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The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.More >>
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.More >>
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.More >>
As a family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether officers should have confronted the...More >>
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Traffic on Two Notch Road near Providence Hospital is being detoured while emergency crews investigatee a suspicious bag.According to a police department spokesperson, Two Notch Road is closed betweenMore >>
A suspicious bag that garnered the attention of fire and police crews and closed a major Columbia road turned out to be harmless, according to the Columbia Police Department. More >>
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By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina's four freshmen congressmen say they want to continue to fight for limited government and reduced spending, while their Democratic opponents accuse them of contributing to gridlock in Washington.
Republican Reps. Tim Scott, Jeff Duncan, Trey Gowdy and Mick Mulvaney discount that characterization, saying they were elected to stem spending.
Their opponents face long odds, with little cash to spend on their campaigns in heavily conservative districts. Three of the challengers are pro-abortion rights women in their first political race, who tout a need for more female representation. South Carolina hasn't elected a woman to Congress since 1990.
South Carolina's only Democrat in Congress, 20-year veteran Rep. Jim Clyburn, lacks a Republican opponent. But the House's highest-ranking black member again faces Green Party candidate Nammu Muhammad.
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