Evette proposes illegal-immigration detention facility in SC
Pamela Evette has released her plan for what she calls the Palmetto Pen.
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Checking off your school supply list? -- SC's Tax Free Weekend runs August 1st-3rd
August 1st kicks off South Carolina's Tax Free Weekend --running through August 3rd -- with essential items like school supplies, backpacks, computers, clothes, and shoes available for purchase without paying the state's six percent sales tax and other applicable local taxes.
SLED Charges former Camden Military Academy Dean of Students with sex crimes against minors
The charges are related to incidents that took place in 2014 and 2022.
City of Columbia to Spray for Mosquitoes
City of Columbia officials say the Columbia Police Department’s Code Enforcement Division will be spraying for adult mosquitoes through the remainder of the season
Heat advisory issued for the Midlands
The advisory is in place until 8pm Thursday evening.
SC Tax Free Weekend: August 1-3
The SC sales tax weekend starts Friday, August 1 and runs through Sunday, August 3.
Gov. McMaster signs Hands-Free and Distracted Driving bill into law
Officials say the new law prohibits holding or supporting mobile devices with any part of the body while operating a vehicle.
2025 Human Trafficking in the Carolinas Conference underway in Columbia
Law Enforcement, advocates, and survivors of human trafficking, from across the Carolinas, are gathering in the Midlands t
Deputies: Man in the country illegally accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile
Investigators say Darwin Pena-Caceres is charged with criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping.
10 year old farmer offered full scholarship to SC State
Kendall Rae Johnson, the youngest USDA-certified farmer in the country, began gardening with her great-grandmother when she was just 3. She became the youngest certified farmer in Georgia at age 6, and soon after became the youngest nationally. She now farms land that was passed down to her mother from her great-grandmother, tending to about an acre of fruits and vegetables.
LCSD: Batesburg man arrested after two-day search
Lexington County deputies say a Batesburg man was arrested on Wednesday morning after a two-day search.
NAACP of SC sues S.C. Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver
Law enforcement, advocates, and survivors of human trafficking from across the Carolinas are gathering in the Midlands this week.
Lawsuit challenges educational censorship and the cancellation of AP African American Studies course
"Our children should have open access to information. We're not imposing a view point on them, we're allowing them to make their own decisions and form their own ideas by giving them all the information," says Mayes.
Local Living: Pathways To Possibilities
Local Living: Pathways To Possibilities
UPDATE: Missing, medically endangered person found safe in Orangeburg
Sheriff Leroy Ravenell announced investigators are seeking a missing and medically endangered person in the North area.
Teen charged in stabbing death of wheelchair bound woman
Investigators say around 3:30 Tuesday afternoon deputies responded to faraway drive to a fight involving a knife.
RCSD: Woman wanted in connection with burglary, fraud
Richland County investigators say a woman is wanted in connection with burglary, and fraud.
16-year-old identified in fatal wreck on Ridgeway Rd. in Kershaw
The Kershaw County Coroner's Office has identified a teenager killed in a wreck on Ridgeway Road on Tuesday.
Family of Jaysen Carr urges agencies to implement warnings around risk of deadly freshwater amoeba
The parents of Jaysen Carr -- the 12-year-old Hand Middle School student who passed away from a brain-eating amoeba known as Naegleria Fowleri -- are speaking out regarding their son's tragic death.
RCSD: Man arrested in connection with Monday parking space shooting
Richland County deputies have arrested a suspect in connection with a Monday shooting, say investigators.
Local Living: Brew at the Zoo
Local Living: Brew at the Zoo
Camden PD: Power outage impacting portions of city
Camden Police says there are power outages impacting portions of the eastern side of the electric system.
SCDMV unveils new driver’s license, ID card designs
The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) unveiled on Tuesday (July 29) new designs for the state's new driver’s licenses and identification cards.
SCDNR: Body of missing boater found in Lake Murray, coroner identifies teen
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources says they found the body of a missing boater in Lake Murray early this morning.
Richland County coroner identifies victim of fatal shooting
Richland County Coroner Naida Rutherford has released the identity of the individual who died as a result of a fatal Sunday shooting, said the coroner's office.
