Some major web sites will go dark for one minute Friday at 9:30 a.m. Eastern as a national moment of silence for the victims of last week's Connecticut school shooting.

The holidays can be a tough time for people who have lost loved ones. A tragedy like an elementary school shooting compounds the trauma and grief. But as one licensed professional counselor explains, children and adults in the Midlands can overcome, saying, 'You don't get over it, you get through it.'

Election officials say long lines for absentee voting are a good indicator of what Election Day may actually bring. They urge voters to bring everything necessary for a smooth voting experience.

TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Honda is moving production of its two-seat all-terrain vehicles from a plant in Mexico to its Timmonsville facility, adding 65 new jobs.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say an elderly Greenville couple was stabbed to death in what a deputy coroner called a brutal double homicide. Greenville County deputies say acquaintances of 78-year-old Gary Wells and his 77-year-old wife, Helen, found them dead after no one answered the door Wednesday.

When a minister is attacked in his home, his family wonders who could take from someone who gives freely. But when the minister dies from his injuries, investigators know that while forgiveness may be divine, justice must be served.

As we get ready to launch another school year this week, some experts say there should be checklist for your kid's safety. Learn more about how to prepare in this edition of the Consumer Minute with Crysty Vaughan.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now urging children and adults, 18 months and older, to get vaccinated, because of what they call the worst epidemic of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) in the last 50 years.

Richland County deputies responded to an alarm call just before 4 a.m. Tuesday morning at the Hardees on 7942 Garners Ferry Road.

It was an accident, we were playing. That's what orangeburg deputies say Marcellous Jamison said after they responded to a home on maudeanna drive just after 10 Wednesday night.

The murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida prompts preventative measures by neighborhood watch groups here in the Midlands.

A one-and-a-half acre compost fire is causing heavy smoke issues in the Ballentine area.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is lambasting the House budget-writing committee for not including $140 million worth of tax cuts in their spending plan for the coming year.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A bill banning drivers from texting or reading electronic messages on South Carolina's roadways has received key approval in the House.

ABC Columbia will be providing exclusive live coverage of Your Voice Your Vote 2012 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and it's available on your smartphone!

RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) _ A Jasper County man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting he beat his girlfriend to death The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports (http://bit.ly/uwSHoi ) that 46-year-old Terry Swanger pleaded guilty Monday to murder, the same day jury selection in his trial was set to start.