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Lexington County WalMart evacuated after gas leak

A WalMart store on South Lake Drive in Lexington County was evacuated around 1 p.m. Saturday after workers discovered a gas leak.
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Teacher assaulted by student at Carowinds

A high school teacher intends to press charges against a student after she told the York County Sheriff’s Office that the student punched her in the face and threw a cup of urine out of a bus window while on a field trip to Carowinds.
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North Columbia man stabbed in dispute

A North Columbia woman is in custody after stabbing a man Saturday in what Richland County deputies say appears to be a domestic dispute.
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Ex-Horry County officer fined for harassing wife

A former Horry County police officer has been ordered to pay a $500 fine for harassing his estranged wife.
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Medical examiner: Capnerhurst could not have wielded a pistol.

Dr. Bradley Marcus’ testimony about an arm injury suffered by Bryan Capnerhurst is key to the prosecution in the double murder trial of Irmo bookie Brett Parker, who is accused of shooting his wife, Tammy Jo Parker, and framing his gambling partner, Capnerhurst, for it.
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Report: Former USC Upstate coach threatened Spartanburg reporter with Michael Jackson lyrics

A former USC Upstate track and field coach is accused of threatening a Spartanburg Herald-Journal reporter using lyrics from the Michael Jackson song “Smooth Criminal.”
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Woman stabbed in Richland County brawl

A person was stabbed and two others bludgeoned in a brawl Thursday night, according to a Richland County Sheriff’s spokesman.
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Police training exercise planned at Hammond School

Columbia Police will be conducting a joint training exercise at Hammond School Friday afternoon, according to a department spokeswoman.
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Raid on Olympia house nets meth lab, 3 arrests

Responding to a call shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday, Richland County Sheriff’s Department deputies raided the residence at 217 Church St. in Olympia and discovered an active meth lab, department spokesman Curtis Wilson said.
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Police release 911 call following attack on Dacusville family

A neighbor of the Dacusville woman who has been charged with murdering her two children and trying to kill her husband told a Pickens County dispatcher on the morning of the incident “something’s not right” after the woman’s family didn’t answer the door when he...