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Opinion: Hush-money case doesn't rise to indictment level
Fri,03/24/23-10:06AM , 1,723 Reads 19,964 Statewide
Though Donald Trump was wrong when he said he expected to be arrested on Tuesday, the former president is not out of the woods yet on a case that involves a hush-money payment to a porn star.
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Theft of mower leads to big problems
By BETH RILES - Staff Writer
Wed,03/22/23-4:40PM , 4,505 Reads
Herbert Eliud Guevara, 35, of Columbia was arrested by the Marion County Sheriff's Office Sunday afternoon on theft charges and is in danger of being deported.
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Local law enforcement, led by the Columbia Police Department, conducted an active shooter drill Monday morning at Columbia High School’s Gardner Stadium. Above, Sgt. Oved Dunaway turns the corner and zeroes in on the suspect. | Photos by Joshua Campbell

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CPD leads active shooter and bomb drill
By JOSHUA CAMPBELL - Publisher
Wed,03/22/23-11:53AM , 792 Reads
In conjunction with several other law enforcement agencies, the Columbia Police Department executed an active shooter and bomb drill Monday morning that was as intense as a drill can get.
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Opinion: 2021's surprising ‘baby bump’
Wed,03/22/23-10:06AM , 701 Reads 17,037 Statewide
Here’s good news from government statistics: The second year of the covid-19 pandemic surprisingly resulted in a tiny “baby bump.”
In 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control, about 51,000 more American babies were born than in 2020.
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