Benjamin attends global mayor conference
Steve Benjamin is in Europe as part of a delegation to a conference for mayors from around the world. The multi-term Columbia mayor and USC alumnus is traveling in his capacity in the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He will be one of more than 70 mayors attending the Global Parliament of Mayors at the Hague in the Netherlands.
- Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor
Nightclub shootings hospitalize three
Two shootings at the same nightclub on Two Notch Road left three injured Saturday, WIS reports. The shootings took place within two hours of each other at the Sunset Place nightclub. Two men were injured in the first shooting, and a third person was injured in the second shooting. The conditions of all three victims haven't been released. Officials are still investigating both incidents.
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Anderson woman wins lawsuit against Target
An Anderson woman was awarded $4.6 million in a lawsuit against Target, WLTX reports. The suit was based on an incident where the woman was stuck by a hypodermic needle her daughter found in the store's parking lot. The woman had to take medicine for HIV as a precaution, though she did not contract any diseases from the needle, and she had an adverse reaction to the drugs. A jury awarded the mother this punitive settlement after the company rejected a $12,000 settlement offer.
- Compiled by Mary Ramsey, News Editor