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Lexington County deputies have, for the first time, brought forth a charge under “Gavin’s Law,” a law passed this year to combat sexual extortion. Deputies have charged a 14-year-old male from Chapin with sexual extortion for his role in threatening to release doctored nude images associated with a female classmate, according to an incident report. […]
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Dr. Vance Jones, principal of Brookland-Cayce High School, shared the following statement on the passing of student RySaun Foster on Sunday, October 1: “The loss of RySaun Foster has deeply saddened our close-knit school community. RySaun was an outstanding member of Brookland-Cayce High School, a wonderful young man who was always friendly to others, kind-hearted, […]
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Irmo Fire District crews were on scene of a structure fire in an apartment building on Beacon Hill Road in Irmo, Sunday evening. Units from Columbia Fire and Lexington County Fire were also on hand. The fire was extinguished quickly and the building was saved. The cause is under investigation, and there were no injuries.
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Lexington County Coroner, Margaret Fisher, has identified the person who died in a single vehicle collision near the 110-mile marker of Interstate 26 westbound in the West Columbia area of Lexington County at approximately 12:10 A.M. Sunday. According to Coroner Fisher, Mr. Rysaun D’Marian Foster, 17, of West Columbia was traveling westbound when the vehicle […]
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Lexington School District Two officials have released the following statement, in regard to an incident early Sunday morning, October 1: “We are heartbroken to have learned the news that two of our Brookland-Cayce High School students were involved in a car accident early this morning, with one passing away and the other injured. Additional district […]
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Dr. Vance Jones, principal at Brookland-Cayce High School, sent out an email Sunday afternoon informing parents that the life of a Brookland-Cayce High School student was lost in an early Sunday morning car accident. Another student was hospitalized with injuries sustained in the crash. The identity of the student was not disclosed. Below is a […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the cause and manner of death for Mr. Bernice Junior Smith, III. Fisher stated that Smith was apprehended by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department during a warrant service on Aug. 9, Mr. Smith became unresponsive after apprehension and was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced […]
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SCDOT will implement the following series of temporary, overnight closures of Interstate 20 traffic under the Broad River Road bridge (mile marker 65). During this time, I-20 traffic will be detoured across Broad River Road. Drivers can expect to experience a slowdown in traffic while these detours are in place. This work is part of […]
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