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From the HERE City National DeskST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers are champions for the first time. Milwaukee closed out the Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-1 win Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, wrapping up the World Series in five games and bringing a title to a franchise that…
From HERE Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Families can catch a Viking and his dragon on the big screen in downtown Greenville next month, with the full Greenville Symphony Orchestra supplying the soundtrack in real time. The orchestra will play the How to Train Your Dragon score at the Peace Center on Saturday, Nov.…
From HERE Newberry
NEWBERRY, S.C. — A touring dance company that puts performers who use wheelchairs on stage alongside standing dancers is coming to Newberry. The show is set for 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 8, inside the historic Newberry Opera House. The visit grew out of the opera house’s ongoing work to…
Crime
GREENWOOD, S.C. — State agents are reviewing a Greenwood police shooting that unfolded before sunrise Wednesday inside a home on Hunter Street, where officers found an older man wounded and a younger man holding a gun. Greenwood police said officers were sent to the house around 4:30 a.m. on a…
From HERE Newberry
NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. — Human remains dug up behind a home in Waterloo have not been confirmed by scientific testing to belong to anyone, Newberry County Coroner Laura Kneece said Wednesday night, pushing back on an earlier identification. Hours before her statement, Laurens County’s coroner had identified the remains as…
From HERE Clinton
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Robin Morse, who once ran public safety in Clinton and led the Laurens Police Department, was enshrined Wednesday in South Carolina’s Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame. Morse was one of 13 retired law enforcement leaders honored for meritorious service at a 2 p.m. ceremony at the…
From HERE Greenville
PIEDMONT, S.C. — One person was referred for medical care after contact with a bat that later tested positive for rabies in the Greenville County part of Piedmont, the South Carolina Department of Public Health said. The bat turned up close to where Bessie Road crosses North Flat Rock Road.…
From HERE Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. — As flu cases begin to drive up call volume, Greenville County EMS wants residents to know that a 911 call does not always mean a trip to the ER by ambulance. The agency is promoting PATHS, short for Prehospital Assisted Treatment and Healthcare Services. Callers whose problem…
From HERE Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina freshman Amelia Harris has been named the Southeastern Conference women’s golf Freshman of the Week for the second time this fall, the league announced on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The Gamecocks, based in Columbia, have now collected three of the weekly freshman awards this season, with…
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