Charleston university bill revived in House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has resurrected an attempt to create a comprehensive research university in Charleston.
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U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki Resigns
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has resigned amid widespread troubles in the VA health care system.
Governor Haley Calls an End to Bikefest
According top our sister station WPDE, Haley addressed members of the media and the community this morning after a closed door meeting with area officials about this past weekend's violence.
Haley to announce 304 jobs in 5 rural SC counties
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says seven businesses are bringing a combined 300 jobs to five rural South Carolina counties.
Assault Suspect Still On The Loose
Richland County, SC (WOLO)- A suspect wanted in an attempted sexual assault in Richland County, is still on the loose tonight. just after nine last night, investigators say a woman was walking her dog on Windsor Lake Boulevard, when a man jumped out from in between two cars and attacked her.
Attempted Assault Suspect Still On The Loose
Richland County, SC (WOLO)- A suspect wanted in an attempted sexual assault in Richland County, is still on the loose tonight. just after nine last night, investigators say a woman was walking her dog on Windsor Lake Boulevard, when a man jumped out from in between two cars and attacked her.
SC Senate passes bill aimed at protecting children
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill designed to protect children from their drug-abusing parents.
C.A.R. Program Repairs Vehicles, People's Lives
The only program of its kind in the state repairs used vehicles and gives them away in an effort to help the working poor repair their lives.
SC Democrats pick sides in US Senate primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Democratic Party is taking sides in one of its primaries for the U.S. Senate.
Lancaster County officer is SC Deputy of the Year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Lancaster County officer has been named the South Carolina Deputy of the Year for using data to figure out the source of crime in part of his county.
Nine Juveniles Moved After Dorchester Disturbance
RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Dorchester County sheriff's deputies say nine juvenile inmates have been transferred to Columbia after a disturbance at a Juvenile Justice Department evaluation center in Ridgeville.
No trial in Orangeburg bank hostage incident
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A man accused of holding bank employees hostage in Orangeburg in 2012 has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
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.
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.
