(AP)– South Carolina Republican Tim Scott, 1st black US senator from the South since Reconstruction, wins full term. U.S. Sen. Tim Scott has easily won his first full term representing South Carolina. Scott had just been elected to a second term in the U.S. House in 2012 when Gov. Nikki Haley appointed him to take over for Sen. Jim DeMint,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Your vote is private but many of you are taking to social media to share your experience at the poll. Viewers sounding off on ABC Columbia’s Facebook and Twitter pages about their day at the polls. From Elgin to Cassatt to NorthEast Columbia we heard from many who said the lines were manageable and the process was…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Voter turnout is heavy throughout most of South Carolina, with some people encountering minor problems because they may not have updated their voter registration information. South Carolina Election Commission spokesman Chris Whitmire says all reports indicate that there are no major problems and voting is proceeding smoothly across the state. Whitmire says one a slight problem…
A day after jury selection was postponed in Dylann Roof’s federal hate crimes trial, court officials said the process would be put off for weeks while the 22-year-old Eastover man undergoes a competency evaluation.
Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and their respective running mates, have already cast their votes this Election Day.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – A former crime scene investigator for a local South Carolina police department says he responded to the scene where an unarmed black motorist was shot and killed by a white police officer, but didn’t do a complete investigation because he knew that would be done by state officials. Scott Wyant testified Tuesday as the state’s case…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Voters turned out the polls early in South Carolina on Election Day. ABC Columbia News was at the polling places across the Midlands Tuesday morning where lines were heavy early in the morning right as the polls opened at 7am. As the morning hours moved on, so did the lines, many polling places with wait times less…
LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)– Tuesday South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley cast her vote in the 2016 Election. The Governor showed up around 11am at Mt Horeb Precinct in Lexington, to cast her Vote. Haley, last month, told ABC Columbia News that the vote won’t be easy but she feels that she will do what’s best for the nation and the Palmetto state….
Trump has talked a lot about how he wasn’t a politician before he started his campaign in June 2015. Now, if he wins on Nov. 8, he will arguably become the most important politician in the world.
