Columbia Fire Dept. Starts Swift Water Rescue Training
As the weather warms up, folks in the midlands will be hitting area waterways and that means more potential for danger.
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2 die in wreck near West Columbia
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Lexington County Coroner has identified two people killed in a wreck near West Columbia.
Man dies in wreck as car flees from Dorchester County deputy
JEDBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Moncks Corner man has been arrested after a passenger in his car died as the driver drover away from a Dorchester County sheriff’s deputy.
SLED investigates inmates death at Bishopville prison
BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death of an inmate at the Lee Correctional Institution in Bishopville.
South Carolina unemployment steady at 6.6 percent in January
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s unemployment rate held steady in January.
SC advances bill to shield sellers of execution drugs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers have advanced a bill to protect the identities of pharmaceutical companies in the hope that providers will resume selling execution drugs to the state.
SC State trustees release letters to justify Elzey’s firing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University trustees say fired President Thomas Elzey often didn’t communicate properly with them, including one time when a utility was threatening to shut off the school’s power.
Kidnapping Arrest
Richland Co., SC (WOLO)-Three people are in custody tonight.. charged with kidnapping a 17-year-old.
Richland County deputies say Kwmane Brosia, Christopher Jones, and Antavius Brown took the victim at gunpoint from a home on Wilmette road Friday.
One Dead in Wreck Involving Car-Bus at Georgia State Line
(AP) _ One person has died and three others were hurt in a wreck involving three cars and a bus on a bridge at the South Carolina-Georgia state line.
Gov. Haley Weighs in on Denied Bond Package
Governor Nikki Haley is defending her opposition of a bond package that may have gone a long way to repairing state roads.
