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November 21, 2018 at 9:27 am

Possible killer of 90 helps SC sheriff solve cold case

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — When Texas Rangers called Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott to let him know one of their prisoners had confessed to shooting...

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November 8, 2018 at 12:03 pm

Lawyers: Cops didn’t have key as women drowned in police van

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two women drowned in the back of a locked cage while being taken for involuntary commitment to a mental hospital because...

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November 1, 2018 at 7:57 am

Democrat making noise in typically Republican SC district

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats trying to flip a U.S. House seat in South Carolina for the first time since 1986 are pouring most of...

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October 24, 2018 at 10:09 pm

Winner of lottery can stay anonymous thanks to state’s law

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Like the location of Jimmy Hoffa's body, the secret formula for Coca-Cola and whether there are aliens in outer space, the...

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October 24, 2018 at 3:42 pm

Who won the lottery? Why some states allow winners secrecy

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Like the location of Jimmy Hoffa's body, the secret formula for Coca-Cola and the possibility of aliens in outer space, the...

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A lottery player counts her money at The World Bar and Grill, as she waits in line to purchase Mega Millions lottery tickets, in Delta, La., a few miles from the Mississippi-Louisiana state line, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Mississippi residents have crossed over state lines for a chance at winning an estimated $1.6 billion jackpot in Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) LARS107 LARS107

October 24, 2018 at 2:27 am

Single Mega Millions winner of $1.537 billion jackpot is reported VIEW

The ticket sold Tuesday is worth about $877.8 million in a lump-sum cash payment, which most winners choose to take.

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October 23, 2018 at 1:52 pm

Former Catholic priest gets 20 years in child rape case

A 76-year-old former Catholic priest who already has served jail time for molesting boys in Maryland was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison in...

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October 23, 2018 at 12:06 am

2nd police officer dies after South Carolina ambush attack

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A wounded police officer died Monday following 19 days in the hospital and multiple surgeries, after she was ambushed while approaching...

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October 16, 2018 at 12:26 pm

Estimated 129 guns found in home of police ambush suspect

Authorities found approximately 130 guns inside the South Carolina home of a man who set up his house in an upscale neighborhood to ambush police...

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October 9, 2018 at 11:46 am

Storm-weary Carolinas worry Michael could hurt rebuilding

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In the storm-weary Carolinas, Hurricane Michael's approach is stoking fresh fears among homeowners who still have tarps on their roofs or...

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