Lesbian Couple Sues to Have South Carolina’s Same-sex Marriage Ban Overturned
A Midlands same-sex couple files suit against the governor and attorney general to have their union recognized and the state’s ban on gay marriage overturned.
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SC Declared Disaster Area After Heavy Rains
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ All of South Carolina has been declared a federal disaster area as a result of the heavy rains that have inundated the state since last spring.
USC Professor: “No World War Over Syria.”
As the nation waits to hear if the United States will use military force against Syria, ABC Columbia sat down with two USC professors to talk about the situation.
D.M.V. Limited Service Thursday
Columbia, SC (S.C.D.M.V.)-A reminder The South Carolina Department Of Motor Vehicles has decided to offer limited services at its Columbia office on Shop Road tomorrow (Thursday). that’s because of its proximity to Williams-Brice Stadium.Customers are encouraged to visit the D-M-V’s others locations in Blythewood and Lexington. Categories: Local News, News
Area Man Helps Fight Wildfire out West
One local man is up close and personal to one of California’s largest wildfires in histroy.
ETV airing story of decorated WWII veteran Bell
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Educational Television is airing the story of World War II veteran Ted Bell, who led a daring attack in 1945 to secure a Japanese ridge. The documentary “Ted Bell and the Ridge” airs at 8 p.m. Thursday. Col. Bell led 200 men on a near-suicide mission on Okinawa’s heavily fortified Ishimi Ridge. Only 22…
Help Getting to the Game
Authorities are expecting heavy traffic around Williams-Brice Stadium Thursday.
Tea Party Express chair visiting Lowcountry
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The chairwoman of the Tea Party Express is visiting the South Carolina Lowcountry. The express group is the nation’s largest tea party political action committee. Amy Kremer plans a news conference asking that members of Congress sign a letter saying they will oppose any spending bill including funding for the federal health care act, sometimes known…
Increased Columbia Police Presence on Game Day
While violent crime, as a whole, is down in the city of Columbia, Five Points in particular, local police officers are not letting their guards down when it comes to keeping people safe.
Morning News of Florence has new publisher, editor
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The Morning News of Florence has a new publisher and regional editor. Publisher Stephen Wade and Regional Editor Don Kausler Jr., started their new duties this week, the newspaper (http://bit.ly/14GL4KO) reported. Wade comes from Independence, Mo., where he had been a senior group publisher for Gatehouse Media since January 2012. He replaces Mark Blum,…
