Haley announces SC book drive for rural children
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A nonprofit started by Gov. Nikki Haley is asking residents to donate books for children in rural counties it serves.
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Wednesday hearing set in SC adoption dispute
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge is set to consider how to transfer a girl of Cherokee heritage from her biological father in Oklahoma to the couple seeking to adopt her.
Murder Suspect Extradited to SC
20 year old Joseph Manners is accused of killing his grandparents and setting fire to their Sumter County home. Manners was extradited back to South Carolina from Cleveland, Ohio where he was spotted driving his grandparents stolen car.
Mayor’s Panel on Violent Crime Meets
When the murder of 33-year-old Midlands mother of four, Kelly Hunnewell, was gunned down during a late night robbery of a bakery earlier this month, it got the attention of columbia mayor steve benjamin in a unique way.
Volunteers help keep signals bright on SC lake
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Boaters on Lake Murray aren’t stuck in the dark after sunset thanks to dozens of navigation lights along the 650-mile lakefront and the volunteers who keep them bright.
SC bar employees stabbed after asking men to leave
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia police are trying to identify two men accused of stabbing employees of a bar that kicked them out.
SC agency spends $635K to provide traffic control
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina taxpayers spend about $635,400 yearly on traffic control provided by highway troopers, with three college football teams accounting for three-quarters of that.
North Carolina Flooding
Parts of North Carolina remains under a state of emergency after heavy rain causes flooding damaging homes, cars and roadways.
Robbery Suspect Behind Bars
A 19 year old is in jail after turning himself into police over the weekend. The teen is accused of robbing several convenience stores over a period of two months from West Columbia to Lexington.
Meth Lab Seized
6 people are behind bars accused of running a methamphetamine lab out of a home in Lexington County.
