Tornado Confirmed In Orangeburg
Orangeburg County, SC (WOLO)-The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Orangeburg county yesterday.
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SCDOT holds meetings on state transportation plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Department of Transportation is holding the first in a series of public meetings on a draft of the new state transportation plan.
Dorn VA: Personal Information May have been compromised
Dorn VA officials say the personal information of over two thousand veterans may have been compromised when four boxes of pathology reports were reported missing from a locked area.
Will & Kate expecting 2nd child
Kate is pregnant again.
Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy has died
A spokesman says S. Truett Cathy, who started a postwar diner in Atlanta that grew into the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, has died. He was 93.
SC Guard 1st female officer to train in artillery
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Army National Guard is sending its first female officer for training as a commander of a combat artillery unit.
US gas prices fall, extending summer decline
A national survey says the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline has dropped 2 cents over the last two weeks.
SC State Museum bank grant allows $1 entrance fees
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina State Museum in Columbia now has a reduced general admission of $1 on the first Sunday of each month.
Sign to display crime, weather info in Newberry
NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in Newberry are hoping to use a new electronic sign to help communicate important messages to the public.
Woman Accused of Setting Home on Fire
A Lexington County woman is behind bars accused of setting the home she shared with her husband and two children on fire.
New Contender for SC Governor's Race
Governor Nikki Haley and State Senator Vincent Sheheen are getting a little company on the ballot for in the race for Governor.
Pack of Cigarettes Sparks Fight
A Beaufort woman is behind bars after police say she stabbed her boyfriend over a pack of cigarettes.
Columbia attorney discovered drug lab problems
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia attorney whose client said he had less cocaine when arrested than police claimed is responsible for an investigation that shut down the police crime lab.
Settlement reached in judge's $6M defamation award
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Court records show a Hilton Head Island judge has reached an out-of-court settlement with a property owners association and a former security chief over $6 million that a court awarded her for defamation.
Columbia businessman unable to leave Gaza
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia businessman who visited his native country of Gaza in June is still stuck there, unable to leave because of the fighting there.
Ervin is new voice in SC governor's race
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Tom Ervin is looking to shake things up in a governor's race otherwise viewed as a 2010 rematch.
SC State Museum holds 'Moon Night' viewing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — If you want to join folks around the globe gazing at the moon, the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia is inviting heaven watchers to a special event at their new observatory.
SC group helping recycle old, unused electronics
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina group is helping Richland and Lexington county residents recycle electronics and shred old documents.
SC high school coach charged with embezzlement
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Police accuse a Spartanburg High School baseball coach with using school funds intended for baseball tournaments for his own gain.
Forum on development in SC's fourth-largest town
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — A forum is scheduled to discuss what the future will bring for Mount Pleasant, South Carolina's fourth-largest community.
Dozens arrested on methamphetamine charges in SC
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) — Dozens of people from four South Carolina counties have been arrested following a yearlong undercover operation aimed at those making methamphetamine.
SC High School Coach Charged with Embezzlement
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Police accuse a Spartanburg High School baseball coach with using school funds intended for baseball tournaments for his own gain.
Ross Perot Makes A Donation In South Carolina
Mount Pleasant, SC (WOLO)-Texas billionaire and former presidential candidate Ross Perot has donated millions of dollars to "The National Medal Of Honor Museum in Mount Pleasant.
2 debates scheduled for SC governor's race
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley, Democratic Sen. Vincent Sheheen and petition candidate Tom Ervin are participating in an Oct. 14 debate in Charleston.
Cleanup of Charleston plant site begins next month
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Work begins next month on an $8.5 million project to clean the ground and water at the site of an old fertilizer plant in Charleston, the fifth such site in the area to be cleaned in the past seven years.
