Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Governor Haley has asked for a major disaster declaration in South Carolina. The state is estimated to have sustained $55 million dollars in damage, as a result of recent severe winter weather.

If and when local investigators solve the hit and run case of Lindsay Bires, there will have been at least three Columbia police chiefs overseeing the case. For Lindsay's mother, Susan, that is not comforting, which is why she's taking matters into her own hands.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Greenville County officials say one person has died after a fire at a motel.

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's Department of Motor Vehicles is offering some drivers whose licenses have been suspended a chance to get their driving privileges restored.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators are at a boat landing reenacting what they think may have happened in the disappearance of a 20-year-old Myrtle Beach woman.

Susan Bires, mother of hit and run victim, Lindsay Bires, unveils a new YouTube video in what she calls a last ditch effort to help solve the September 2012 crime against her daughter.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say they have charged a 23-year-old man with murder in the killing of an Iraq War veteran outside a Greenville bar.

Summer vacation for public school students in the state could be impacted, depending on how districts decide whether to make up missed school days. It's a lesson even state lawmakers are learning how to deal with.

Columbia, SC (WOLO)- Richland County Deputies are looking for a suspect they say robbed a midlands hardware store at gun point.

Recently terminated director of Richland County Elections and Voter Registration, Howard Jackson, wants a statewide, criminal investigation opened to explore allegations he has against members of the Board of Elections.

Recently terminated Richland County Elections and Voter Registration Director, Howard Jackson, claims the Richland County board of elections, to which he reported, made it virtually impossible for him to do his job.

Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Governor Nikki Haley is calling The Obama Administration's decision to make cuts to the reserve military force, quote: "a slap in the face." Today Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel unveiled his department's spending plan for 20-15 and beyond.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ There's been a compromise on the heated issue of cutting trees in the median of Interstate 26 northwest of Charleston.

Erica Figueroa has been dreaming of owning her own home for 18 years, since her first child was born. That dream was realized this week with the help of corporate sponsors, Habitat for Humanity and the Department of Juvenile Justice.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Insurance provider Esurance is planning to expand in Greenville County.