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Mother and Daughter Die in Marion County Fire

MARION, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 36-year-old woman and her 4-year-old daughter have died in a house fire in Marion County.

MOX Program Future

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- President Barack Obama's 2015 proposed budget would put a hold on South Carolina's Mox Project at The Savannah River Site near Aiken.

Fire alarm interrupts SC legislative session

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A fire alarm caused legislators and others to briefly leave the South Carolina Statehouse, but authorities say it was a false alarm and there never was any emergency.

Restoring Voter Confidence in Richland County

The upcoming election to fill a town council seat in Blythewood will be a true litmus test. It's an otherwise minor special election, but state officials say the Richland county Elections and Voter Registration office needs to get right if it will ever regain voter confidence.

3 dead, 6 hurt in wreck on Interstate 95

SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — Three people have died and six others were hurt when an SUV collided with a parked tractor trailer rig on Interstate 95 in Orangeburg County.

Haley seeks disaster declaration for SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is asking that President Obama declare almost half of South Carolina a federal disaster area following last month's winter storm that caused tens of millions of dollars in damage and cut power to hundreds of thousands.

SC State president asks for $13.6M direct payment

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The president of South Carolina State University is asking state lawmakers for about $14 million to pay its bills through June.

SC attorney sentenced to 5 years for stealing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A high-profile South Carolina attorney will serve more than five years in prison for stealing more than $2 million from his clients.

Cops: Fire chief's killer said 'Now you're mine'

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say the wife of a slain Branchville fire chief told them that the woman who stabbed her husband told her "now you're mine" after the killing.

CPD Officer Charged with Domestic Violence

A Columbia police officer is accused of criminal domestic violence.

Freezing rain possible in northeastern SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A touch of winter weather is possible in northeastern South Carolina.

Obama budget request mothballs MOX program

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget proposal would put on hold a South Carolina project to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel.

South Carolina asks children to walk to school

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is urging kids to skip the bus or car pool and walk to school.

11 arrested for blocking street at SC Statehouse

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police say 11 people have been arrested after they blocked the entrance to the Statehouse garage.

Columbia one Step Closer to Playing Ball

It was 4 hours of a heated discussion where City Council members hashed out the details of the Bull Street Entertainment venue passing slightly passing the first reading.

Disaster Declaration

Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Governor Haley has asked for a major disaster declaration in South Carolina. The state is estimated to have sustained $55 million dollars in damage, as a result of recent severe winter weather.

Mother on Police, Daughter's Case: 'I'm frustrated'

If and when local investigators solve the hit and run case of Lindsay Bires, there will have been at least three Columbia police chiefs overseeing the case. For Lindsay's mother, Susan, that is not comforting, which is why she's taking matters into her own hands.