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Name of student who died in Pine Ridge Middle School bus crash has been released

Jose Maria Gonzalez-Linares, 13, has been identified as the eighth-grade student who was killed in the Pine Ridge Middle School bus crash on I-77 Thursday. Link to announcement It was first announced earlier that the name of the fatality victim would be withheld. The Chester County Coroner’s Office released the identity of the student. One report […]

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Everyone taken to the hospital after Thursday’s Pine Ridge Middle School bus accident, released

Everyone who received further medical evaluation and treatment following Thursday’s Pine Ridge Middle School bus incident has been released from hospitals, according to district reports. One person, a boy age 13, lost his life in the crash. A prayer vigil was held at the school Saturday morning. The incident, along Interstate 77 south, occurred about […]

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12 buildings of Briargate Condos heavily damaged by fire, Irmo Fire assists Columbia Fire Department

Irmo Fire units responded to a two alarm apartment fire with Columbia Fire Department Saturday afternoon. The fire was in an apartment complex on Old Manor Road, visible from Interstate 20.Columbia Fire Department reported a multi-alarm fire at Briargate Condos. Three people were taken to the hospital after fire ripped through one of the condo […]

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Scenic Rabbit Run through the streets of Cayce, West Columbia, and Riverwalk – Photo Gallery

The Greater Cayce-West Columbia Chamber’s Cares Foundation Riverwalk Rabbit Run took place Saturday morning. There were 277 runners. The run follwed a scenic route starting on State Street in West Columbia’s River District and proceeding into Cayce’s Arts District before entering the Cayce Riverwalk. The run came off of the Riverwalk at the Blossom Street […]

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Lexington 2 provides link to make financial donations to the Pine Ridge Middle School community after student lost life in bus crash

Following news released by the Chester County Coroner’s Office, Lexington Two can confirm that a student from Pine Ridge Middle School (male, age 13) passed away following Thursday’s bus incident. Lexington Two has had a number of requests from individuals and groups, both near and far, who are looking for ways to help families whose […]

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13-year-old male student died in Pine Ridge Middle School bus crash, according to Chester County Coroner

The Chester County Coroner’s Office has released age and gender of the person who died in a Pine Ridge Middle School bus crash Thursday afternoon. The coroner said a 13-year-old male died in the accident on I-77, in Chester County, after the bus the child was on overturned because of a blown out tire. The […]

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1 person is dead after bus carrying Pine Ridge Middle School students crashes on I-77

One person died in a crash involving a Lexington County School District Two bus on Interstate-77, Thursday, in Chester County. The identity of the person who died has nor been released. The accident occurred on I-77 southbound near the 55 mile marker  The South Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed one person died in the crash of […]

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Bus carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle involved in accident on I-77

Early this afternoon, three buses carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle School were traveling home south on Interstate 77, following a field trip just outside Charlotte. A tire blew on one of the buses, causing an accident. The bus was carrying 3 adults and roughly 35 students. The two other buses traveling back on Interstate […]

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