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In Brief: 8/30/16

A hearing will be held Wednesday to decide whether portions of the Dylann Roof trial should be closed to the press, an apartment management company had to warn residents about people dressed up a clowns trying to lure children into nearby woods and River Bluff High School will put on a silent auction to support Lewis Simpkins' family.


In Brief: 8/29/16

A build-up of radioactive material was uncovered at a nuclear power plant near Columbia, Gov. Nikki Haley and her family released their 2014 and 2015 tax returns and one man was hospitalized after a Sunday shooting.


In Brief: 8/28/16

A father and daughter were found dead in a Northeast Richland County neighborhood, a Hispanic man was killed in an officer-involved shooting in North Charleston and a new Zika case was reported in Horry County.


In Brief: 8/27/16

Court documents revealed new details about the disappearance of Brittanee Drexel while on vacation in Myrtle Beach in 2009, a federal judge ruled the University of North Carolina system can't enforce the state's "'bathroom bill" on its campuses and former Gamecock football standout Victor Hampton was arrested for DUI.


In Brief: 8/26/16

A mural dedicated to the victims of the Mother Emanuel Church was defaced, a man stole more than $10,000 in merchandise from a Columbia Wal-Mart and the Richland County Recreation Commission agreed to cooperate with an investigation. 


In Brief: 8/22/16

A man was killed during an armed robbery in Columbia, a small town police chief in Dillon County looks to make history and the person killed in a hit-and-run incident in Columbia was identified.


In Brief: 8/12/16

Gamecock Basketball will see a brand new court design by the start of the upcoming season. An alleged serial beer thief is sought by the Richland County Sheriff's Department. A coach at River Bluff High School mourns the death of a football player. A man fell victim to a fatal automobile crash after suffering a cardiac arrest episode. Students are teaming up with the American Civil Liberties Union to file suit against a South Carolina schools law. Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by just two points in a recent South Carolina poll.


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: 7/18/16

Man arrested in Gadsden shooting One suspect is in custody after a shooting that left one dead, WIS reports.


In Brief: 7/17/16

A Columbia native was murdered at Fort Bragg and the FBI is searching for the victim's husband. Multiple prominent South Carolina Republicans will not be attending the Republican National Convention. Two men have been charged with murder after a North Charleston home invasion.


In Brief: 7/16/16

A SLED agent was fired and charged with domestic violence against his partner. Two were injured and one died in a motorcycle accident on North Main Street. A boater was sentenced to five years after a 2014 Lake Marion crash killed a USC student.


In Brief: 7/15/16

An attack in Nice, France, resulted in the death of at least 77 people. After firing the captain over a Facebook post and closing the station's doors, the Columbia Fire Department has reopened the fire station. Evidence of salmonella was found in the Lexington County Detention Center.


In Brief: 7/14/16

Former Clemson basketball star Demontez Stitt has died of a heart attack at 27. SC Attorney General Alan Wilson was overruled in a major state court case. A Chapin nurse has received an award for rescuing a woman from a car wreck.