Capt. Haley talks about his time in Afghanistan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Capt. Michael Haley says improvised explosive devices hit his convoy twice during his deployment to Afghanistan, but thankfully no one on his team was seriously injured.
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Ex-SC guard pleads guilty to jailhouse assault
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina guard has pleaded guilty in the jailhouse beating of a handcuffed homeless man.
Columbia minister faces sex charge
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The pastor of a Columbia church has been arrested and charged with having sex with a teen.
3 men sentenced in SC sports betting ring
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia man serving life in prison for killing his wife and another man has also been sentenced to two years in federal prison for running an illegal gambling business.
Dust still plagues operating rooms at Columbia VA
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials say they may have to reconstruct the entire ventilation system that heats, cools and filters the air in the operating rooms at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Columbia.
Shaw Air Force Removes Nativity Scene
Controversy is swirling around the removal of a traditional holiday exhibit.
Anderson County Man Gets 40 Years for Killing Wife
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ A 29-year-old Anderson County man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing his wife.
Court orders SC mom’s acquittal in baby death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina mother’s conviction in the death of her toddler daughter has been overturned. The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a trial judge should have decided that prosecutors didn’t have enough evidence to continue pursuing the conviction of Ashley Nicole Hepburn at her trial. Hepburn was arrested in 2009 and charged with murder in…
Man arrested in Columbia stabbing death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a suspect in the stabbing death of a man last week. Deputies arrested 21-year-old Tony Lamont Young after getting a tip from CrimeStoppers. It was not clear if he has an attorney. Deputies found 30-year-old Derrick Land in the parking lot of an apartment complex around 1 a.m. Saturday. Land…
Agency could order end to SCE&G program
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s utility regulatory agency is expected to decide whether SCE&G must end its complicated bill-adjusting program. The issue is on Wednesday’s agenda for the Public Service Commission. It could order that customers’ bills reflect their actual electricity usage. The utility’s Electric Weather Normalization Adjustment was designed in 2010 to protect customers against billing spikes during…
