Remebrance Project Rolls Through Columbia
A truck making it’s way across the area takes part in Veterans Day Celebrations.
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Work nearing completion at SC presidential site
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Renovations are nearly complete at the South Carolina boyhood home of Woodrow Wilson. Officials with the Historic Columbia Foundation are briefing the media Monday on renovations to the home in downtown Columbia. The group is also planning to announce when the home will reopen for visitors. The property has been closed to the public since 2005…
Heavy summer rains wipe out Beaufort oysters
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — November has an “R” in it so that means oyster season. But there are precious few to be had in Beaufort County because of last summer’s heavy rains. An official with the state Department of Natural resources tells The Beaufort Gazette (http://bit.ly/19diC0x ) that between 75 and 90 percent of the county’s oysters have been wiped…
SLED seeking $500K to expand child fatality unit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The State Law Enforcement Division is asking lawmakers for about $500,000 to hire more officers to investigate the suspicious deaths of children. The State newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/1eDFmyQ ) that SLED wants to add four officers to its child fatality unit in an effort to reduce a backlog of 466 cases. The oldest is from 1999. By…
Police Rule Shooting of 14 Yr. Old Accidental
A 14 year old girl remains in critical condition after what police are calling an accidental shooting.
Road Construction Worker Struck, Killed on I-26
Troopers with the highway patrol are investigating after a man working on I-26 was struck and killed Sunday night.
New Protocol Keeps Ex-Inmates off Street Upon Release
Ex-detainees will now be dropped off at the City of Columbia’s emergency homeless shelter site. This new plan offers better emergency services to ex-detainees and ensures proper public safety measures.
Radioactive water leak shuts down SC reactor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Duke Energy has shut down a reactor at the Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca for the second time in less than three weeks. Utility officials said they shut down Unit 1 on Monday morning after a small radioactive water leak was found. They say there is no threat to employees or the public. Duke Energy spokeswoman…
City of Columbia, Residents Honor Veterans Through Parade
Monday, the City of Columbia hosted the 35th Annual Veteran’s Day Parade.
18-Year-Old Man Shot to Death in Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say an 18-year-old man has been shot to death in Spartanburg.
