Students at Lexington High School were required to stay indoors Thursday afternoon as the campus was put into a safety protocol over a disconcerting message sent to a school employee. … Click t...
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Two men were arrested after multiple varieties and mass quantities of drugs were seized in a “significant” South Carolina bust, according to the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office. On April...
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An 11-year-old was killed Wednesday night in a shooting, according to the Florence County Sheriff’s Office. The Florence County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Brentlee Eugene Crump...
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Months after a South Carolina man was shot and killed, a teenager was arrested on a murder charge, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office. In addition to murder, 19-year-old … Cl...
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The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has announced the arrests of three people after a woman was found bound and unconscious on a river bank in Jasper County. The woman, … Click to Conti...
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Years after a 6-year-old boy was killed in a shooting, two men are going to prison for the rest of their lives after pleading guilty to murder charges, according to … Click to Continue »
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The family of a middle school student who was sexually assaulted by a janitor in a school bathroom will receive $150,000 in a legal settlement. The unidentified girl was attacked … Click to Con...
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Convicted killer and fraudster Alex Murdaugh will appeal his 40-year sentence for federal financial crimes. His lawyers on Tuesday filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court … Click...
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A former Lexington County sheriff’s deputy is facing a first-degree harassment charge and two other charges after turning herself into the Lexington County Detention Center on Monday, according...
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A 14-year-old was charged with two counts of murder and other crimes days after two people were killed in a shooting in Columbia, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. … Clic...
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A beloved Richland County sheriff’s deputy was killed in a collision with a tractor trailer last September, and now his estate is suing the truck driver. Jacob Salrin, who was … Click to Cont...
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It looked like a perfect arrest — a federal and West Columbia drug task force team swooped in and arrested Bryan M. Wilson at his workplace, charged him with numerous … Click to Continue »
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A former teacher at a charter school in South Carolina was arrested after she gave drugs and alcohol to a teen student, according to the Columbia Police Department. Najla S. … Click to Continue...
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A driver who was trying to get away from a law enforcement officer was killed late Saturday night when a car ran off a Midlands road and crashed, according to … Click to Continue »
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A 20-year-old South Carolina man faces multiple charges a month after a shooting, the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department said. West Columbia resident Korey Muller was taken into custody afte...
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The Columbia Police Department fired an officer after he was charged Saturday with a domestic violence crime in Richland County. Around 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Richland County sheriff’s deputies re...
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A teenager and an adult were shot to death on Thursday night just outside Columbia, the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said Friday. The 16-year-old and a 36-year-old adult were pronounced...
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The case of the woman whose body was discovered inside a garbage can at a convenience store near the Prisma Health Richland hospital complex in Colonial Heights is being treated … Click to Cont...
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An alleged gambling ring run out of an office suite in Irmo next to a children’s day care was shut down Wednesday by a joint law enforcement task force. One … Click to Continue »
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A former high-ranking South Carolina prison security officer has been indicted on numerous federal charges including smuggling contraband into prison and selling the banned items including more t...
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A new lawsuit accuses South Carolina state representative and practicing lawyer Marvin Pendarvis of faking a client’s signature in order to secure a settlement for a amount far smaller than …...
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A man was killed Wednesday night after a shooting in the parking lot of a Sumter convenience store, according to a Sumter Police Department news release. Police responded to a … Click to Contin...
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Columbia police are investigating after the body of a woman was found in a garbage can. Police said the woman’s body was found shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday morning behind … Click to Contin...
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A South Carolina judge dropped the maximum sentence of 16 years on a man who secretly took videos of minor girls showering at a home in Indian Land, according to … Click to Continue »
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The off-duty police officer who shot and killed a man following a fight at a Chick-fil-A has been charged with murder, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Anthony … Click ...
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The Richland County coroner has identified Joanne Robinson, 45, of Columbia as the woman who was fatally stabbed after an altercation on Devine Street in Columbia Monday. On Tuesday, the … Clic...
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Columbia Police Chief Skip Holbrook offered sympathy for the family of a woman killed in a crash a police officer on Monday, April 8, 2024. The officer was responding to a chase for a murder susp...
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A woman who was some seven months pregnant was killed in a crash with a Columbia police officer who was involved in pursuing the suspect in a fatal shooting Monday … Click to Continue »
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A crash between a Columbia police car and a Toyota sedan in north Columbia killed a motorist. Here’s what we know: The driver of the 2023 Toyota sedan was killed … Click to Continue »
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A woman was stabbed and killed Monday, according to the Columbia Police Department. At about 6 p.m., officers responded to the incident at Devine Street and Abelia Road, police said. … Click to...
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