Audit finds 329 disabled residents were overcharged for care
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's inspector general says hundreds of people with disabilities are being overcharged for their care in group homes.
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Lucas: SC House won't debate any other change to monuments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House Speaker Jay Lucas says he won't allow the debate that brought down the Confederate flag to extend to any other public property.
Boil Water Advisory for parts of Forest Drive
A Boil Water Advisory is in effect for parts of Forest Drive.
Haley urges people to stay away from 'hateful spectacle'
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is urging people to stay away from a planned Ku Klux Klan rally at the Statehouse, saying they want to create a "disruptive, hateful spectacle."
Father of Slain Children Arrested on Unrelated Charge
The father *of the children*.... slain yesterday in Holly Hill is one of two men arrested as the investigation into the murders continues.
Four Marines Killed in Tennessee
Four Marines were killed and three other people were injured today in a shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, according to the mayor and military officials. The gunman was also killed, the mayor said.
SC veterinarian confirms 1st case of equine illness in 2015
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's state veterinarian says a horse has died from a mosquito-borne illness that also can affect humans.
Police arrest SC man in suspected dog fighting ring probe
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Richland County man has been arrested on charges involving a dog fighting ring.
Suspected Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof's Court Date Set
Dylann Roof, the suspect in the Emanuel AME Church shootings, is expected in court for a hearing Thursday on whether documents in the case will be released to the media.
Probation for ex-officer in bribes case linked to ex-sheriff
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina police chief has been sentenced to probation as part of a corruption case involving the state's longest-serving sheriff.
Search Continues for suspect in shooting of Four in Holly Hill
Orangeburg Co. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell says two adults and two children found dead at a Holly Hill home Wednesday morning all died from gunshot wounds.
George H.W. Bush Hospitalized after Fall
Former President George H. W. Bush was hospitalized after a fall at home in Maine on Wednesday, spokesman Jim McGrath confirmed to ABC News.
Jeb Bush rolls out South Carolina campaign leadership
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A major GOP fundraiser and two-time agency head are among Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's campaign leadership team for South Carolina.
Columbia officer cleared in nightclub incident
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia police officer has been reinstated after prosecutors determined he did nothing wrong in a fight at a nightclub earlier this year.
Video: GOP Candidate Scott Walker in Lexington
GOP Candidate Scott Walker hit the campaign trail Wednesday in South Carolina. Walker met with voters at Hudson's Smokehouse in Lexington County.
Sheriff Not Aware of Anyone Running People Off Roads
Richland Co. Sheriff Leon Lott says there are rumors flying around designed to scare people and cause panic.
Coroner: Florida teen dies in ropes course fall in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Florida teenager has died after falling from a high ropes course at a camp in South Carolina.
Lawyer moves to add SC State as defendant in higher ed suit
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An attorney who has sued alleging that the state of South Carolina still operates a segregated system of higher education wants a federal court to add South Carolina State University as a defendant in the case.
Coroner: Florida teen dies in ropes course fall in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Florida teenager has died after falling from a high ropes course at a camp in South Carolina.
Boil water advisory in effect for Richland County subdivision
Some residents in Richland County are going to have to take some extra steps before using their water this morning.
S.C. State reaches out to students, one note at a time
S.C. State gets creative, by encouraging returning and potential students with handwritten notes from faculty, alumni and students.
Amazon Donation Puts Meals on South Carolina Tables
Amazon donates $10,000 to Harvest Hope Food Bank to aid in local hunger relief.
President Obama cuts sentences for 3 South Carolina inmates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three South Carolina drug offenders are among 46 federal convicts who President Barack Obama reduced prison sentences for as part of a larger effort to ease the punishment of those serving more time than their crimes warranted.
SC State Museum focuses on heavens with 'Plutopalooza' event
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The planetarium in the South Carolina State Museum is hosting a 'Plutopalooza' event focusing on a new spacecraft's fly-by and photos of Pluto.
Concrete base of Confederate flagpole removed at Statehouse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Workers at the South Carolina Statehouse have broken up the concrete base for the flagpole that flew the Confederate flag in front of the Capitol for 15 years.
