Apartment Fire In Columbia Damages many homes
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-A late afternoon fire damages four to six apartment homes at the “Beaty Road Apartments” in Columbia.
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Truck Drives on to Florence Playground
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) _ Police are looking for a man who drove his pickup truck onto an elementary school playground in Florence and circled it as students played before driving away.
SC senators want to change teacher appeals process
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Senators say South Carolina’s decades-old process for removing an underperforming teacher can drag out at the expense of school districts and children’s education.
Lexington High Students Heading to World Finals
A group of Lexington High School students have made it to the world finals of the Odyssey of the Mind world finals.
New group forms to keep tabs on activity at SRS
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new public interest group has formed to keep tabs on activities at the Savannah River Site.
Bill says teacher layoffs can’t be seniority-based
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Teachers’ seniority must be downplayed in layoff decisions during budget cuts under a bill advancing in the South Carolina Senate.
BREAKING NEWS : Manhunt underway for murder suspects in Newberry
A manhunt is underway in Newberry county. Deputies are searching for four people believed to be murder suspects wanted in Tennessee.
The four are on the run near SC 34 and US 176. Deputies have sent out an alert asking residents to stay inside.
SC House passes law aimed at reducing DUI deaths
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a bill requiring more people convicted of drunken driving to install a locking device that prevents their vehicle from starting if it detects alcohol.
SC Children’s Trust celebrates 30th anniversary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Children’s Trust of South Carolina is celebrating three decades of working to prevent child abuse and neglect.
Shooting at Kent State University
KENT, OHIO (AP) — A person suspected of firing a gun on the Kent State University campus in Ohio is now in custody.
