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Fast-food protests return amid push for wage hikes
Fast-food workers and labor organizers marched, waved signs and chanted in cities across the country on Thursday in a push for higher wages.
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EDUCATION
Bluffton teacher charged with assault, placed on leave
A Spanish teacher at H.E. McCracken Middle School has been charged with simple assault and third-degree battery and placed on paid leave after allegedly hitting a student on the back with a leather pouch.
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CRIME
Richland County says goodbye to deputy
Richland County Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Ryan was remembered Thursday as a meticulous person who paid attention to small details in every aspect of his life.
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CRIME
Body found floating near Daniel Island Marina 11 days after car crash
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say a body pulled from the water near a Lowcountry marina is a man missing for 11 days after crashing his car on Interstate 526.
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CRIME
Are reports of the ‘knockout game’ being played in Columbia true?
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott told a University of South Carolina honors class that members of the Bloods, a nationally recognized gang, have played a violent game called “knockout” in Five Points.
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CRIME
NAACP leader Randolph’s trial in Columbia court delayed
A jury trial in Columbia city court for S.C. NAACP leader Lonnie Randolph on charges of disorderly conduct, trespassing and resisting arrest has been delayed until after the first of the year.
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POLITICS
SC politics: State rep’s DUI trial delayed; Jenny Sanford wants Charleston post
State Rep. Ted Vick’s trial on a 2012 drunken-driving charge was postponed Wednesday when a judge dismissed potential jurors after learning some had discussed the Chesterfield Democrat’s case in a waiting room prior to the hearing.
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POLITICS
SC senators to investigate pension investments
For nearly two years, Republican state Treasurer Curtis Loftis has complained the Legislature has ignored his cries of corruption and wasteful spending at the state Retirement System Investment Commission.
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SC MILITARY NEWS
Budget cuts might slow improvements in veterans’ homelessness
The 2015 goal of ending homelessness for veterans may be threatened.
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STATE
Yes ma'am: SC comes in 1st in politeness, study says
A study reveals South Carolinians are among the most courteous people in the nation, and Ohioans among the least.
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LOCAL NEWS
Community Calendar for the Midlands, Dec. 6
AFFORDABLE CARE INFORMATION AND ENROLLMENT: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Friendship Baptist Church of Hopkins, 2604 Lower Richland Blvd. Certified Navigators will provide information regarding the legislation along with health insurance exchanges and plans available and sign up participants for the most...
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