COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Democrats hope a combination of enthusiasm, a desire to change the direction of the state and more careful vetting of people seeking the party’s nominations will help them make gains next election. Democrats acknowledge they need some wins. All nine statewide offices are run by Republicans, along with eight of the state’s nine congressmen….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Deputies in Richland County are rounding up gifts for some seniors in need this holiday season. This year, Sheriff Leon Lott says his office is once again putting on Project HOPE, which stands for Helping our Precious Elderly. Starting Friday, people can stop by Lott’s headquarters to pick up an ornament with information on possible gifts…
A Columbia apartment complex goes up in flames Thanksgiving night.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson is taking the helm of an organization that works to elect more Republicans as state attorneys general across the country. But the first-term prosecutor says he’s also looking forward to working with Democrats on some issues. Earlier this month, Wilson took the helm of the Republican Attorneys General…
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A man is dead after authorities say he shot his teenage grandson and then turned the gun on himself.
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Former presidential candidate Ross Perot is in Walterboro. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/Hj0o7o ) that the billionaire is scheduled to speak at the Veterans Victory House on Monday. Running as an independent, the Texas billionaire won nearly 19 percent of the popular vote in the 1992 presidential general election. Perot founded Electronic Data…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Veterans from across South Carolina are gathering in Columbia for an annual celebration to honor them. The City of Columbia is holding its 35th Annual Veterans Day Parade on Monday. City officials say Brig. Gen. Bradley Becker, the commanding general at Fort Jackson, is the grand marshal of this year’s parade. He is leading over 80…
Richland Deputies are searching for suspects they say are responsible for a violent home invasion.
A truck making it’s way across the area takes part in Veterans Day Celebrations.
