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Lexington police officers help mother deliver baby in car

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Lexington police officers help mother deliver baby in car

December 18, 2018 03:58 PM

Tim Scott’s tough sell: Forcing states to report on police shootings

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Tim Scott’s tough sell: Forcing states to report on police shootings

December 18, 2018 05:36 PM

Man charged in I-20 bridge shooting in Lexington gets 20 years in prison

Crime & Courts

Man charged in I-20 bridge shooting in Lexington gets 20 years in prison

December 18, 2018 03:28 PM

Brawling students caused lockdown at SC high school, and district is ‘appalled’

Crime & Courts

Brawling students caused lockdown at SC high school, and district is ‘appalled’

December 18, 2018 05:06 PM

Woman killed while running with female fitness group near Lexington High School

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Woman killed while running with female fitness group near Lexington High School

December 18, 2018 07:59 AM

Top candidate to replace Pastides as USC president is officially out of the running

Education

Top candidate to replace Pastides as USC president is officially out of the running

December 18, 2018 01:31 PM

Mamma mia! Five more fast food Italian restaurants to open in the Midlands

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Mamma mia! Five more fast food Italian restaurants to open in the Midlands

December 18, 2018 01:52 PM

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Homophobic slur on note given to customer gets worker at Five Points restaurant fired

December 18, 2018 10:32 PM

A week before Christmas, squirrel shuts down power to mall, thousands more, Duke says

December 18, 2018 07:14 PM

FBI probe of SC Irish Travelers changing community for better, lawyer, defendant say

December 18, 2018 05:59 PM

‘Nobody deserves a Christmas more than Fairfield County’

December 18, 2018 06:41 PM

Nazis forced SC man’s Jewish grandfather to sell art. Dutch won’t give it back, suit says

December 18, 2018 03:18 PM

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Riding with Recruits: Charlotte Country Day’s Triston Miller

December 18, 2018 08:58 AM

How QB Dakereon Joyner is improving for Gamecocks

December 18, 2018 05:40 PM

NC State football gives back

December 18, 2018 07:14 PM

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Lexington police officers help mother deliver baby in car

Local

Lexington police officers help mother deliver baby in car

December 18, 2018 03:58 PM

Mamma mia! Five more fast food Italian restaurants to open in the Midlands

December 18, 2018 01:52 PM

Top candidate to replace Pastides as USC president is officially out of the running

December 18, 2018 01:31 PM

Lexington County trash bills are changing. Here’s how much more — or less — you pay

December 18, 2018 10:45 AM

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Long-range buckets lift Lexington boys past Irmo

Sports

Long-range buckets lift Lexington boys past Irmo

December 18, 2018 10:18 PM

Jadeveon Clowney highlights trio of former Gamecocks named NFL Pro Bowlers

December 18, 2018 08:12 PM

How far Dakereon Joyner has come; why Jake Bentley hardly practiced the past two days

December 18, 2018 06:45 PM

Four- or eight-team playoff? Muschamp says USC plans to be there

December 18, 2018 04:39 PM

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‘Nobody deserves a Christmas more than Fairfield County’

Politics

‘Nobody deserves a Christmas more than Fairfield County’

December 18, 2018 06:41 PM

Should Confederate monuments be removed? The South is split, poll finds

December 18, 2018 05:43 AM

SC ‘children lose’ in the classroom, teachers say. Here’s what they would change

December 17, 2018 03:41 PM

Is a promise binding? Retired Columbia firefighters taking city to court

December 17, 2018 05:00 AM

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McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 17, 2018

Opinion

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 17, 2018

December 18, 2018 05:42 PM

Practice purposeful misspelling: Americans should start spelling phonetically

December 18, 2018 01:14 PM

The solution to the juvenile delinquency problem in our nation’s politics

December 18, 2018 06:00 AM

My 9-year-old brother died when I was 7. Here’s what I’ve learned about grief and life

December 16, 2018 05:00 AM

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In Depth

In Depth

Battered and low on money, SC’s rural poor suffering from latest storm

Crystal Simmons, a working mother who lives in Wallace, suffered the loss of water, power, phone service and her road during Hurricane Florence. She is among the rural South Carolinians hurt by the storm.

Blogs & Columns

No. 2 Duke blasts Princeton. No. 12 Texas Tech is up next in New York City

December 18, 2018 10:38 PM

Duke offense starts slow, finishes strong in win over Princeton

December 18, 2018 07:56 PM

Why Mack Brown was such a successful in-state recruiter during his first tenure at UNC

December 18, 2018 02:12 PM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 17, 2018

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Dec. 17, 2018

December 18, 2018 05:42 PM

Photos: Future Gamecocks in the 2018 Shrine Bowl

Photos: Future Gamecocks in the 2018 Shrine Bowl

December 15, 2018 06:36 PM

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Gonzaga | December 15, 2018

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Gonzaga | December 15, 2018

December 16, 2018 12:01 AM

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Go Columbia

Go Columbia

Crushing on creches: Church display will feature more than 400 nativity displays

For most families that celebrate Christmas, the season is filled with traditions. Some, like Aunt Flo’s fruitcake, are more like a dance of avoidance, while others — notes to Santa, serving meals to homeless families, setting up the family creche — are passed down through generations.

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5 minutes with entrepreneur Eric Duncan

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5 minutes with entrepreneur Eric Duncan

December 14, 2018 03:21 PM

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Music in the Midlands: Lots of rock and ‘Dancing with the Stars’

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Music in the Midlands: Lots of rock and ‘Dancing with the Stars’

December 14, 2018 03:17 PM

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