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Police looking for woman accused of stealing from liquor store

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — Investigators with the Columbia Police Department need help to find a suspected thief. A female suspect is accused of stealing from Green's Beverage Warehouse on Garners Ferry Road on December 13. Contact Crimestoppers 1-888-CRIME-SC if you have any information.
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Deputies investigating reported drive-by shooting in West Columbia area

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Authorities are investigating a reported drive-by shooting in the West Columbia area. Documents obtained by WIS state a deputy with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department responded to Pebble Creek Drive at around 9 p.m. Wednesday for reports of shots fired. A person, identified in the...
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Our view: Make South Carolina safer in 2026 with two much-needed gun reform laws

Fifteen people celebrating Hanukkah died on Australia’s iconic Bondi Beach Sunday. At least 40 were wounded in the country’s worst gun massacre in 30 years. The mass shooting by a father-son team was inspired by the Islamic State, Australian authorities said. At Brown University over the weekend: Another...
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South Carolina woman charged with exploiting vulnerable adult for more than $10,000

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities have charged a South Carolina woman with stealing more than $10,000 from a vulnerable adult over the course of about four months. The Attorney General's Office said its Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit arrested 58-year-old Deneane Cantrell of Spartanburg,...
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Amid mounting legal drama, candidate for SC governor tells voters not to write him...

State Sen. Josh Kimbrell says voters should not to count him out, even as a lawsuit from a former business partner has overshadowed his run for the South Carolina Governor’s Mansion. Kimbrell, in a 21-minute Facebook video, called the months of legal drama that have dogged him since the start of his campaign “the...
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Father surprises daughter at S.C. school after 7-month deployment

COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina freshman Alexis Hernandez was counting down the days until Christmas break when she received an unexpected gift Tuesday. Her father, Daniel Hernandez-Marquez, surprised her at Ridge View High School after being deployed with the Air Force to South Korea for seven and a half months.
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Sheriff Lott calls on parents to act after string of gun murders by teenagers

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC (WOLO) — According to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department, there have been four murders in Richland County since November 22nd — leading to eight arrests. Wednesday morning, Sheriff Leon Lott held a press conference to provide updates on these recent homicides in the area...
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Dominion Energy distributes $1 million in grants to South Carolina nonprofits

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — Organizations throughout the Lowcountry are receiving extra funds to expand their community outreach. More than 100 South Carolina nonprofits will share $1 million in grants from Dominion Energy through the company’s fall grant program. Roughly one-third of those grants will go to 33...
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South Carolina deputy spots stolen car, brief pursuit ends with arrest and guns seized

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A Sumter man was arrested Tuesday night after deputies recovered a stolen vehicle and seized multiple firearms following a brief pursuit, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. Kevin Tirrell McBride, 47, of Broad Street, was taken into custody around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday after...
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Second ‘Mica’s Law’ bill sparks push for stronger domestic violence protections

"Mica is the one pushing me, she's the reason for all of this. She would be doing it herself." Abigail Francis, her sister said.

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