Crash Blocking I-95 in Clarendon County
The South Carolina Highway Patrol has a traffic alert to pass along for drivers who plan to travel through Clarendon County.
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Search for Columbia Top Cop Begins
The search for a permanent hire for Columbia Police Chief is official and city officials say they arte casting a wide net to capture the best of the best.
Sheriff: Policies Followed in York Inmate’s Death
YORK, S.C. (AP) _ The York County Sheriff’s Office has completed its investigation into the jailhouse death of an inmate charged with killing his mother and a neighbor.
Charleston getting a new park near aquarium
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston is getting a new park near the Fort Sumter Visitors Center and the South Carolina Aquarium. Mayor Joe Riley and members of the city council are scheduled to break ground on Wednesday for the new Gadsdenboro Park not far from the Cooper River. The five-acre park will have fields that can be used for soccer…
Columbia adds military armored vehicle to force
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia Police now have a bullet–proof armored vehicle once owned by the military. Interim Police Chief Ruben Santiago says the $658,000 vehicle was donated to the department through the Defense Department’s excess property program. The vehicle seats nine, including one officer in the turret. Its official name is a “Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected” vehicle. Santiago says the…
SC board approves $550 million in road projects
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A panel that borrows money for road construction in South Carolina has approved plans to spend $550 million on half a dozen projects. The state Transportation Infrastructure Bank Board agreed Tuesday to borrow money for work on Interstates 20, 26, 77 and 85. The largest project would be $260 million to widen 16 miles of I-85…
Business Owners Weigh-In on Five Points
With recent changes in Five Points, including curfews for youthful offenders, ABC Columbia spoke with business owners to get their opinion.
Dusting of snow in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Parts of central and northwestern South Carolina got a dusting of snow. The National Weather Service reports snow fell late Tuesday across parts of the state. Lancaster County’s emergency management office reported about a half inch of snow around 9 p.m. Snow was also reported in Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington and Richland counties. The weather service…
Haley calls on legislators to pass ethics reform
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is urging South Carolina legislators to send her an ethics reform bill that restores public trust in government. The Republican governor issued a warning Wednesday, saying she will publicly expose any lawmaker who opposes or attempts to stall the bill. A Senate version of a bill that passed the House in May will…
Fewer than 600 in SC secured health coverage
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Federal officials say 572 South Carolinians managed to secure health insurance through the problem-plagued federal website in its first month. They were among 26,794 people covered by new policies across the 36 states where the federal government is running the online marketplace. That’s according to numbers released Wednesday by the Department of Health and…
