Santa dressed man charged after kidnapping claim in Columbia
A 55 year old Leesville man in a Santa suit allegedly forced an Augusta girl into a sidecar during a ride along Interstate 20. The father chased at high speed until Barton stopped at a church lot, the girl unharmed. Barton was arrested hiding at a bar with alcohol on Sunday night and held on $100000 bond.
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Budget cuts threaten wildlife refuge visits in South Carolina
Federal budget cuts could shrink visiting hours at Seanee Visitor Center to five days weekly and reduce trail maintenance on Bulls Island. The Fish and Wildlife Service plans to eliminate 90 of 748 staff positions in three years, with 60 already cut in two years, affecting refuges including Waccamaw and Cape Romain near Myrtle Beach and Charleston. Local leaders urge safeguarding staff essential to preserving coastal treasures.
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Florida man fights extradition in South Carolina murder case
Raymondeze Lamon Rivera, 28, of Tampa, refused to waive extradition to face murder charges in Anderson, South Carolina. Rivera is jailed without bail after being accused of killing Kwana Burns, 28, whose body was found bound with her 9-year-old son's jump rope in an Anderson home. He was arrested Friday night on an auto tag violation. Anderson police sent investigators to Douglas County.
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