Feds want lawyer to talk to Metts' investigators
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors are asking a judge to order the lawyer who advised the Lexington County Sheriff's Office while James Metts was sheriff to talk to investigators about his former boss.
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Husband deals with the anguish of missing wife
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Park Kingery thought the worst when his wife, who had been fighting depression, left their house leaving behind only a short note in September.
Newberry Standoff Ends; Child in Custody
During the early afternoon hours the Newberry County Sheriff's Office was notified that there may be a wanted man from Colorado hiding in a residence off SC Hwy. 395 near the Saluda County line.
Gov. Wants To Lower Tariff On Tires Made By Company Coming To S.C.
Columbia, SC (WOLO)- Governor Nikki Haley wants the U.S. Commerce Department to lower a tariff on tires made in China by a company planning a 5-hundred 60 million dollar plant in South Carolina.
USC in court battle to evict banned frat's members
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina and the owner of a campus fraternity house are in court over whether members of the fraternity may remain after the group lost its charter.
SC's Nov. jobless rate unchanged at 6.7 percent
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's unemployment rate remained unchanged in November at 6.7 percent.
Haley announces Dept. of Administration secretary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says the director of the agency that handles much of state government's bureaucracy will be South Carolina's first Department of Administration secretary.
City of Columbia to host Public Forums
The City of Columbia’s Community Development department will host public forums for citizen input in the Five Year Consolidated Plan for submission to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Senators: Erasing debt could recruit more SC teachers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Senators say forgiving student loans, paying teacher mentors a stipend and boosting some teachers' salaries could be ways to recruit and keep good teachers in South Carolina.
Duke Energy says it will close SC coal ash pits
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Duke Energy is planning to remove all of its coal ash from pits at a South Carolina plant that environmentalists say threatens the Saluda River.
Driver strikes, kills pedestrian in business parking lot
A deadly accident outside a business in Orangeburg remains under investigation.
Death Investigation At Irmo H.S.
Irmo, SC (WOLO)- The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is looking into the death of a man...who was doing construction work at Irmo High School.
Scott visiting western Midlands constituents
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is scheduled to visit constituents in four South Carolina counties in the western Midlands.
Director of SC probation and parole agency resigns
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says she's looking for a new director for South Carolina's probation and parole agency.
Haley: Ethics reform package must include 3 things
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is again urging South Carolina legislators to pass ethics reform, saying 2015 is the year to finally get it done.
Deputies: Construction worker found dead at Irmo High
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is looking into the death of a man who was doing construction work at Irmo High School.
Judge rejects Metts' plea deal in bribery case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a plea deal from former Lexington County Sheriff James Metts that would have kept the longtime lawman from going to prison.
Breaking: Judge Denies Metts plea deal in bribery case
A federal judge denied Wednesday a plea deal from former Lexington County Sheriff James Metts that would have kept the longtime lawman from going to prison.
Ex-Columbia police lab tech suing city over job loss
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former drug analyst at the Columbia Police Department's crime lab says she lost her job because of her race.
Columbia firefighter charged with criminal domestic violence
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A firefighter with the Columbia Fire Department has been suspended while a criminal domestic violence charge is pending against him.
3 sentenced in fraud scheme at Shaw Air Force Base
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Three men have been sentenced to federal prison as part of a scheme to defraud Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter through construction contracts.
Committee announces Gov. Haley's inaugural events
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Activities surrounding Gov. Nikki Haley's swearing-in ceremony in January to kick off her second term include a "family fun night" and a $250-per-couple gala.
Wal-Mart to give $75,000 to SC food banks
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A food bank is getting a $75,000 donation that it says will help them feed people in 20 South Carolina counties.
25 South Carolina directors to receive 4 percent raise
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Most of the 37 South Carolina agency directors and college presidents approved for performance raises will see a 4 percent boost in January, six months after all other state employees received a 2 percent increase.
Police: Man breaks teacher's arm in classroom
HOLLY HILL, S.C. (AP) — Police say a 21-year-old man broke a fourth-grade teacher's arm in front of her students at an Orangeburg County elementary school.
