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WARREN BOLTON
Bolton: Thanks to two sons who help me be a better dad
My two sons have taught me so much about how to be a father simply through how they always encourage me, never give up on me and constantly seek my time and input. Thanks for helping me grow.
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EDITORIALS
Editorial: Do what it takes to dismantle Budget and Control Board
IT’S STARTING to feel like Groundhog Day around the State House.
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POLITICS
SC senator resigns amid ethics probe, case goes to SLED
State Sen. Robert Ford now faces a state criminal investigation, following a Senate ethics probe that led to his resignation Friday.
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CRIME
Guilty, Parker gets life without parole
A gasp came first and then sobs as 13 months of grief and tension spilled into a courtroom after Irmo bookie Brett Parker was found guilty Tuesday night of two counts of murder.
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CRIME
Spring Valley teen, 16, killed in Richland County wreck; brother, friend injured
The 18-year-old driver of a BMW that crashed early Friday morning on Shallow Brook Road in Richland County, killing his 16-year-old brother, was intoxicated, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.
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CRIME
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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POLITICS
SC Senate kills last effort to expand Medicaid
The vote was 23-19, with two Republicans Ray Cleary of Georgetown and Paul Campbell of Berkeley County joining all of the Senate’s 17 Democrats present in voting for the expansion. Four senators, one Democrat and three Republicans, were absent.
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LOCAL NEWS
No one hurt as fire forces 140 workers out of plant
An early Thursday morning fire at Wabtec Global Services forced more than 140 employees to evacuate the building, the Columbia Fire Department reported.
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ELECTIONS IN COLUMBIA AND THE MIDLANDS
Orangeburg elections chief to lead Richland elections office
After meeting with Howard Jackson behind closed doors for about 35 minutes, the four-person Board of Elections & Voter Registration chose the Orangeburg County elections director to lead the $1.2 million office.
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CRIME
Columbia couple sues state over toddler’s sexual-reassignment surgery
The lawsuits, filed Tuesday in state and federal courts, are the first of their kind in the nation, said Ken Suggs, a Columbia-based attorney, who joined Mark and Pam Crawford and other civil-rights advocacy groups to announce the suits.




