A worker at a July Fourth fireworks show in South Carolina's North Myrtle Beach was hurt after a shell exploded prematurely.

President Barack Obama is asking Americans to live up to the words of the Declaration of Independence.

A construction project that closed two lanes in Rock Hill on one of South Carolina's busiest highways is finishing early.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-If you're still up in the air about how to spend the holiday, here are some local options.

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say two people involved in a ring that would use fake prescriptions to get pain killers in South Carolina and North Carolina have each been sentenced to almost six years in prison.

Picnics and cookouts are a commonplace around the Fourth of July.

The American Red Cross is assisting 40 people displaced by a possible tornado in Florence county.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Officers with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) on Monday, July 1 seized a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory that was being operated at a home on Village Court near Gaston.

SENECA, S.C. (AP) _ Federal regulators say Duke Energy failed to meet a deadline to install a fire protection system at the Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca.

Fire officials say a discarded cigarette is the cause of a fire at a local apartment complex.

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) _ Clinton police say a 29-year-old man has been charged in the strangulation death of a teen after they attended a party with alcohol and drugs.

It was standing room only at the Eau Claire Print Building as more than 150 concerned citizens showed up to voice their opinion on the Bull Street Development Project, as Columbia City Council votes to move forward to second reading regarding the project.

It's heating up here in the Midlands as a potential presidential candidate lights a fire on the political grill.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Interim Columbia Police Chief Ruben Santiago announces the arrests of three teenagers charged in connection with a shooting earlier this month.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 22-year-old man is dead and two of his passengers injured after the SUV he was driving plunged off a bridge as he sped away from a state trooper near Easley.

Distressed homeowners, the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs wants to try and re-build your confidence.

It's a breech in security at the University of South Carolina.