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Theologian, psychologist discuss peace at USC

Apr 11, 2013 10:15 AM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two scholars are scheduled to discuss the pursuit of peace during lectures at the University of South Carolina.

Details Limited in Richland County Shooting

Apr 11, 2013 3:42 AM EDT

There aren't that many details surrounding a shooting in Richland County.

Pig Pardoned by Piggly Wiggly Shot to Death

Apr 11, 2013 1:16 AM EDT

MEGGETT, S.C. (AP) _ A pig pardoned by the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain and sent to a farm to live out the rest of its life has been shot to death after it escaped from its pen in Charleston County.

Saint Maarten Trial Day Two

Apr 11, 2013 12:53 AM EDT

(WOLO) Columbia, SC- It's day-two in the murder trial of a South Carolina couple, killed in their Saint Maarten vacation home.

Son Charged in Parents Murder Denied Bond

Apr 10, 2013 10:45 PM EDT

The son accused of gunning down his parents in the front yard of their Fairfield County home is denied bond by a judge.

USC Offers First Ever Gun Class by Female Instructor

Apr 10, 2013 10:11 PM EDT

A Midlands woman says she'll soon be in charge of teaching University of South Carolina students how to protect themselves and making statewide history at the same time.

Haley joins Georgia-Pacific for ceremony at mill

Apr 10, 2013 5:15 PM EDT

ALCOLU, S.C. (AP) — Georgia-Pacific is celebrating the opening of a new mill that makes a building material used in construction.

Bills to increase SC gas tax going nowhere

Apr 10, 2013 3:15 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House panel has effectively rejected two proposals to increase South Carolina's gas tax to pay for road construction.

Deputies: Gambling Suspects Presented with Offer

Apr 10, 2013 3:47 AM EDT

There are new details concerning an alleged sports betting ring in Richland County.

SC Unemployment Agency Lays off 100

Apr 10, 2013 1:16 AM EDT

Dozens of pink slips are set to be handed out at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, DEW, the state agency responsible for putting people back to work.

Boeing Planning $1 Billion Expansion in SC

Apr 10, 2013 12:54 AM EDT

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Gov. Nikki Haley says Boeing is now a part of the fabric of South Carolina and that the company's latest expansion announcement is a tribute to the 6,000 South Carolinians employed by the aerospace giant.

Trial Begins In St. Maarten Following Murders of SC Couple.

Apr 10, 2013 12:51 AM EDT

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-A security guard accused in the stabbing deaths of a South Carolina couple at their Caribbean vacation home has rebuffed a judge's questions at the start of his murder trial in St. Maarten.

VA says 7,000 vets' identities may be compromised

Apr 9, 2013 4:15 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Thousands of South Carolina veterans are being warned their personal information might have been compromised after a laptop went missing from the William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia.

Bill would update sex education in SC schools

Apr 9, 2013 4:15 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two Republican legislators say South Carolina's 25-year-old law on sex education must be updated to decrease teen pregnancy and the generational poverty it brings.

SC Department of Workforce lays off 100

Apr 9, 2013 3:10 PM EDT

South Carolina's unemployment agency is laying off 100 employees in June as part of a statewide reorganization that directs anyone seeking jobless benefits to file claims online or by phone.

Gas Prices Update

Apr 9, 2013 12:45 AM EDT

(WOLO) Columbia, SC- Some help for your wallet this week if you need to fill up at the pump.

Sanford On Jobs

Apr 9, 2013 12:39 AM EDT

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Former Governor Mark Sanford making a stop at a lowcountry laundry today.

Feud Over Historic Building Enters New Phase

Apr 8, 2013 9:50 PM EDT

Those who want to preserve history in Columbia are going against those who want to make it, and an old building, the historic Palmetto Compress Warehouse, is caught in the middle.