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New Karate Dojo Grand Opening draws huge community support, overflow crowd

Sensei Brian Pena christened his new Karate Dojo, Sunday afternoon with the help of hundreds of friends. People filled the Dojo and the crowd overflowed into the parking lot, where there were bouncy houses and even a live camel. The huge outpouring of community support came to the Karate Dojo at 2225 Sunset Boulevard. The […]

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Remains of tall person found, Lexington County Coroner seeks info to identify

On Friday, at approximately 7:30 p.m. a citizen called in to report that they had discovered what they believed to be human skeletal remains in a drainage ditch near the 200 block of Saturn Parkway in Columbia in Lexington County. A City of Columbia Police officer was first to arrive on scene and subsequently called […]

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Man with knife shot by Lexington County deputies, according to LCSD report

Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies shot a man, Friday morning, who was holding a knife. According to a Lexington County Sheriff’s Department report, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. at a home on Old Barnwell Road, between Micala Drive and Savannah Woods, when deputies were executing a search warrant on the house. A man with a […]

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2 men sought in connection to West Columbia murder investigation

The West Columbia Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating two individuals in connection to a murder investigation. The West Columbia Police Department responded to a shooting at the 700 block of Shull Street in West Columbia, Wednesday, where Frankie Orlando Gardner was found to be deceased. An investigation established that 34-year-old Rayshawn […]

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Crash slows traffic in Lexington Thursday afternoon

The Lexington Police Department reported a collision at East Main Street (US-1) at Swartz Road. The collision affected lanes around 3 p.m., Thursday. Emergency personnel crews were on scene and directing traffic.

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Spill in the road results in closed lane in Lexington

The Lexington Police Department reported a spill in the road on Sunset Boulevard (US-378) between Palmetto Park Boulevard. and Mineral Springs Road, had an outbound lane closed. If passing through the area, be watchful for the lane closure and vehicles merging around the spill area.

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Vehicle rollover in Lexington results in DUI arrest

The Lexington Police Department reported a vehicle rollover in the 700 block of South Lake Drive near Railroad Avenue, Wednesday evening around 10. The crash resulted in a lane being closed and emergency personnel was on the scene. All lanes were later reopened The vehicle left the road. Poilce said the driver was believed to […]

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West Columbia man identified by Lexington County coroner as shooting victim

Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person who was found dead at a home located in the 700 block of Shull Street in West Columbia, Wednesday, shortly before 4:30 p.m. According to Fisher, Mr. Frankie Orlando Gardner, 35, of West Columbia was pronounced dead at the scene due to a […]

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