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VIDEO: Child passenger safety week is Sept. 18-24

Sept. 18-24 marks 2016’s Child Passenger Safety Week, a time to highlight a serious problem in South Carolina: the misuse of car seats. “Up to 95 percent of car seats are installed incorrectly and 90% of parents and caregivers feel as if their car seat is installed correctly,” said Deputy Dan Rusinyak of the Lexington County […]

Two arrested, juvenile in custody after string of robberies

A man and a woman have been arrested and a juvenile is in custody after three weekend robberies in the Columbia area of Lexington County. Wesley Alexander Anderson, 17, and Jasmine Taylor, 18, are charged with five counts of armed robbery for holding up a total of five people at three locations, according to arrest […]

Arrests made in August fatal shooting

A West Columbia man and a Cayce woman have been charged in connection to a homicide that happened last month on Double Branch Road in West Columbia. Roscoe Holmes III, 23, is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Michael Andy McMillan during the morning of Aug. 18, according to arrest warrants. “We obtained […]

Video: Life as a corrections officer

Ever wondered what it was like behind bars? One of our newly promoted employees says it might not be what you think it is. As a child, Ormica Thomas knew she wanted to be like her mother, who worked in corrections. “I thought it was great, especially for a female to be able to be […]