YORK, S.C. (AP) – No charges will be filed in a hit-and-run in which an elderly pedestrian was killed after being struck by the side mirror of a school bus. The Herald of Rock Hill reports that 77-year-old Carlos Octavio Madriaga was walking along a road April 13 when he was struck by the bus heading to York Comprehensive High….
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO) — South Carolinians stand by the decision to remove the Confederate flag from state house grounds. According to the latest Winthrop poll 57% of whites and 87% of African Americans remain in favor of the flag’s removal. But there’s a new battle brewing over the iconic emblem. The Confederate flag will continue flying at the Citadel despite…
Columbia,S.C. (WOLO) — South Carolina Highway Patrol continues investigating an accident turned deadly on Sunset Boulevard. Click here to find out the latest details concerning the deadly crash. Categories: Local News, News Tags: Deadly Crash, sunset boulevard
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A friend of the man accused of gunning down nine black parishioners during a Bible study in a South Carolina church appeared before a judge to plead guilty to federal charges. Under a plea agreement signed by 21-year-old Joey Meek and federal prosecutors, Meek will plead guilty to lying to authorities and failing to report a…
WCIV HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) – The Beaufort County School District is investigating after a black woman complained that a white teacher told her son he should go back to Africa. Nicole Whitmore tells The Island Packet of Hilton Head that her son was sitting with other students during the Pledge of Allegiance on Tuesday when the teacher asked…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — It’s all about your little ones in Lexington. Saturday is Kid’s Day of Lexington. The family fun event is all about educating families about health, safety and environmental issues. Free food and drink will be available. Kid’s Day of Lexington Offers: Various health screenings Child ID kits Internet safety tips Bike safety clinics Jump houses and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Big changes are coming to the agency which helps get loans for massive road projects in South Carolina. The South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank was created 19 years ago to help the state leverage money for $100 million-plus highway projects. Its signature project is the Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, opened nearly 11 years ago. But critics…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Supreme Court’s senior associate justice has cleared the first hurdle to taking over the court’s top job. The Judicial Merit Selection Commission said Thursday that Don Beatty of Spartanburg had been deemed qualified for the chief justice position. He is the only person running for the job. Beatty would become South Carolina’s…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The Senate has approved a bill providing $40 million to South Carolina farmers devastated by last fall’s flooding. Senators voted 33-3 Thursday on legislation allowing farmers in disaster-declared counties to apply for up to $100,000 in grants covering up to 20 percent of crop losses. The amended bill returns to the House, which passed its version…
