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Briefing: 4/14/16

Secretary of State John Kerry denounced any use of torture, over 30,000 union Verizon workers have gone on strike, a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed by police in Chicago, and Stephen Hawking is backing a new program to send tiny spacecraft to a nearby star system.


Newly-elected U.S. Sen. Tim Scott addresses the crowd at his victory party at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, S.C., on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (Kim Kim Foster-Tobin/The State/MCT)

Key 2016 races set for around South Carolina

With much of the attention focused on the tumultuous 2016 presidential campaign, little has been made of state and local elections. However, a number of races throughout South Carolina will have a lasting impact on the Columbia community.


In Brief: 4/13/16

Richland County is facing a lawsuit from a watchdog group, Columbia Police have released more details on the man arrested following a deadly domestic dispute and Forest Acres has delayed action on what to do with the site of the former Cardinal Newman School.


In Brief: 4/12/16

A study shows that South Carolina women lose over $5 billion annually to the wage gap, a North Augusta officer has pleaded guilty for a fatal shooting in February 2014 and Newberry County sheriffs are investigating the death of an unidentified elderly black man.


Crime Blotter: 4/3/16 - 4/9/16

A man bit his girlfriend's pinky finger, a young woman was assaulted and had her phone stolen, and a woman was reported for stealing a reusable shopping bag.