COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It’s Election Day in South Carolina for dozens of counties, cities and towns. Tuesday is the first November Election Day under South Carolina’s new voter ID law. Voters will be asked for a driver’s license, state-issued photo ID, passport or military ID. Anyone without a proper photo ID will cast a provisional ballot. Voters who sign…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request for a new trial for three men convicted of running an illegal gambling business in Columbia. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie on Monday rejected the request for Brett Parker, Jack Parker and Douglas Taylor. The men were convicted in September. The request for a new trial came after…
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County sheriff’s deputies say a Santee woman trying to sell her cellphone shot and killed another woman who complained the phone did not work. Authorities said 35-year-old Tonya Lemon died Saturday night after being rushed to the hospital in a car. Investigators say 28-year-old Adrienne Randolph was trying to sell her cellphone to Lemon’s friend,…
If you need help making the Holidays bright for your family, applications for the Angel Tree Program through the Salvation Army of the Midlands are being accepted through Thursday.
Preliminary results are in. mayor Steve Benjamin retains his seat as Mayor of Columbia.
Your voice, your vote…After heading to polling locations across the Midlands, here is what local residents had to say.
Tuesday afternoon, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott addressed the media about the Kenny Miles shooting.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A South Carolina man says he wants his personal information removed from the federal health care marketplace after it inadvertently went to a man in North Carolina trying to log onto the government website. Columbia attorney Thomas Dougall said Tuesday federal officials have yet to contact him about the security breach. His case prompted…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin has won a second term in office. Benjamin received nearly two-thirds of the vote Tuesday in defeating City Councilman Moe Baddourah. Benjamin immediately began calling for approval of a referendum to give the mayor more power. Columbia voters will go back to the polls next month to decide whether to change the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Richland County sheriff’s deputy has been hurt in a wreck as he responded to a burglary call. Officials say Deputy Robert Furgal was hurt after his patrol car ran into a tree after he lost control on a slick road last weekend. Furgal was trapped in his car and his feet were severely burned. He’s…
