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Cars crash into Rock Hill store on successive Saturdays

For the second weekend in a row, a car crashed into Jimmy Long’s Rock Hill liquor store. This time, police say, the driver fled only to be arrested more than a hour later. 1 hour ago

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6 Lake Wylie Walmart employees accused of embezzlement

Six employees at a Lake Wylie Walmart have been accused of embezzlement in connection with a scam deputies say robbed the store of at least $830 within the past two months.

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Fort Mill convenience store sells one of two $2 million Powerball tickets

Store owners hoping winner is one of their regular customers.

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Strong thunderstorms expected for York, Chester counties

Thunderstorms capable of producing hail and strong wind gusts are expected to move into the Upstate region and affect York and Chester counties throughout the afternoon, according to a statement issued by the National Weather Service.
CRIME

Police: Drunk man urinated outside York school

A North Carolina man is accused of driving under the influence and indecent exposure after police say he urinated outside a York school on Monday afternoon.
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Taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize York County bus service, councilman says

As the York County Council considered Monday capping the cost of its Access bus service, one councilman recommended eliminating the program or leaving it to operate solely on money from fare-paying passengers.
CRIME

Men trade blows after argument over video at Rock Hill apartment

Two men traded punches that landed one in the hospital Monday evening after an argument about a video escalated into a brawl at a Rock Hill apartment complex.
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Back in Congress, Sanford chats up folks at SC Walmart

Saying he is humbled to be back in Congress, newly installed U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford met with constituents of his coastal S.C. district on Monday during what he calls neighborhood office hours.
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Haley’s husband home on leave from Afghanistan

Gov. Nikki Haley canceled scheduled events Monday to spend time with her husband during a break from his deployment to Afghanistan.
CRIME

Ex-Rock Hill business owner charged in $624,000 Walmart fraud

Robert Michael Milton, 49, is accused of masterminding a three-year scheme that stole more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in three states. He is in Mecklenburg County Jail, facing federal charges of wire fraud, trafficking in counterfeit goods and conspiracy to traffic.
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Winthrop grad to be charged in deaths of her children

The Dacusville woman charged last week with murder in the deaths of her two children and attempted murder of her husband is scheduled to appear before a Pickens County magistrate this morning, after being released from Greenville Memorial Hospital late Monday, authorities said.