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Clemson President Addresses Off Campus Party

A Off Campus party reportedly held by some Clemson students sparks outrage.

Cops: Suspect drives man he shot to the hospital

MANNING, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Manning man has been charged with murder after he shot the brother of his estranged wife, then took the victim to the hospital.

Man shot to death by US Marshal in Kershaw County

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a U.S. Marshal shot and killed a Kershaw County man as he tried to arrest him after he failed to show up this week to serve more than four years in prison.

State Farmers Market staging Country Christmas

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Farmers Market is staging a Country Christmas to get folks into the holiday spirit.

Gas Prices Continue To Dip over weekend

Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Gas prices continue to fall for consumers just in time for the holidays, here in the midlands we are seeing prices as low as $2.40 per gallon.

SC bill would bar abusers from owning guns

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Senate Judiciary chairman says lawmakers need to get serious about curbing South Carolina's domestic abuse problem and bar abusers from owning guns.

Man leads Kershaw County deputies on 120 mph chase

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a convicted felon who recently got away from Fairfield County deputies in a high-speed chase couldn't shake off officers in Kershaw County.

Man gets life for baseball bat killing of his mom

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of killing his 85-year-old mother with a baseball bat.

SC Man's Death Sentence Overturned in Deaths

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A judge in Greenville has sentenced a man to life in prison for murder and rape after the defendant's earlier death sentence was overturned.

2nd loan approved for SC State, this time for $12M

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University will receive a second state loan to pay long overdue bills and keep student services running.

VA official Gibson to visit Charleston Center

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A top Veterans Affairs official is scheduled to visit the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston to see its new mental health research center.

City Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Sherman Burning

City leaders on Friday launched a series of events to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the burning of Columbia.

9/11 survivor to address SC criminal justice group

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at New York's World Trade Center is scheduled to address a criminal justice convention in South Carolina.

SC man pleads guilty in stabbing, gets 18 years

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 44-year-old Orangeburg man has plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a 2011 stabbing death.

SC joins 17-state lawsuit on immigration order

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is joining 16 other states in a lawsuit contending President Barack Obama's order on immigration overstepped the law and violated the Constitution.

MADD vigil remembers SC victims of drunken driving

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A vigil is scheduled to remember people hurt or killed in drunken driving crashes across South Carolina.

Columbia Officials Roll out New Initiatives

Columbia Mayor and Columbia Police Department roll out new initiatives in light of most recent police involved death.

Death Penalty Sought in Killing of Toddler

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) _ Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a man charged with murder in the shooting death of a 21-month-old girl in Hartsville.

Grand Jury Indicts Former White Police Chief on Murder Charges

Grand Jury Indicts Former White Police Chief in connection to shooting death of unarmed black man.

Judge sets bond for former state Sen. Ford

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has set bond for former Sen. Robert Ford on eight charges that include misconduct in office, forgery and ethics violations.