-year-old Decator, Ga., woman is accused of using counterfeit ID and a forged wire transfer in an effort to steal $133,000 from the Bank of America branch on St. Andrews Road on May 20.
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Brett Parker's teen daughter takes stand in Dad's defense

Brooke Parker, 14, gave gut-wrenching testimony Thursday in a day filled with drama and unusual twists in the courtroom.
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Woman arrested in Columbia child homicide case

Ten months ago, 2-year-old Jayon Wilson Turnipseed lived through a car crash that killed his mother, officials say. But he didn’t make it through a bath last weekend.