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SC Unemployment Rate Stayed at 5.5 Percent During December

South Carolina's unemployment rate stayed right where it was last month to end 2015

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s unemployment rate stayed right where it was last month to end 2015. The state Department of Employment and Workforce said Tuesday that South Carolina’s jobless rate was 5.5 percent in December, the same as November. While unemployment was unchanged, the number of people working in the state went up by more than 10,000 in…

Rep. Pitts Defends Journalism Registration Bill

Representative Mike Pitts says his journalism registration bill proved his point

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — On Tuesday morning, Representative Mike Pitts defended his bill requiring journalists to register with the state. The bill is structured similar to the law requiring gun owners to register to carry a concealed weapon in South Carolina. “My whole point to this was very simple,” said Rep. Pitts.  “To show that there’s a slant and a…

Body Found-Charleston County

Deputies in Charleston County are investigating the death of a man found dead in a house on Johns Island last week as a homicide

JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) _ Deputies in Charleston County are investigating the death of a man found dead in a house on Johns Island last week as a homicide. News outlets report the Charleston County Coroner’s Office on Monday identified the body discovered on Jan. 22 as having belonged to 35-year-old Jason Arion. Charleston County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Maj. Eric…

Coroner IDs NJ Man Killed in Barbershop Shooting

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C (WOLO) —  We now know the identity of the individual who was shot and killed while attempting to rob a barber shop Friday night. 35-year-old Adeyemi Herschelle Hannibal died from complications of multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body when he and an accomplice attempted to rob patrons at the ‘Next Up Barber and Beauty’ located on Fort…

House Measure Aims to Limit Ceremony, Keep Chamber on Task

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House members are trying to increase their productivity by limiting random introductions of school groups, beauty pageant winners and other constituents who drop by the Statehouse. A proposal advanced to the House floor Tuesday would create a 15-minute time slot on the calendar for “special introductions,” with each limited to 90 seconds. Recognitions of…

Suspect Sought in Multiple Home Improvement Center Thefts

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — Deputies with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department need the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted for shoplifting at multiple home improvement stores. 35-year-old Matthew Deaver is wanted for three counts of shoplifting after he allegedly stole electrical tools from the two Lowes locations and a Home Depot. Officials say Deaver walked in to the Lowes located at…