Firefighters Armed with Boots
Taking their feet to the streets, the Columbia-Richland Fire Department will be collecting donations for the annual MDA boot drive.
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Gamecock Fans React to Frank Martin Hiring
Gamecock fans are excited about the most recent hire, Frank Martin as the new Head Coach of South Carolina Men’s Basketball.
Democrats call on Governor to make complaints Public
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Democrats are calling on South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to make public any ethics complaint that may be filed against her in a legislative committee.
Bill Says Temp Substitutes Can’t Get Unemployment
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill barring contracted substitute teachers from receiving unemployment benefits during school breaks.
Mega Millions Drawing Tuesday
You’re running out of time if you want a chance at Tuesday night’s $363 million Mega Millions jackpot.
Boy, 14 Arrested after Loaded Gun Found at School
Greenville County deputies say a 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a loaded gun was found in his middle school.
Oprah Visits
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has conducted a jailhouse interview with a South Carolina mother who has admitted suffocating her two sons.
Body of Missing Boater Found in Lake Robinson
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) _ A dive team has found the body of one of two boaters missing on Lake Robinson in Chesterfield County.
Coroner Kip Kiser says the team found the body of 30-year-old A. Jerod Delanie on Sunday afternoon. Kiser says it appeared Delanie drowned, but an autopsy was planned Monday.
Bill to Repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
State Democratic Representative Bakari Sellers wants to repeal the Stand Your Ground provision in South Carolina’s self-defense law, he says, to prevent a Trayvon Martin case from becoming a reality in South Carolina.
Anderson Man Drowns Trying to Retrieve Boat
ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 50-year-old Anderson man apparently drowned in Lake Secession in Abbeville County while trying to retrieve his boat.
Abbeville County Coroner Ronnie Ashley said that Bobby Ray Jones was putting his boat into the water around 11 a.m. Friday when it started to drift away.
