COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Those wishing to offer support for the nation’s military and their families in South Carolina are holding a fundraising dinner. The USO South Carolina dinner and silent auction is scheduled for Thursdayl. The event helps the organization support troops and their families. The USO runs a welcome center for troops at the Columbia airport. It also…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s long-overdue computer system for tracking deadbeat parents still is not working, as contract disputes continue and federal fines exceed $100 million. The Greenville News reported (http://grnol.co/1b9A8Js ) the state has canceled its contract with Hewlett Packard and wants the company barred from winning future state contracts. HP says the delays are due to the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A humanist group has sued over a Greenville County public school’s decision to hold its 5th-grade graduation ceremonies at a Christian university. The American Humanist Association on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop Mountain View Elementary School from holding ceremonies in a chapel on the campus of North Greenville University. The suit against the…
An accident involving a school bus and another vehicle has closed a portion of US 1 near Lugoff-Elgin High School.
KERSHAW, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Several prison dorms have been locked down and weekend visitation canceled after a flu outbreak at a state prison in Lancaster County. Authorities said Thursday that at least 36 prisoners and employees at Kershaw Correctional Institution have been sickened this week with coughs, congestion and high fevers. The Department of Health and Environmental Control…
A body found near the intersection of Center and McFadden Streets has some living nearby speaking out.
As the City of Columbia prepares to open its 24-hour emergency homeless shelter, those working to make sure the homeless get the help they need want to make sure suspected criminals stay out of the way.
It’s a health care plan signed into law back in 2010, but it’s still surrounded by questions from area residents.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say the driver of a car and his passenger died in a crash during a police chase after they refused to stop at a traffic checkpoint in Berkeley County.
Columbia, SC (Associated Press)- The Vice President still plans to make a stop in South Carolina, even after The White House announced he was canceling a trip to Panama.Monday, Joe Biden will visit Charleston and Savannah, Georgia.He is also expected to travel to Mexico at the end of the week.In between, Biden is returning to Washington D.C where officials say…
