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Yesterday at 11:36 PM  Quarterback Stephen Garcia and freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore each ran for two touchdowns and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier won his 18th straight college opener 41-13 over Southern Miss on Thursday night.

Yesterday at 11:24 PM  Quarterback Stephen Garcia and freshman tailback Marcus Lattimore each ran for two touchdowns and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier won his 18th straight college opener 41-13 over Southern Miss on Thursday night.

Yesterday at 9:23 PM  Columbia City Council reconvened Thursday after hearing from hundreds of residents through a series of meetings.

Yesterday at 8:20 PM  The National Hurricane Center says Earl's winds are now at about 110 mph and could weaken further.

Yesterday at 7:53 PM  The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department says 16-year-old Kayla Traxler was last seen Friday, August 27 outside the Bi-Lo Grocery Store at 365 Stonewall Jackson Boulevard in Orangeburg.

Yesterday at 7:45 PM  Authorities in South Carolina say a man wanted in the savage beating of a Georgia store owner also is a suspect in the deaths of two women in a nearby town.

Yesterday at 7:42 PM  The downpours started Thursday night in several bursts as the storm's so-called rain shield whirled into the southernmost tip of the barrier islands.

Yesterday at 6:54 PM  Officials are seeing a record low in the number of fatalities during the 100 deadly days of summer.  To help continue that downard trend, the Highway Patrol is beefing up it's presence on the road during the 78 hour Labor Day travel weekend.

Yesterday at 5:47 PM  AAA officials expect a nearly 8 percent increase in Labor Day travel this year.  Lower gas prices are helping that number.

Yesterday at 5:30 PM  Columbia now has an online payment website where you can pay water, parking garage rental and solid waste bills.

Yesterday at 5:17 PM  Family, friends and former students attended the funeral service for Lilease Hall Thursday afternoon.

Yesterday at 4:51 PM  Boeing Co. will do some limited testing on two more 787 airliners in addition to the six planes in its flight test fleet.

Yesterday at 4:33 PM  Having trouble sleeping at night? Well you're not alone. There are some very common ailments that keep people from getting some sleep.

Yesterday at 4:23 PM  Six education professionals were honored as the newest members of the Richland One Hall of Fame.  District officials announced this year's inductees Thursday at Alcorn Middle School.

Yesterday at 3:36 PM  Several states are considering constitutional protections for hunting in a pre-emptive move intended to thwart efforts of advocacy groups to make shooting animals illegal.