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- 1Joy and Justice Tour concludes in Columbia focusing on girlsโผJoy and Justice Tour ends in Columbia with focus on girls' mental health, period poverty
The Joy and Justice Tour has wrapped up its run in Columbia, South Carolina, with events centered on girls' mental health and period poverty. Organizers highlighted the barriers young girls face in accessing menstrual products and mental health support, calling for greater community and policy attention to these issues as the tour came to a close.
- 2Joy and Justice Tour ends in Columbia with focus on Black women's healthโJoy and Justice Tour ends in Columbia with focus on health, basic needs of Black girls, women
The Joy and Justice Tour concluded in Columbia, South Carolina, with events centered on the health and basic needs of Black girls and women. Organizers used the final stop to highlight gaps in healthcare access and essential support for Black women and girls, drawing local attention to community health advocacy in the region.
- 3Columbia program turns guns into garden tools and artโผIn Columbia, guns are being turned into garden tools and works of art
In Columbia, a disarmament initiative is taking seized or surrendered firearms and transforming them into garden tools and works of art. The project aims to give weapons a peaceful second life while drawing attention to gun violence and encouraging people to give up their firearms. Residents are watching the transformation of instruments of harm into objects of growth and creativity.
- 4West Columbia Man Charged With Murder of 17-Year-Old GirlโWest Columbia man charged with murder in death of 17-year-old girl in Union apartment, records state
A man from West Columbia, South Carolina, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 17-year-old girl at an apartment in Union, according to public records. Local outlet WLTX reported the charge. Details about the suspect's identity, the circumstances of the girl's death, and whether further charges are expected have not been released, and the case remains in early stages.
- 5West Columbia man charged with murder of 17-year-oldโWest Columbia man charged with murder in death of 17-year-old in Union
A man from West Columbia, South Carolina, has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 17-year-old in Union. Details about the suspect's identity, the circumstances of the killing, and the relationship between the two have not been released. Authorities in Union are continuing to investigate the case, and readers are following for updates on charges and court proceedings.
- 6CenterPointe Hospital to hold Naloxone education eventโCenterPointe Hospital to host Naloxone education and distribution event
CenterPointe Hospital in Columbia, Missouri, is hosting an event to educate the public about Naloxone and distribute the opioid overdose-reversal drug. The hospital announced the free education and distribution session through local news outlet KOMU 8. Such events aim to put the lifesaving medication in more hands as communities confront the ongoing opioid crisis.