Face to face jail visits in Lexington County will soon come to an end. This, as technology takes over. Officials say the change will enhance the time inmates spend with their families. But, not everyone agrees.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) _ A 15-foot-long pilot whale has died after stranding itself on a Hilton Head Island beach.
The South Carolina Department of Public safety says it takes only ten minutes for the temperature inside your vehicle to jump 20 degrees. That can make for dangerous conditions for young children, doctors say, unless adults take the wheel to prevent it from every happening.
Orangeburg, SC (WOLO)-It looks like South Carolina State University is putting it's money where its mouth is. The university's foundation has pledged 1 million dollars to the institution to maximize recruitment and retention efforts for the upcoming academic year.
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) _ The parents of a Florence toddler who died earlier this year after being left in a hot car have been arrested and charged with neglect.
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) _ North Myrtle Beach police say a missing North Carolina woman faked her disappearance to avoid going to court on criminal charges.
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Speaker Of The House Bobby Harrell is speaking out about today's ruling. Harrell says quote: “As the circuit court ruling stated, after more than a year of investigations the attorney general was still pursuing this case even though he could not point to a single shred of evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
Widow April Randolph knows the man whom police believe killed her husband is in jail. However, the suspects is not in jail for murdering April's husband, and that's a problem.
South Carolina's inspector general says financially struggling South Carolina State University should stop diverting millions of dollars to school foundations.
The West Columbia Police Department is kicking off the 2014 “Fan the Heat” project for the citizens of the city, and the Department want your help in continuing to provide a critical need during summer months.
North Myrtle Beach, SC (AP)- Authorities in north myrtle beach are still looking for a missing North Carolina woman who was scheduled to be in court this week. 42-year-old Amy Arrington was reported missing Saturday. Her husband says she went into the ocean and wasn't seen again.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities have cited a York mother after police say she left her three children in an unlocked car, despite leaving the air conditioning on and asking a friend to watch them.
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) -- An Iraq War veteran will spend 32 years in prison after admitting he slammed an 11-month-old girl's head against the ground, killing her.
Lancaster Co. (WOLO)-Developing in Lancaster county... a 3-year-old boy has died... several days after being locked in a hot car for a time. officials say Logan Cox died over the weekend at a Charlotte hospital. The medical examiner's office has not yet determined little Logan's cause of death.
A Dillon County police officer was responding to a scene early Sunday when authorities say the crash occurred.
The State Election Commission says the Controversial Voter ID law appears to be working.
A toddler was killed Saturday after authorities say she was hit by an suv at a area park.
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Former State Treasurer Thomas Ravenel says he is running as an independent for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Lindsey Graham.
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin seeks to clear his own name in the aftermath of his friend and former business partner, Jonathan Pinson, being convicted of federal public corruption.
Lancaster, SC (WOLO)- A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition tonight after suffering from heat stroke after he accidentally locked himself inside a car in Lancaster.
UNION, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say an officer at the Union County jail has been arrested after pushing a female inmate against a wall, causing her to cut her head.
Sumter, SC (WOLO)-Police in Sumter need your help identifying a man who they say broke into at least three local businesses, stealing cartons of cigarettes. The Newports were valued at nearly 4-thousand dollars.
A judge in the trial of former South Carolina State University trustee Jonathan Pinson says there will be no mistrial.
A new poll lists the Palmetto state as the most patriotic in the nation.
LADSON, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities in Berkeley County are investigating the shooting death of a 15-year-old youth during a confrontation in Ladson.
