HIV Officials: Know Your Status
South Carolina health officials are stressing the importance of HIV testing as part of a national campaign.
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Governors Place Wager on World Series
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is wagering a barbecue dinner that the Gamecocks will bring home a second consecutive College World Series championship.
Redistricting Battle Going Slowly
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Redrawing election district lines was going smoothly until the South Carolina Senate started looking at where a new U.S. House district would be drawn.
Baby Dies From Morphine In Mother's Breast Milk
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A judge has denied bond for a Spartanburg County mother charged with passing a lethal dose of the painkiller morphine to her daughter through breast milk.
Heat Could Break Records for June
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The summer heat has started a little earlier than usual this year in the Carolinas.
That Was Fast; Vision Air To Leave Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)--After just two months, Vision Airlines will be pulling out of Columbia Metro Airport.
Santorum adds ex-congressman Barrett to team
Former U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett will be named South Carolina chairman of Rick Santorum's GOP presidential bid.
Roth to Start for Gamecocks
South Carolina will go with ace pitcher Michael Roth in its Friday night matchup with Virginia at the College World Series.
Dropout Rate Down in SC
More and more South Carolina public high school students are staying in school.
New Law Requires State to list Railroad Crossings
A new South Carolina law named after a 16-year-old who died in a train wreck requires the state transportation agency to list all railroad crossings on its website.
O-Negative Blood Shortage Critical
The supply of type O negative blood supply at the American Red Cross has dropped to critically low levels.
Shrimp Season Opens
The commercial shrimping season is opening on the South Carolina coast after almost a delay of almost a month.
First In South GOP Primary Has Funding
South Carolina's first in the South Republican presidential primary has funding and operational questions popping up.
Heat Advisory: Nine SC Counties
High temperatures and humidity continue to threaten eastern South Carolina. The National Weather Service on Wednesday issued a heat advisory for nine counties.
Public Hearing for Re-Districting
Residents of South Carolina's northeastern counties packed a Senate redistricting hearing and asked lawmakers to create a new U.S. House district that keeps their counties together.
Extreme Heat Threatens Children, Pets
The death of an eight-month-old boy in Columbia has shed new light on the dangers of extreme heat and what can happen if the elderly, children and pets are left alone in vehicles.
"Choose Life" Plates OK'd In N.C.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Motorists around North Carolina could see the anti-abortion message ``Choose Life'' showing up on a new specialty license plate in a few months.
Copper Thieves: Take This!
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina measure meant to discourage thieves from gutting air conditioning units and farm irrigation systems to resell the copper has been signed into law.
New Law Bans RADAR-to-mailbox Traffic Tickets
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Governor Nikki Haley has signed into law a bill designed to stop a South Carolina town from using a traffic camera to send speeders a ticket in the mail.
Jobless Rate Increases
South Carolina unemployment went up slightly in May, re-establishing double-digit jobless numbers. The South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday that the May jobless rate was 10 percent, up from 9.8 percent in April.
USC Baseball Team Heads to Omaha
Gamecock fans wished the 2010 National Champs good luck at Carolina Stadium as they left for Omaha. Fans say they are hoping for a repeat at the College World Series
Study Shows County by County Health Rankings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)--Lexington County ranked 2nd overall in South Carolina in its overall health ranking, this according to a new national study that broke down health numbers in every county in America.
$3 Million Deficit Threatens Transit System
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- If the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority, CMRTA, cannot remedy a nearly $3 million budget shortfall, the entire system will be jeopardy of having to hit the brakes, permanently.
