Proposed Legislation Calls for Completion of Background Check Before Gun Purchase
Richland County Representative Beth Bernstein says that if and FBI background check is going to be required to purchase a gun, then it needs to be completed.
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Extreme Temperatures Being Felt Across the Midlands
This week temperatures are soaring to the triple digits in the midlands and it’s impact is being felt.
Couple Arrested in Lexington Co. Burglaries
Lexington County deputies say they have arrested a couple in a string of daytime burglaries.
USC music grads launch free opera camp for at-risk kids
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two University of South Carolina music graduates are using funds they won in an entrepreneurial contest to start an opera camp for at-risk teens.
Man shot, killed in Sumter
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Police in Sumter are investigating a shooting that left a man dead early Sunday morning.
SC Public Safety Director responds to Photo gone Viral
Monday South Carolina Public Safety Director Leroy Smith responded to an image of him that’s gone viral.
NTSB: Fighter warned of nearby plane seconds before crash
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board report says the pilot of an F-16C fighter jet was warned by air traffic control of the presence of a small plane only seconds before a midair collision over rural South Carolina this month.
All of SC now in some phase of drought
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Modest rain and high temperatures this summer have pushed South Carolina into a drought.
Former SC State President passes away
The SC State University community mourns the loss of Dr. George Cooper, the school’s 10th president.
Suspect in domestic disturbance shot, wounded by deputies
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Two deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office have been placed on administrative leave after they shot and wounded a man as they responded to a domestic disturbance call.
