MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) _ A Mount Pleasant apartment complex is warning residents that a venomous snake from Africa might be on the loose.

Columbia, SC (WOLO)-A late afternoon fire damages four to six apartment homes at the "Beaty Road Apartments" in Columbia.

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) _ Police are looking for a man who drove his pickup truck onto an elementary school playground in Florence and circled it as students played before driving away.

KENT, OHIO (AP) -- A person suspected of firing a gun on the Kent State University campus in Ohio is now in custody.

Columbia, SC (WOLO)- Columbia Police say they've arrested a man accused of breaking into two homes and sexually assaulting the women inside.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say the body of a woman has been found in a burned car in southern Greenville County.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say one boater is dead and a second hospitalized after a weekend fishing trip in Charleston County.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities are investigating the death of a 29-year-old inmate being held in the Charleston County jail on sex charges.

FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) _ York County sheriff's deputies have found an ATM stolen from a bank in Fort Mill last week.

Columbia City Manager Teresa Wilson did not mince words about wanting to totally create what she calls a "new era of integrity and leadership" in hiring William Holbrook, which is a far cry from what she, city leaders and citizens have been used to over the last several years.

The proposed Emma's Law, name for Emma Longstreet, a then-six-year-oldwho was killed by a drunk driver two years ago, cleared a major hurdle today as a house criminal law subcommittee gave the green light to proceed to the next level in the legislative process.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WOLO) -- A small earthquake has shaken houses and rattled some residents in the Summerville area.

Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Richland County deputies have arrested a man on attempted murder and kidnapping charges. Investigators arrested Trevor Robinson around 10:30 last night in Dentsville.

The level of communication amongst Columbia City Council members has become so convoluted, they believe, that they were asked to co-sign a clause that they would cooperate and conduct themselves in a respectable manner during meetings.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) _ A marine biologist says a bottlenose dolphin has died after washing up on Hilton Head Island.

TEGA CAY, S.C. (AP) _ Police in South Carolina are looking for a suspect who apparently doesn't tolerate bad manners.