COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state’s longest-serving representative is retiring after 32 years in the South Carolina House. Rep. Grady Brown of Bishopville announced Tuesday he will not seek another term. The 71-year-old Democrat has served in the House since 1985. The barber and businessman previously served on Lee County Council from 1973 through 1980. His district spans parts of…
(ABC News) — It’s called Super Tuesday for a reason. Today is the single biggest day of voting in the presidential race until November’s general election. Voters in 12 states and one territory will have a critical say in the course of the rest of the election. Here’s a breakdown of everything you need to know: History of ‘Super…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Mayor Steve Benjamin and Councilman Sam Davis welcomed a new eatery to Columbia Tuesday morning. Benjamin and Davis joined the owners of Carolina Kernels for ribbon cutting ceremony at the store’s location at 2720 North Main Street. Geneva and Tamala are the mother/daughter duo behind the gourmet popcorn shop and their personable and friendly staff is…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — According to the incident report released Tuesday in the Richland County Councilman Kelvin Washington felony DUI case, that sent three men to a nearby hospital, the arresting officer said he could smell “the strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.” The accident occurred Saturday, night at the intersection of Bluff Road near Martin Luther King Boulevard in…
What makes “Super Tuesday” so important? CNN breaks down why it’s so special.
Stanley Lubkin/OCSO NEESES, S.C. (WOLO) — A Neeses man has been arrested after Orangeburg County Sheriff’s deputies responded to complaints of drug-related activity. Authorities say 28-year-old Stanley Lubkin was charged with possession of methamphetamine, second-offense, fourth-offense driving under suspension, and simple possession of marijuana. OCSO narcotics investigators responded to citizen complaints that drug activity had been taking place in the…
Jose Reyes RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — A man wanted in connection with a fatal armed robbery attempt is behind bars. Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said 17-year-old Jose Reyes was taken in to custody just after 7 a.m. pm on Tues. March 1 at his residence, he is charged with murder. On February 29 at 8:30 pm in the 400 block…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate is starting its week in a familiar place _ debating getting more money to the state’s roads. Sen. Lee Bright will be on the floor Tuesday. He took over a nearly two-week filibuster by Sen. Tom Davis. Bright says South Carolina can find enough money to repair bridges and fix potholes without…
(ABC News) — The question everyone is asking: Why? Why is Ben Carson, the onetime Republican front-runner who is now polling mostly in the single digits, still in the race for the Republicanpresidential nomination? The campaign cannot say definitively if Carson will continue the race after Super Tuesday, noting that he assesses the race and makes a decision after every…
After a month of “early state” contests in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina, “Super Tuesday” — the biggest day of voting in the 2016 primary — has arrived.
