Santee Cooper retires units for first time
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s state-owned utility is retiring six of its units for the first time since it started generating electricity 70 years ago.
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Absentee Voting Vs. Early Voting in SC
South Carolina is one of nearly 20 states that prohibits early voting. Voting absentee, where you can cast a ballot prior to Election Day, is allowed. So what’s really the difference? We’ve got the facts to help you prepare for the polls.
Midway Menu: Is there a healthy option at the fair?
ABC Columbia News hit the Midway at the South Carolina State Fair to see if we could find any healthy food options.
Federal panel keeps Thurmond on SC Senate ballot
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The son of late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond will stay on ballots as the Republican nominee for a South Carolina state Senate seat.
SC congressmen simulate F-35, budget cuts loom
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina congressmen are warning that the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is threatened by looming budget cuts that will slash both defense and domestic programs in January.
Driver Cited in Connection with Deadly Accident
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — A man has died after being struck by a car in front of the post office on Assembly street.
SC Unemployment Drops Slightly
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s unemployment rate has gone down by one half of a percentage point.
3 in SC die from West Nile virus
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — State health officials say three people have now died in South Carolina from the West Nile virus.
More arrests in shooting at Columbia restaurant
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a Columbia restaurant last month.
Richland County Teen Reported Missing for 2 Weeks
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department needs your help in another missing persons case.
