(ABC News) — At a town hall today in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, Donald Trump floated the idea — without explicitly threatening to do so — that he may run as an independent candidate. Trump attacked the Republican National Committee, saying it “better get its act together” and it “does a terrible job.” Trump said he believes the RNC treated…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Authorities with the Columbia Police Department are looking for two car thieves after they allegedly fired shots from the vehicle they were in. Two male suspects bailed from the stolen vehicle after it crashed into the brick pillar of a subdivision Monday afternoon near New Castle, according to Columbia police. A Toyota Camry was reportedly stolen from the New Castle…
(ABC News) — Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz said on “This Week” that he plans tofilibuster any Supreme Court nominee made by President Obama to replace the late JusticeAntonin Scalia. Cruz described the Supreme Court vacancy left by Scalia as having a “profound impact” on the Republican primary that will change the contours of the presidential race. He argued…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — The Palmetto State’s Republican primary is just days away and GOP presidential candidates and their supporters are out looking to earn your vote. Here is a look at campaign events in your area. Former Governor Jeb Bush events: Monday, February 15 at 6 p.m. Charleston Rally with President George W. Bush Tuesday, February 16 at 4:15 p.m. in Leesville…
(ABC News) — A prominent U.S. senator from South Carolina said this morning he needs to “re-evaluate” whether he would support Donald Trump as the GOP presidential nominee after comments the real estate mogul made about George W. Bush’s actions in connection to the 9/11 terror attacks. “I’ve got to really re-evaluate that after what he said about George W….
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Nature tourism, culinary tourism and sports tourism are among the topics being discussed this week at the South Carolina Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Travel. The event opens Monday in downtown Charleston and continues through Wednesday. Tourism leaders and business people from across the state attend the meeting held annually at the beginning of the spring…
(ABC News) — The Republican debate debate kicked off in Greenville, South Carolina. In the debate hosted by CBS and the Wall Street Journal the GOP hopefuls opened the night honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Here are the best lines of the fiery debate: ON NOMINATING JUSTICE SCALIA’S REPLACEMENT DONALD TRUMP: “If I were president now I…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Proposals to raise the minimum wage in South Carolina and repeal an anti-union law have virtually no chance of passing in the Republican-dominated Legislature. But Democrats hope to spark a debate as the nation’s attention turns to the first-in-the-South primary state. Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter says it’s time to discuss living wages in a state that ranks…
(ABC News) — Current and retired Supreme Court Justices are reflecting on the life and legacy JusticeAntonin Scalia in the wake of his death Saturday, including Justice Anthony Kennedy, who described Scalia’s “wisdom, scholarship, and technical brilliance,” and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who said she and Scalia were “best buddies.” Scalia died Saturday from natural causes while staying at the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As South Carolina senators prepare to debate how much extra money to give to the state’s highways and bridges, the leader of the roads agencies has been careful to give lawmakers plenty of options while not pushing them too hard in any direction. Department of Transportation Secretary Christy Hall has given senators a host of options,…
