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Alex Murdaugh moved to protective custody unit at South Carolina prison after double-murder conviction

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh has been transferred to a protective custody unit in a maximum security facility within the South Carolina Department of Corrections.

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Utility that sued customer after she complained about drinking water loses in court

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina utility that sued one of its customers for complaining about the quality of the drinking water she receives has lost in court after three years of legal disputes.

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This SC city ranks higher than Disneyland on list of 10 best US spring break vacation spots

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The magazine Good Housekeeping picked the 10 best places in the United States to go for spring break.

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‘His body is a crime scene’: Exhumation plans proceeding in Stephen Smith’s 2015 killing

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Plans to exhume Stephen Smith’s body are proceeding rapidly and will involve a team of state and national experts, one of the attorneys for Stephen Smith’s mother said Friday.

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South Carolina’s top accountant to resign after $3.5 billion accounting error

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s top accountant Richard Eckstrom says he will resign effective April 30 after disclosing to state lawmakers that he inflated the state’s cash balances for a decade, eventually reaching about $3.5 billion.

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South Carolina GOP senators consider ban on transgender care for children, joining a growing list of states

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A group of South Carolina Republican lawmakers are looking to join a handful of other states that have passed restrictions on certain medical care for transgender children.

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SLED investigating Stephen Smith’s death as a murder, says teen did not die by hit-and-run

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel confirmed Tuesday night that his agency is now investigating the 2015 death of Hampton County teen Stephen Smith as a murder.

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He chronicles SC’s Black history. It began with his great-grandfather

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Some begin their day with a cup of coffee. Every morning when he wakes up, Bobby Donaldson checks the obituaries.

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‘This has gone on far too long.’ Buster Murdaugh speaks out on Stephen Smith’s death

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Buster Murdaugh on Monday publicly denied being involved in the death of a teenager hours before Stephen Smith’s mother and her attorneys held a news conference.

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Mizzou linebacker Chad Bailey arrested for DWI

Missouri linebacker Chad Bailey was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Sunday morning in Columbia.

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Meet the lawmaker who wants to make abortion in South Carolina akin to murder

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When Rob Harris unseated longtime South Carolina House member Rita Allison last year he said, “We’re going to change some things, so people better buckle up.”

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South Carolina bill says women could face the death penalty for getting an abortion. Could it pass?

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A House bill that potentially could sentence a woman to death for having an abortion has very low odds, or maybe no chance, of actually passing, South Carolina legislative leaders say.

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South Carolina women who get abortions would be eligible for the death penalty under proposed bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Women who get an abortion in South Carolina would be eligible for the death penalty if a proposal at the State House becomes law.

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Parents sue after SC student says teacher assaulted her for not saying Pledge of Allegiance

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A 15-year-old student at River Bluff High School says she was physically assaulted by a teacher for refusing to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

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‘Unsettling and frightening’: Buster Murdaugh asks to be left out of future police reports

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Ongoing media attention following the conviction of his father for double murder has prompted Buster Murdaugh to ask the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office that he not be associated with future police reports.

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Alex Murdaugh formally says he will appeal double murder convictions

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lawyers for Alex Murdaugh filed paperwork Thursday indicating that he will appeal his convictions in the murders of his wife and son.

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Double killer Alex Murdaugh placed in secure area of prison over fears he'll be attacked

Authorities fear the infamy of the case that gripped the nation will make Alex Murdaugh, who brutally killed his wife Maggie and their son Paul, a target for other inmates in Columbia, South Carolina, US

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2 SC survivors of Mexico kidnapping identified; remains of 2 who were killed not returned yet

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two of four South Carolina natives kidnapped in Mexico were being treated in a Brownsville, Texas, hospital Tuesday, while State Department officials worked to have the remains of the two who were killed returned, officials say.

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Buster Murdaugh complains to police about being followed, photographed on Hilton Head

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Days after his father was convicted and sentenced to two life terms for killing his wife and youngest son in 2021, Buster Murdaugh told the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office he was being harassed by national media photographers.

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Alex Murdaugh still faces dozens of charges of stealing from clients and family members

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Their names are not well-known like the man accused of stealing from them, Alex Murdaugh, who raked in millions of dollars in income and then pilfered millions more, prosecutors say.

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VP Harris visits Columbia HBCU, praises progress toward increased broadband access

COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a visit to South Carolina, Vice President Kamala Harris praised achievements made by the White House in helping to make broadband internet access more affordable nationally.

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Ex-SC mayor taking over White House Office of Engagement

President Joe Biden has appointed a former Columbia, South Carolina, mayor to be a top White House adviser

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South Carolina can’t keep up with No. 11 Tennessee on the road

Earlier in the week, South Carolina nearly stunned the college basketball world by taking No. 2 Alabama to overtime in Columbia.

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Uganda’s Coffee Industry Is Growing Rapidly: Farmers Are Determined To Gain Share Of Global Market

Ugandan coffee farmers are not yet competing with established coffee-producers Brazil and Columbia, but rather neighbor Kenya.

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Gamecocks fall short after pushing No. 2 Alabama to overtime

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- After the whistle sounded for a first-half Alabama timeout — with the No. 2 Crimson Tide surprisingly behind — South Carolina star freshman GG Jackson turned to the crowd at Colonial Life Arena and screamed: “This is my city.”

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