Columbia parents get life in prison in son's death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia mother and father have been sentenced to life in prison for beating their 4-year-old son to death.
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Legislature approves bill meant to grow breweries
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Legislature has passed a bill designed to grow South Carolina's craft brewery business and make the state a destination for beer aficionados.
SC sex education bill blocked in Senate committee
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill which would require South Carolina schools to teach medically-accurate information in sex education has been blocked in the state Senate.
Columbia Mother And Father Receive Life Sentences
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-A judge in Columbia has handed down life sentences to a Columbia Mother and Father. Today, a jury deliberated more than an hour before finding 25-year-old Courtney Thompson and 28-year-old Robert Guinyard Senior guilty of homicide by child abuse.
Sheheen releases 1st TV ad in bid against Haley
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic state Sen. Vincent Sheheen has released his first TV ad in his rematch against Gov. Nikki Haley.
Sheheen Releases First TV Ad, Endorsed by Lott
The first of several political ads for the Sheheen for South Carolina camp includes an endorsement from one of the most powerful law enforcement officers in the state.
Report: 128K people took out 1M payday loans in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new report shows that nearly 128,000 people took out more than 1 million payday loans in South Carolina last year.
Richland One Selects Interim School Superintendent
The Richland One Board of School Commissioners has chosen Dr. Cynthia Cash-Greene to serve as the district’s interim superintendent, in the aftermath of the retirement of Dr. Percy Mack.
2 men drown in Lake Marion near I-95 bridge
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — The bodies of two men have been pulled from Lake Marion, where they had been swimming.
Delicate 2-hour rescue saves worker buried in corn
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A worker has been saved from an Orangeburg County grain bin after a delicate two-hour rescue.
Maya Angelou Dies at 86
Well known poet and author, Doctor Maya Angelou has died.
Man wanted in killing SC girlfriend arrested in NC
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — U.S. marshals say a man wanted in the stabbing death of his girlfriend in South Carolina has been arrested in North Carolina.
NRC holding public meeting on Robinson Nuclear
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal regulators are holding a public meeting to discuss activity at one of South Carolina's nuclear plants.
SC Republicans tackle Common Core in debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The eight Republican candidates for schools superintendent in South Carolina used their televised debate to discuss Common Core standards and what should replace them.
Voters asked whether to appoint adjutant general
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's voters will decide in November whether the governor should appoint the state's top military officer.
Deputies Search for Armed Robbery Suspects
Deputies are searching for three suspects accused of robbing and shooting a man early Wednesday morning.
3 Democrats call for House vote on SC DSS director
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three Democrats want the South Carolina House to take a no-confidence vote in the Department of Social Services' director.
A Study Examines Whether Drinking Diet Soda Can Help You Lose Weight
Columbia, SC (WOLO)- Can Drinking diet soda help you lose weight? A new study published in the journal Obesity, found that it can -- but there's a catch.
SC Senate votes against House ethics plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state Senate refuses to adopt the House's latest version of a bill intended to strengthen South Carolina's ethics laws.
Law Names Wooly Mammoth SC Fossil
South Carolina has a state fossil thanks to an eight year old Lake City girl.
Program Warns Against 'Shattered Dreams'
Lexington, S.C. (WOLO) -- Soon-to-be teenage drivers get an up close and personal look at what can happen when someone doesn't buckle up, and officials say it's a lesson in real life, outside the classroom.
Prosecutor wants some Harrell documents sealed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorney General Alan Wilson wants the S.C. Supreme Court to keep sealed several matters involving the State Grand Jury now investigating House Speaker Bobby Harrell.
McKinney leads GOP lieutenant governor money race
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Retired Kiawah Island developer Pat McKinney appears to be leading the money race for the GOP's lieutenant governor nominee, just two weeks before primary voters go to the polls.
GOP candidates for schools chief to debate on ETV
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The eight Republican candidates for South Carolina's state schools superintendent are meeting for a televised debate.
Audit: Lack of cost control at SC nuke fuel plant
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new audit says officials cannot control costs at a multi-billion-dollar nuclear reactor fuel project at the Savannah River Site near Aiken.
