Gas Prices Spike as Holiday Nears
Gas prices are spiking just as the Christmas holiday nears.
Some prices jumped from under two Dollars a gallon Thursday to nearly $3.15 a gallon by Sunday.
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Birdwatchers set for Santee Christmas season count
SUMMERTON, S.C. (AP) — Birdwatchers are set for the Santee Christmas Bird Count at the Santee National Wildlife Refuge visitor center near Summerton.
Gun Sales on the Rise
Gun dealers say the mass shooting at a Connecticut Elementary school has some people looking for ways to protect their families and their right to bear arms.
Spartanburg School Security Plans
One school district is planning to beef up security in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting spree.
Cruise Ship Illness
(WOLO) COLUMBIA S.C. A cruise ship is being sanitized in Texas after more than 100 passengers became sick. The Crown Princess docked in Galveston on Saturday. Princess cruises say a norovirus is to blame and likely made it’s way on board with a passenger. The Norovirus is easily transmitted say health experts. The ship left Venice, Italy earlier this month…
Columbia Police: Two allegedly Robbed in Vista
Columbia police say they are investigating reports that two people were robbed in the Vista and one of them suffered a gunshot wound.
South Carolina’s unemployment rate drops to 8.3
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s unemployment rate has dropped for the fourth straight month.
Man wanted for shooting at Kershaw County deputies
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Kershaw County deputies are looking for a man who shot at officers trying to arrest him during a traffic stop.
Taxpayers’ deadline for Experian sign-up extended
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina taxpayers have three more months to sign up for a state-paid credit monitoring service following a massive security breach at the Revenue Department.
800 soldiers returning to SC from Kuwait
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than 800 National Guard soldiers are returning to South Carolina after a year of training and deployment to Kuwait.
