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Mayor Steve Benjamin sets the agenda for his next term in office at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Tuesday, focusing on city improvements.

Who to watch at the conventions

National conventions are eight days of speeches and chatter, and it's really easy for the big moments to get lost in the often stuffy shuffle. Let us break down the speakers beyond the big names worth paying attention to simplify your viewing.


In Brief: 7/27/16

Three Myrtle Beach police officers involved in a shooting earlier this year won't face charges, Columbia's Spirit Communications Park won a national award and former State Rep. Bill Cotty died at 69.


In Brief: 7/26/16

Rare birds are making their way through the South Carolina sky, Hillary Clinton makes a pit stop in the Carolinas on her way to the Democratic National Convention, and many South Carolina roads are still closed by flood damage.


In Brief: 7/25/16

An arrest was made in a Chapin shooting that left two dead. A toddler who accidentally shot herself on Monday has died. A fifth person is sought in connection with a Eutawville shooting.


In Brief: 7/24/16

An Irmo fire truck collided with a car en route to an emergency site. A car chase in Richland County included gunfire and ended with one car crashing into a home. Officials are seeking more information on a shooting of three horses in Lexington County.


In Brief: 7/23/16

A Love Thy Neighbor rally in Columbia promoted peace, prayer and unity. Unemployment in South Carolina has reached a 15-year low. USC athletes joined campers at a summer camp for autistic children for color war games.


In Brief: 7/22/16

Fraternity and sorority fees will increase by $125 per semester to help finance a new parking garage. Columbia businesses are benefiting from the Pokémon Go epidemic. A sign honoring Steve and Jerri Spurrier was raised outside USC's new indoor practice facility.


In Brief: 7/21/16

Lightning is suspected as the cause of a fire at Huntington Beach State Park, a Richland County woman was arrested in the death of her four dogs and Blue Bell ice cream is returning to stores throughout the Carolinas.