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SC court: Some sex offenders can challenge lifetime monitoring
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Springdale police seek suspects in assault, robbery
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Images from the Brett Parker trial, May 23
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Irmo bookie Brett Parker’s defense begins with attempt to dispel motive in deaths
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Police: Woman slammed child’s head into faucet
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Family’s accountant insists Irmo bookie knew of wife’s life insurance policy
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Columbia’s new Maxcy Gregg pool ready for summer swimmers
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1st sea-turtle nests of season appear on Hilton Head, Fripp islands
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Ex-USC student sentenced in Salty Nut arson case
A former University of South Carolina student pleaded guilty Thursday to the 2012 firebombing destruction of the popular Salty Nut bar in Five Points and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Surfside Beach man charged with tattooing 15-year-old girl
A Surfside Beach man was charged with illegally tattooing a 15-year-old after the teen's mother saw an image on the girl's wrist, according to a police report.
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LOCAL NEWS
Memorial Day holiday closings
The following will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.
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LOCAL NEWS
Community Calendar for the Midlands, May 23
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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CRIME
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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CRIME
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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CRIME
Rock Hill parents arrested; accused of not caring for preemies
York police have arrested two parents accused of withholding medical care from their premature sons, who doctors eventually diagnosed as “failure to thrive.”
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CRIME
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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EDUCATION
More teachers to be hired by Lexington 1
An improved revenue forecast means school officials plan to add 50 teachers by fall, five more than initially proposed.
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ELECTIONS IN COLUMBIA AND THE MIDLANDS
Candidate forum set for seat on Richland 1 board
The five candidates seeking a seat on the Richland 1 school board will meet Thursday night at 6 p.m. at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
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EDUCATION
Brookland-Cayce High athletic booster club reshaped
The athletic booster club at Brookland-Cayce High is being reorganized after a fuss over how its money was handled, Lexington 2 officials said Wednesday.
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ELECTIONS IN COLUMBIA AND THE MIDLANDS
Ballot set for West Columbia council vacancy
A City Council vacancy created by the death of Abby Bray last week will be added to others that will be filled on the Nov. 5 ballot.








