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SC Guard trains across state in disaster response

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — About 1,500 members of the South Carolina Army National Guard are taking part in five days of training involving potential responses to a natural disaster.

Video shows Vick asks for driver after DUI arrest

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State Rep. Ted Vick told an officer arresting him for driving under the influence that he was not intoxicated and couldn't believe he was being put in handcuffs in the Statehouse garage.

Democrats criticize Gov Haley for state plane use

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Senators want to sell South Carolina's two taxpayer-funded planes.

Wrong way crash kills 2 on I-26 in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State troopers say a driver heading the wrong way on Interstate 26 northwest of Columbia has caused a wreck that killed two people.

CDC Issues Warning about Public Pools

If you're looking forward to spending hot summer days by the pool, this may change your mind.

Sheriff: Victim in Union Stabbing Wasn't Target

UNION, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say a man stabbed to death last weekend in Union County was killed by a group of people looking for a fight and wasn't the intended target of the attack.

SC Family Shot Folo

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-A woman who authorities say killed her two young children and seriously injured her husband crashed her pickup into a tree so hard the roots came out of the ground.

Rep. Vick DUI Arrest Video Released

Thursday the South Carolina Department of Public Safety released dash cam video of Democratic Representative Ted Vick's DUI arrest.

Brett Parker Rushed to Hospital by EMS

The scandalous Brett Parker double murder trial leads to the defendant being rushed out of court for a suspected anxiety attack. The man on trial, accused of killing his wife and business partner, had to be taken out of the courtroom and to the hospital this afternoon.

Richland County names new elections director

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The elections director in Orangeburg has been selected to take over elections in Richland County.

Utility truck plunges from Charleston bridge

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two utility crewmen are recovering from injuries after their truck plunged four stories from the Ravenel Bridge linking Charleston and Mount Pleasant.

SC, Ga. senators voice MOX support to White House

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican senators from South Carolina and Georgia want the Obama administration to keep funding a program to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel.

Charleston attorney new SC Bar president

SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys from across South Carolina are holding a meeting on Sullivans Island.

Senior hunger target of auto maker, SC's McConnell

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell, the state's future leaders and the Honda Motor Co. are targeting hunger among the state's senior citizens.

SC Senate likely to be on the budget next week too

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The budget debate in the South Carolina Senate is almost certain to stretch into a second week.

House panel agrees to send online taxes to roads

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House panel wants to use the sales tax people in South Carolina pay for Internet purchases to help fix the state's roads and bridges.

SC appeals court overturns child abuse conviction

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction and seven-year prison sentence for a former Clemson student in the death of his girlfriend's 16-month-old daughter.