FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Authorities say they used a combination of surveillance cameras, text messages and Facebook postings to identify a suspect in the death of a 25-year-old man to death in Fountain Inn. Fountain Inn Police Chief Keith Morton said the cameras captured the fight that led to the shooting of Barry Norman. Police arrested of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina’s capital city is launching a new program to raise the profile of its historic sites. Columbia’s planning division said last week it had created a plaque program to identify over 160 buildings, structures, and sites that have been designated as official City of Columbia Individual Historic Landmarks. Officials say the landmarks are…
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina transportation officials say work should begin next month on $41 million worth of improvements to the Interstate 95 and U.S. Highway 301 interchange near Santee. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/17adN88 ) the work will create a full interchange at Exit 97 and extend U.S. 301 to connect with a…
KERSHAW, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 60-year-old woman has been killed after a wreck involving a broken down car and two other vehicles. Troopers said the wreck happened Saturday night on U.S. Highway 521 north of Kershaw. The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office says Dorothy Miller was outside of the broken down car when she was struck and killed. Authorities…
Columbia police responded to a fire that sent one person to the hospital with injuries.
A missing 10 month old infant is back home after Richland County Sheriff’s say he was dropped off by a family friend.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin is holding an annual prayer breakfast. Benjamin and other community leaders are gathering Monday at The Zone at Williams-Brice Stadium. This is the 26th year the breakfast has taken place. Organizers say Bill Amick of Amick Farms is scheduled to share his life story and talk about his dependency on his religious…
The body of a man fishing with friends has been discovered.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and the heads of police and ethics agencies have signed an agreement on handling security expenses when governors attend political events. A copy of the agreement obtained Monday by The Associated Press sets what costs should be reimbursed by Haley and future South Carolina governors. It was signed Friday…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Colgate-Palmolive Co. is investing nearly $200 million to establish a new production facility in Greenwood County that will employ 300 workers. South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced the decision Monday. Job applications will be accepted beginning in March and employment will ramp up as the plant begins operations near year. Officials say the company will make…
