Lt. Gov. McMaster helping seniors prepare for disaster
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster is helping South Carolina seniors get prepared for emergencies and natural disasters.
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Columbia holds orientation for Big Brothers Big Sisters
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An organization that matches up boys and girls with mentors is holding a meeting for people interested in becoming volunteers.
Rep. Joe Wilson holds annual jobs fair for veterans
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rep. Joe Wilson is bringing veterans, employers and interested agencies together in South Carolina for his annual jobs fair.
SC Supreme Court weighs municipal water utility's spending
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's highest court is about to decide whether elected officials can use profits generated by a city's water and sewage utility for other needs.
2 shot to death in separate Calhoun Falls shootings
CALHOUN FALLS, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say two people have been shot to death in separate shootings in Calhoun Falls.
Ex-Lexington County Sheriff Metts to be sentenced April 27
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge will sentence former Lexington County Sheriff James Metts on April 27 in a bribery and conspiracy case
Area Atty. Charged With Criminal Domestic Violence
Lexington County, SC (WOLO)- An attorney and former Executive Director of The South Carolina Republican Party is charged with criminal domestic violence.
Civil rights attorney considers consulting on SC State case
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A civil rights attorney who helped secure more than $500 million for publicly funded historically black schools in Mississippi decades ago is visiting Orangeburg as he considers helping South Carolina State University.
SC House and Senate off this week for spring vacation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are getting a vacation this week.
Local McDonalds team up with Harvest Hope to feed hungry Children
If you are craving for a McDonalds Happy Meal, you could help feed a hungry child in the Midlands.
Exclusive SC resort awaiting regulatory approval for seawall
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An exclusive South Carolina resort is awaiting regulatory approval to build a new seawall to protect homes after the legislature agreed to the plan last year.
Child Drowns in Aiken County
Authorities say a three-year-old boy drowned in a pool at his aunt's home over the weekend.
Coroner: 3-year-old boy drowns in pool while visiting aunt
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — The county coroner says a 3-year-old Aiken boy has drowned in a pool at his aunt's home.
Resurrecting the Spirit of those in Need
One area church spent this Sunday giving out more than Easter Eggs.
Teen Drowning
A 17 year old boy is dead after authorities say he was attempting to swim in a lake with friends.
More Help for SC State University
More help may be on the way for financially strapped SC State University.
DOT reform stalls in Senate; threatens road money proposal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A plan to change how the state Department of Transportation operates is stalled in the South Carolina Senate and could derail the entire proposal to get more money to roads and bridges.
Bill to let city change segregated war memorial goes nowhere
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The effort by leaders in Greenwood to get permission from the Legislature to alter a war memorial that lists the dead in world wars by "white" and "colored" appears to be stalled.
Orangeburg man pleads guilty in child's bear hug death
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter after he was accused of giving a 14-month-old Orangeburg boy a bear hug so hard he stopped breathing.
Last defendant in fire chief's fatal stabbing gets 15 years
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The last of three women charged in the stabbing death of the Branchville fire chief has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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Lottery Scam
(WOLO) MYRTLE BEACH,S.C., -- Nine people have been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for their roles in a lottery scam that targeted elderly victims across the country. In announcing the sentences, U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said…
Traffic Stop Leads to Shooting Investigation
The Richland County Sheriff's Department is searching for answers to a shooting that left one man hospitalized.
Two Survive Drive By Shooting
An early morning drive by shooting is being investigated by the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
Columbia children invited out for annual Easter egg hunt
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The City of Columbia is giving area children a chance to come on out and hunt for some Easter eggs.
