Many mayors are glad to see it. Steve Benjamin, the Columbia, S.C., mayor and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, said many mayors are excited about Buttigiegs candidacy and are hopeful that he could help refocus Washingtons attention on Americas cities.
Date: May 12, 2019
Category: Headlines
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Round 2: Downstream South Carolina towns brace for flooding
Distributing safe drinking water was a challenge. In the region around Columbia, as many as 40,000 homes lacked potable water, and Mayor Steve Benjamin said 375,000 water customers will likely have to boil their water before drinking or cooking for "quite some time."
Date: Oct 07, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Historic South Carolina floods: Heavy rain, hundreds rescued
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin says anyone who doesn't take the flooding seriously risks not only their lives, but the lives of first responders. He says flooding levels are difficult enough to judge in the daytime.
Date: Oct 05, 2015
Category: U.S.
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Drones being used in search for Hannah Graham as forensic work continues
etween searches of Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr.'s car and apartment and his arrest on a charge of abducting Graham last week, police had ample opportunity to obtain genetic evidence connecting him to multiple attacks, said Steve Benjamin, past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
The authorities seem to be working systematically to link Matthew's DNA to an expanding circle of attacks on women, Steve Benjamin, past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, suggested Tuesday.
Date: Oct 01, 2014
Category: U.S.
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Forensic link at center of missing Va student case
searches of Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr.s car and apartment and his arrest on a charge of abducting Hannah Graham last week, police had ample opportunity to obtain genetic evidence connecting him to multiple attacks, said Steve Benjamin, past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Date: Sep 30, 2014
Category: U.S.
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Chief: 'No Idea' Where Missing Virginia Student Is
"It's a crime that's much easier to charge than it is to prove," said Steve Benjamin, past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "The fact that someone is the last person to have been in Hannah's company proves that the defendant had the opportunity to abduct, but it pro
Date: Sep 25, 2014
Category: U.S.
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UVa suspect doesn't challenge extradition in Texas
"Defile" is an antiquated word whose modern legal meaning would be "to sexually molest." Police don't need "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" to file the charge, according to Steve Benjamin of Richmond, past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "But it requires more than