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Swansea resolves budget delays, balances $2.3M budget after four-month waitNews19 WLTX18 hours ago
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One killed, three injured in Lexington County crash on South Lake DriveNews19 WLTX19 minutes ago
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Swansea resolves budget delays, balances $2.3M budget after four-month wait
SWANSEA, S.C. — The Town of Swansea said it has balanced its budget, due about four months ago before the July 1 deadline. In August, Town Administrator Christine Keefer said that the town couldn't do this because over $200,000 in utility bills were missing. Keefer said there were inconsistencies...
One killed, three injured in Lexington County crash on South Lake Drive
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — One person died, and three others were hurt on Friday following a crash in Lexington County, the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Corporal Nick Pye said the crash happened around 9:20 a.m. on South Lake Drive near Bluefield Road and involved two vehicles. Pye said a 2016 Dodge van heading west on South Lake Drive and a 2019 Dodge pickup truck was heading east when the two vehicles collided.
Condemned South Carolina inmate chooses to die by lethal injection
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A condemned South Carolina inmate chose Friday to be executed by lethal injection, instead of by firing squad or electrocution, for killing a store clerk in 1999. State prison officials had told Richard Moore this month he could choose the method for his Nov. 1 execution. State law had given him until […]
'We work in deplorable conditions' | Department of Social Services employees stage walkout after offices vandalized
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Details are still emerging regarding what led Richland County's Department of Social Services employees to walk off the job Friday. News19 received several calls from tipsters claiming to be DSS employees. The tipsters said they had walked off the job and were gathering in the department’s parking lot.
South Carolina Teen Charged in Fatal Georgia Homecoming Party Shooting
An 18-year-old South Carolina man has been charged with felony murder following the shooting death of a 15-year-old during a homecoming afterparty in Elberton. • Jarquavious Demetriun Scott, 18, from Anderson, South Carolina, has been charged with felony murder. • The victim is Bryshun Treviyus O’Brien Jordan, 15, of Hartwell....
Two wounded in shooting at Harbison area apartment complex
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Authorities say two men were wounded in a shooting that happened off Columbiana Drive on Friday night. A spokesperson for the Columbia Police Department said the shooting happened around 8:15 p.m. at 401 Columbiana Drive, the Harbison Gardens apartments. Police said the victims, both adults, had wounds that didn't appear to be life-threatening based on preliminary reports.
South Carolina man gets life in prison in killing of Black transgender woman
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in federal prison Thursday in the killing of a Black transgender woman after the exposure of their secret sexual relationship. U.S. District Judge Sherri A. Lydon sentenced Daqua Lameek Ritter in federal court in Columbia. Ritter was the first person in the nation convicted of […]
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