COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Nine South Carolina schools are finalists for awards that recognize innovation and excellence. The state Association of School Administrators named finalists this week for the 2012 Palmetto's Finest awards.
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) _ Lancaster County deputies say a mother of three young children has been shot to death in her home.
In four seperate one on one interviews, we talked with all four GOP Presidential hopefuls about their run for the Republican Nomination.
ABC Columbia will be providing exclusive live coverage of Your Voice Your Vote 2012 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and it's available on your smartphone!
The last time an election was held on a Saturday in South Carolina was four years ago, and election officials hope this weekend's primary goes as smoothly; however, they do expect what they call 'small hurdles.'
Authorities are not yet sure what prompted a disturbance among inmates at Lieber Correctional Institution near Ridgeville during which at least two corrections officers were injured.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) _ The Army's top enlisted leader says the smaller Army of the future will still require new professional soldiers. Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond Chandler spoke Thursday at Fort Jackson and addressed 1,100 of the service's newest military graduates.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The University of South Carolina says three students were among the four people killed in a pre-dawn wreck near Williams-Brice Stadium this week.
Romney's out; Santorum actually won Iowa. With twists and turns personifying the race for the GOP nomination, local officials believe the drama is good press for South Carolina.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, sat down with ABC Columbia News for a one-on-one interview about the upcoming South Carolina Primary.
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Rick Santorum sat down with ABC Columbia News for a one-on-one interview about the upcoming First in the South Primary in South Carolina.
Had things gone differently, it might have been Mark Sanford's week with the South Carolina presidential primary looming.
Kershaw County sheriff's deputies say an Elgin woman has died after she was shot in the chest following an argument.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say they are still trying to figure out why a man took 15 hostages at an Orangeburg bank.
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) _ The retrial of a man charged with killing a Myrtle Beach police officer is scheduled to start in March, Solicitor Greg Hembree told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach that he will again seek the death penalty against 33-year-old Luzenski Cottrell when his murder trial starts March 26.
ABC Columbia News sat down with Congressman Ron Paul for a one-on-one interview about the South Carolina Primary.
Governor Nikki Haley says South Carolina can expect 'no surprises' during her State of the State address, scheduled for Wednesday evening.
Authorities say a South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested after a standoff at his Simpsonville home.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _A notable Columbia criminal defense attorney said Tuesday he is now representing the South Carolina mother of a toddler who has been missing since Thanksgiving. Hemphill Pride II told The Associated Press that he was hired Monday to represent Zinah Jennings on a charge of unlawful conduct toward a child.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Spartanburg County deputies say someone did $50,000 worth of damage to a doctor's office over the weekend. Investigators said vandals drilled a hole in the roof of Weir Ear, Nose and Throat in Spartanburg, then put a garden hose through the hole and turned on the water.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says he thinks his performance in debate against fellow Republicans shows he's best qualified to take on President Barack Obama in the fall.
Under heavy debate pressure from his rivals, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney defended his record as a venture capitalist, insisted he bears no responsibility for attack ads aired by his allies and grudgingly said Monday night he might release his income tax returns this spring.
Republican Jon Huntsman has dropped out of the GOP presidential race and has endorsed Mitt Romney.
All six GOP Presidential hopefuls have descended on South Carolina in hopes of taking the top spot in the state's First in the South Primary.
