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In Brief: 10/10/16

Two Midlands shelters are closing as evacuation orders are lifted, no one was killed when a fire destroyed five buildings in Cherry Grove during Hurricane Matthew and a new microbrewery may be headed to the Innovista district.


In Brief: 10/9/16

Myrtle Beach's famous Springmaid Pier was destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, two people were killed in an accident off St. Andrew's Road and one person sustained non-life threatening injuries in a shooting in Lexington County.


In Brief: 10/8/16

Kershaw County officials are searching for an elderly man who may have dementia, Hurricane Matthew may cause major power outages in South Carolina and new testimony about the weapon used to kill a Dutch Fork High School student was introduced in court Friday.


In Brief: 10/7/16

South Carolinians will have extra time to register to vote as a result of Hurricane Matthew, four South Carolina inmates' sentences were commuted by President Obama on Thursday, and some officials want to charge the Townville Elementary shooter as an adult.


In Brief: 10/6/16

Jacob Hall was laid to rest in Townville on Wednesday, a man was charged with assault and battery over a fight with a deputy during a traffic stop and you can watch the next presidential debate for free at two local movie theaters. 


In Brief: 10/5/16

South Carolina will now host three ACC championships after the league moved events out of North Carolina over a controversial law, Palmetto Health Children's Hospital received a $1.2 million endowment, and a lawsuit was filed against a church over a deadly crash in Rock Hill.


In Brief: 10/4/16

The murder trial of a Dutch Fork grad began this week with witness testimony, the United Way of the Midlands is looking to raise $2 million in continuing flood relief efforts, and the teen accused of shooting three people at a South Carolina elementary school is now facing another murder charge.


In Brief: 10/3/16

South Carolina officials are already preparing for the threat of Hurricane Matthew, two North Carolina college students were shot and killed at a party, and Hillary Clinton addressed the shooting of Keith Scott during a campaign stop in Charlotte.


In Brief: 10/2/16

Winnsboro's chief of police was among 10 arrested in a prostitution ring in Columbia, a 10-month-old was among three killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Horry County and a block of legislators are pushing to revive early voting legislation in the Statehouse.


In Brief: 10/01/16

One of the children injured in the Townville Elementary shooting was put on life support as the accused shooter was formally charged, the South Carolina Department of Transportation has decided to fine a company for construction delays on I-26 and MUSC is on the defensive after reports of a cheating scandal.


In Brief: 9/30/16

New details were released on the condition of a 6-year-old shot at a South Carolina elementary school, Planned Parenthood made its first ever endorsement in a South Carolina legislative race Thursday, and Cayce police are searching for a suspect in a home burglary.


In Brief: 9/29/16

Longtime Columbia councilwoman Leona Plaugh passed away Wednesday at the age of 66, a shooter wounded two young boys and teacher at an elementary school in Anderson County and Richland County officials are searching for a man accused of credit card fraud at various businesses.


In Brief: 9/28/16

An Irmo man was arrested for shooting two women late Monday, Sumter police found an elderly man with dementia and Richland County officials made an arrest in connection with a string of liquor store robberies.


In Brief: 9/27/16

Lexington Police are investigating a shooting that left two women injured late Monday, Gov. Nikki Haley is convening a new advisory committee for veterans' issues and Lexington sheriff's deputies located a suspect who escaped from an area hospital.


In Brief: 9/26/16

Hundreds of possible jurors will be questioned as the selection process begins for the Dylann Roof trial, protests over the death of Keith Scott in Charlotte impacted the Panthers football game and Clemson will host ESPN's College Gameday next Saturday.