Man killed while crossing I-77 northbound identified
Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of the individual who died yesterday evening at approximately 7:30 p.m. while crossing I-77 northbound at mile marker #8.
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Missing teen found, man arrested in connection with runaway
A 15-year-old girl reported missing from her Dalzell-area home early Friday morning has been located, and a 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Woman struck by lightning while deplaning at CAE
A woman was struck by lightning deplaning her fight at Columbia Metropolitan Airport Saturday evening.
Miss South Carolina 2015 Crowned
Daja Dial, Miss Greenville County, was crowned Miss South Carolina 2015 in front of a roaring crowd at Township Auditorium in Columbia, SC, on Saturday.
Sumter County Sheriff’s Office offering church security seminars
The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office announced it is offering seminars to all Sumter County religious organizations to aid them in developing security protocols, including guidelines on how to respond to a violent incident.
Woman arrested accused of removing Confederate flag from pole
— The Confederate flag was temporarily removed from in front of the South Carolina Statehouse after a woman climbed the pole.
US ruling comes months after same-sex marriages began in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states should officially end South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s defense of the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage.
Legislators’ debate on Confederate flag likely starts July 6
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Legislature will likely reconvene July 6 to consider overriding Gov. Nikki Haley’s vetoes and take up proposals to remove the Confederate battle flag from Statehouse grounds.
NY Prison Fugitive Shot Dead
NEW YORK, NY (WOLO) — One of the escaped murderers from a New York prison is dead. A law enforcement source said Richard Matt was shot and killed by police. Matt was one of the murderers who escaped from a New York prison earlier this month. The source also says police are chasing the other escapee, David Sweat. More than…
President Barack Obama delivers Eulogy at Pinckney Funeral
President Obama eulogized the Rev. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston today, nine days after a gunman killed the pastor and eight other people at Bible study in a historic black South Carolina church.
