RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina lawmakers have now followed their South Carolina counterparts and approved legislation to clean up complications stemming from the recent redrawing of the border between the two states. The North Carolina House voted 101-11 on Thursday to approve the bill, which also affirms the enforcement of the original Carolinas boundary starting next January. The Senate…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Officials say a hit-and-run charge against Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter has been dismissed. Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office spokeswoman Nicole Holland said Thursday that the misdemeanor charge was dropped. Court records show Carpenter paid a $237.50 fine for making an improper turn. The charges stemmed from a December incident in which Carpenter struck an 18-year-old…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Republican Gov. Nikki Haley is weighing into the GOP primary runoffs by working to unseat Sen. Lee Bright. Haley is endorsing former GOP Rep. Scott Talley on Thursday, four years after she endorsed Bright for the Upstate seat. In April, Haley criticized Bright’s transgender bathroom bill, dismissing him by saying, “I don’t sit there and focus…
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Here’s a look at some of the stories we are following for you: Crews are searching for a teenager who was swimming with his brother off the coast of Myrtle Beach. The boy is 14 years-old and from Columbus, Ga. Rescuers managed to pull his brother out of the water but the search continues for the other boy. We’ll keep…
(CNN) – A Nurse saves a woman’s life, performing CPR while in her wedding gown! Categories: National News, News
Rita Payne Smith COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Authorities with the Columbia Police Department say a woman has been arrested a woman accused of rummaging through various mailboxes at an apartment building and stealing mail that wasn’t addressed to her. 56-year-old Rita Payne Smith was arrested on June 14 and is charged with petit larceny, possession of master keys (Non-Owner of Key…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The probationary cloud over South Carolina State University has been lifted, ending worries over the possibility its accreditation could be revoked and force the school to close. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges decided Thursday to fully restore SC State’s membership. The 120-year-old university has been on probation since 2014. Continuing probation…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina’s highest court is now considering whether a prosecutor other than the attorney general can open a state grand jury investigation. For an hour Wednesday, the state Supreme Court heard arguments from Solicitor David Pascoe and an attorney representing Attorney General Alan Wilson. Pascoe is suing Wilson, saying Pascoe had the authority to open a…
Valoree Corbett RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) – A woman is behind bars for allegedly using her employers credit card racking up $30,000 in personal purchases. 55-year-old Valoree Corbett is charged with breach of trust following her arrest at her home on June 4. Authorities say Richland County Sheriff’s Department investigators were notified by Air Advance Heating and Air Conditioning that Corbett, the company’s…
