COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A measure suspending the authority of South Carolina's environmental agency to make dredging decisions is heading to the governor's desk. The joint resolution is designed to help lawmakers' efforts to undo a water quality permit granted by the Department of Health and Environment Control, which allows Georgia to expand the Savannah port.
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ More than 1,000 police officers and hundreds of others have paid their final respects to a South Carolina police officer shot and killed while responding to a call.
South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis says the state pension system is underperforming and paying too much in fees.
NEW ELLENTON, S.C. (AP) _ Aiken County deputies say they have a suspect in the killing of a teen whose body was found buried in a shallow grave over the weekend. Deputies got a murder warrant Tuesday for 24-year-old Christopher Parker. Authorities say 18-year-old Huran Dix was shot over a stolen income check.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A federal judge has ruled that a South Carolina company's lawsuit against a former employee over Twitter followers can go forward.
With tax season quickly approaching, Uncle Sam isn't the only one looking to get money from you, so the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs cautions you to be careful.
Tuesday, ABC Columbia obtained court documents stating a bond reduction for Zinah Jennings, has been denied.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office is investigating human remains found in some woods over the weekend.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) _ A Lexington chiropractor has been sentenced to nine years in prison for inappropriately touching three female patients. Prosecutor Donnie Myers said Monday a judge sentenced 52-year-old Ronald Jeffrey Shows to a year and a half in prison on each of six counts of second degree assault and battery. He also was ordered to register as a sex offender.
Authorities say the girls' basketball coach at Scott's Branch High School has died after her pickup truck hit a horse standing in the road.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say DNA linked a man currently in jail on a burglary charge to an unsolved killing in Sumter County three years ago.
Because studies continue to show South Carolina leading the country in obesity, a gardening program gets down and dirty to teach children a new way of eating, by growing their own food.
A state commission recommends that South Carolina continue its ban on the use of cameras to catch speeders.
The Products you choose to put in your home could be putting money back in your pockets.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Duke Energy's 600,000 customers in South Carolina will soon see their bills go up.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Plans to require better proof of citizenship to register to vote in South Carolina have won an early test in the Senate and opened the door to a new round of arguments about voting rights. A Senate Judiciary subcommittee on Thursday approved a bill that says citizenship proof can come from documents that include a driver's license, birth certificate, United States passport or tribal identification.
As mourners gathered on the campus of Benedict College to celebrate the life of legend, icon and community activist, Dr. Ethel Mae Henderson Taylor, those whom she inspired vow to model her commitment to service.
An attorney for the mother of a South Carolina toddler missing since Thanksgiving says his client is pregnant and should be released from jail.
The California Innovations and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling Expandable lunch boxes due to a hazard dealing with freezer gel packs being ingested.
The Fifth Circuit Solicitor's Office is offering expungement workshops to help people rid themselves of their criminal records, if applicable.
The sheriff's office needs your help finding 20-year-old Jabriel Singleton.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina officials want a federal appeals court to overturn a judge's order putting parts of the state's tough new immigration law on hold.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Charleston Mayor Joe Riley says he wants the city to plant 10,000 new trees. Riley delivered his state of the city address Tuesday. He says planting the trees would help local beautification and reforestation efforts. Riley says over the past decades, more and more of the city has become concrete.
Governor Haley is making mental health a top priority in her first executive budget.
