Now that she is back from Haiti, missionary, Joyce Pipkin quickly realized during her 14 days there, the country she holds so dear is far from being restored. We caught up with her at Saint Mary Episcopal Church in Columbia Monday, lighting a candle for the people of Haiti.
“There seems to be no end to destruction in the Port Prince area,” said Pipkin.
She was there six months ago on a church missions trip when the...
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An Amber Alert out of Tennessee has been canceled after a seven-month old was found safe. According to ABC Columbia’s affiliate, WATE-TV in Knoxville, 7-month old Drake Boyd, was found in Miami, FL and taken into police custody Monday evening. A car involved in the Amber Alert was found in Newberry County Monday morning. SLED spokeswoman Jennifer Timmons says law enforcement is still looking for the Amber Alert suspect, 35 year old David Jackson. The...
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(AP) _ A gunman opened fire at an Albuquerque fiber optics manufacturer Monday, killing two people and woundingfour others before turning the gun on himself in what police saidwas a domestic violence dispute.
Earlier Monday, police Chief Ray Schultz said there were sixdead.
He explained at a news conference later that responding officershad seen people down and believed they were dead, then continuedinto the building to search for the gunman. Officers who arrivedlater determined several shooting victims...
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A midlands teen accused in the murder of an elderly man will stay in jail.
Bond was denied for Jessie Lane.
Police say Lane beat 91-year-old Frances Rawl to death in his home last Tuesday. Another teen charged in connection with the case received a $150,000 bond. Cynthia Morrow is charged with accessory to burglary before the fact.
A third suspect, a 15-year-old boy, was also arrested last week and charged with murder in connection with Rawl’s death.
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Columbia Police are investigating a fatal accident on Monday.
Spokesman Brick Lewis tells ABC Columbia News that this afternoon a woman was turning on Assembly from Rosewood, overturned several times and was ejected from the vehicle....
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(AP) _ The Democratic candidate vying to lead South Carolina's schools has $220,000 in cash available heading into the November election, while his GOP opponent emerged from a six-way primary and runoff in debt.
Postelection campaign filings show Greenville attorney Frank Holleman had raised $390,300 and spent $181,400 by June 30. Holleman won the June 8 Democratic primary with 56 percent of the vote against a single opponent.
Opponent Mick Zais (zace) had spent $209,500. Loans accountedfor...
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(AP) _ The YMCA is now known officially as just ``the Y.''
The Chicago-based U.S. nonprofit announced Monday that it is changing both its logo and name to ``the Y,'' marking its first branding change in 43 years. The switch comes after more than two years of research indicated many people don't understand what the group does. Officials with the Y say they hope the new logo will be more inviting.
The group's mission is to strengthen...
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Alvin Greene’s story has been entertaining talk for many and now we know he wants to play him in a movie.
In an interview with The New York Times, Greene announced he would like Denzel Washington to play him. Green says he has fielded calls from screenwriters who want to make a movie out of his story.
Please see link to New York Times story Below
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/us/politics/11greene.html?scp=1&sq=alvin%20green%20movie&st=cse
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