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9 hrs ago | WIS-TV Columbia

Midlands rescue team volunteers sympathize with OK crews

As crews in Oklahoma continue to carefully sift through rubble, a group of firefighters in Richland County knows what they're going through.

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Tue May 21, 2013

WIS-TV Columbia

Testimony reveals Parker's debts, failing marriage

A restaurant owner who got snagged in a gambling probe that grew out of the Brett Parker double murder investigation took the stand, as the trial entered its third week.

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Related Topix: Federal Prisons, Prison, Columbia, SC

Mon May 20, 2013

The State

Local meetings this week, May 20

Both meetings are at the Eau Claire Print Building, 3907 Ensor Ave., at Monticello Road.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC

The State

Citizen helps Richland deputies nab car break-in suspects

A tip from an alert citizen helped Richland County deputies arrest four suspects in a car break-in in the Lake Carolina community, Sheriff Leon Lott said Monday in a press release.

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The State

Scattered heavy rains strike Midlands Sunday

Pockets of heavy rains were reported over the Midlands Sunday, with some areas receiving up to four inches of the wet stuff and others less than one inch, the National Weather Service reported.

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Related Topix: Weather, Lexington County, SC, Oak Grove, SC

Sat May 18, 2013

South Carolina Department of Revenue

Richland County Resident Arrested on Multiple Tax Evasion Charges

SC Department of Revenue investigators today arrested Hopkins resident Michelle Roach on four counts of charges related to tax evasion.

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Related Topix: Hopkins, SC, Columbia, SC

Herald Independent

County council, public at odds over taxes, budget

Winnsboro resident and Winnsboro native Oliver Johnson has his say about county tax rates and county council's policies during the public comment session of the county council meeting.

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Related Topix: Winnsboro, SC, Fairfield County, SC, Personal Finance, Retirement, Blythewood, SC

Fri May 17, 2013

The State

Giving help, getting help in the Midlands, May 17

Law enforcement officers and firefighters will collect food from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the following locations: BI-LO, 300 Knox Abbott Drive; Reid's Grocery, 2245 Charleston Highway; and Piggly Wiggly, 3040 Charleston Highway.

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Related Topix: Cayce, SC, Agriculture, Science, Irmo, SC

The State

EXCLUSIVE: Richland County pays $150,000 in Blythewood railroad double death

Richland County – without admitting fault – has agreed to pay the estates of Derald Hill Sr.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Blythewood, SC

9NEWS

Suspect suffers panic attack during trial

The double murder trial of Brett Parker has to be stopped Thursday after the suspect had to be taken to the hospital.

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Related Topix: Irmo, SC

Thu May 16, 2013

The State

Editorial: Richland elections office should pay its own legal fees

The wait was over four hours to vote at Rice Creek Elementary on Hard Scrabble Road in Columbia on Nov.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Opinion

Clover Herald

Wrong way crash kills 2 on I-26 in Columbia

State troopers say a driver heading the wrong way on Interstate 26 northwest of Columbia has caused a wreck that killed two people.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Irmo, SC

The State

Orangeburg elections chief to lead Richland elections office

After meeting with 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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Related Topix: Orangeburg, SC, Orangeburg County, SC, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Wed May 15, 2013

WLTX-TV Columbia

Richland County Picks New Election Director

"I think I'm going to bring some integrity to the office. Not like that's lacking now, but I have integrity," said Jackson.

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WLTX-TV Columbia

One Wounded in Shooting in St. Andrews Neighborhood

One man is shot and another is on the run after a shooting Wednesday afternoon in a St.

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Related Topix: St. Andrews, SC

WIS-TV Columbia

Report: Suspects use "oldest trick in the book" to steal cartons

The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is looking for a group of thieves who's using one of the oldest tricks in the book to steal cigarettes from a local store.

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Related Topix: Lexington County, SC, Forest Acres, SC

Tue May 14, 2013

Post and Courier

Parents accuse MUSC, Greenville Hospital System of performing...

A Columbia couple is suing the Medical University of South Carolina, Greenville Hospital System and the S.C. Department of Social Services on behalf of their 8-year-old son for performing “medically unnecessary” sex assignment surgery on the child in 2006.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Medical University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

WIS-TV Columbia

Cops: Skinny-dipping couple says clothes were stolen

A Kershaw County man was killed Monday morning when his truck struck a tree and caught fire, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

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Related Topix: Kershaw County, SC, Aiken County, SC, Columbia, SC

Clover Herald

SCDOT holds meeting on replacing US 378 bridges

The South Carolina Department of Transportation wants to hear concerns as it considers how to replace a pair of bridges on U.S. 378 east of Columbia.

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Related Topix: Columbia, SC, Hopkins, SC

Mon May 13, 2013

WIS-TV Columbia

Victim seeks answers after she thwarts home invasion

A northeast Richland County woman is still shaken, days after coming face to face with the man who broke into her home.

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