Witnesses Describe Aftermath of Bomb Explosions at Marathon
A former Army medic says the scene at today’s Boston Marathon was “more like Baghdad and Bombay than Boston.”
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West Columbia Shooting Update
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Lexington County deputies have a suspect in the shooting death of a 43-year-old woman last week in West Columbia.
Graham Fundraising
(WOLO) Columbia, SC-U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham raised more than $1 million during the first three months of 2013 and now has nearly $5.4 million in the bank as he prepares for re-election in 2014.
Boston Marathon Explosion Hits Home
A local woman was an estimated 5 hundred feet from the finish line when her husband says she heard the two explosions.
Treasurer averts default, seeks lawsuit dismissal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has transferred the nearly $12 million needed to keep the state from defaulting and asked the state Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit against him.
Week-Long Event Encourages Volunteerism
The City of Columbia embarks on a project leaders believe could revolutionize the way you see volunteerism. One downtown Columbia resident is already feeling a positive impact, and the program hasn’t even officially begun.
Study: Voting wait times in SC among longest
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A new study finds that the average time it takes to vote in South Carolina is one of the longest in the nation. But the wait time does seem to be getting a bit shorter.
Clemson students find bacteria risk in beer pong
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The most dangerous part of playing beer pong might not be drinking too much beer.
Columbia offering free women’s self-defense class
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia police are offering women a free chance to learn some valuable self-defense skills.
Bieber Causes Stir at Anne Frank Museum
Pop star Justin Bieber hopes holocaust victim Anne Frank would have been a devoted fan,
or “Belieber”…had she not died in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945.
