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Investigator sees holes in Irmo bookie’s story
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Richland delays payment of legal fees, again
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Simpson court hearing delayed at request of defense
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Fort Mill convenience store sells $2 million Powerball ticket
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Lexington taxes rising to pay for cops, firefighters and medical care
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Columbia’s city parks need cash and care, study advises
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Bill would force SC schools to be more careful with athletes’ concussions
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Duke offers to pay half for Sassafras Mtn observation tower
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Bolton: Why put weight of obesity in SC just on food stamp recipients?
If Gov. Nikki Haley’s hopes to unshackle South Carolina from the grip of obesity, a paternalistic approach that singles out poor people by prohibiting them from using food stamps to buy sodas and chips isn’t enough. We need a comprehensive strategy...
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Community Calendar for the Midlands, May 22
THE LOURIE CENTER: Storytelling/oral history workshop led by Julia McKinney, 10-11 a.m. Thursdays through Aug. 1 (except July 4) at 1650 Park Circle (Maxcy Gregg Park). Lunch and learn, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, “Eat This, Not That,” Mary Katherine Benya, a gerontologist at USC...
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LOCAL PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Photos of dismantling of barns at SC Fairground
3 barns were dismantled at the SC Fairgrounds in Columbia on Tuesday. They will be reassembled in Aiken.
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LOCAL NEWS
Heavy rain causes downtown flooding in Columbia
By evening rush hour, the water had mostly drained away, but earlier Tuesday, several downtown Columbia intersections were under water and nearly impassible after a line of storms moved over the Midlands.
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LOCAL PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Brett Parker trial photos from Tuesday, May 21
Scenes Tuesday from the Brett Parker double murder trial. People testifying included Tammy Parker's father, and a bookie friend of Brett Parker.
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LOCAL PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Images from past SC tornadoes
Photos from tornadoes that have struck the Palmetto State in the past.
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LOCAL PHOTOS & VIDEOS
Graphs: SC tornado climatology
Maps and charts illustrating historic tornado facts and figures in South Carolina.
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LOCAL NEWS
Community Calendar for the Midlands, May 21
CLEMSON SANDHILL REC FARMERS MARKET: 2-7 pm. Tuesdays until Thanksgiving at 900 Clemson Road (across from the Village at Sandhill). A variety of fresh fruits, produce, baked goods, seafood, meats, crafts,plants and various natural products are available from local farmers and entrepreneurs. This...
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CRIME
Man accused of exposing himself on Hilton Head beach
A 42-year-old Georgia man was arrested on Hilton Head Island, accused of fondling and exposing himself to women on the beach, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office report.
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Deadly Moore, Okla., tornado system from space
This image of the storm system that generated the F-4 tornado in Moore, Okla., was taken by NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard one of the Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites. The image was captured on May 20, 2013, at 3:40 p.m. EDT as the tornado began...







