Smith named AP’s SC legislative relief staffer
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Andrew Coffman Smith, who has covered local and state government issues in Tennessee for several years, is joining The Associated Press as a temporary legislative relief reporter.
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Autism Awareness in the Midlands
Midlands residents worked to raise Autism Awareness Wednesday.
Emma’s Law Closer to Becoming Law
Emma’s Law is getting closer to making it to the Governor’s desk in an effort to make drunk driving laws tougher for first time offenders.
Assault Arrest
Columbia, SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police say they’ve arrested a man accused of breaking into two homes and sexually assaulting the women inside.
Body Found in Burning Car Likely Homicide Victim
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say the body of a woman has been found in a burned car in southern Greenville County.
Four dead in Fort Hood Shooting
Four people are dead, including the gunman, in a shooting at Fort Hood in Texas Wednesday, according to senior U.S. officials and the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
SC bill seeks to strengthen reporting on dead kids
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill intended to force all 46 coroners in South Carolina to report the suspicious deaths of children is advancing in the Senate.
SC justices: No casino allowed on Catawba land
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s highest court says the state’s only federally recognized tribe cannot have a casino on its reservation.
SC House allows CBD oil for epilepsy treatments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has passed a bill allowing people suffering from severe epilepsy to legally use oil derived from marijuana to control their seizures.
Ex-Georgetown County economic director arrested
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Georgetown County’s former economic development director has been charged with embezzlement of public funds.
