GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) _ State investigators have determined a fire that destroyed seven buildings on Georgetown's waterfront was not intentionally set.

Owner/operator of Taboo, the only X-rated novelties store in the city limits of Columbia says he's broke, and therefore, needs a financial hardship business license extension.

It's an annual tradition that brings out young and the young at heart for an official kick off to the holidays.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are preparing to release the state's unemployment rate for October. The Department of Employment and Workforce said it will release the latest jobless figures Friday. The September unemployment rate in South Carolina was…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AAA Carolinas expects to see a small increase in travel for Thanksgiving. The motor club says it predicts about 630,000 people in South Carolina will drive 50 miles or more from home to celebrate between Wednesday…

In the wake of the Richland County Election Commission apologizing again, officials say they have identified the problem and assure voters it will not happen again.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Dillon woman has been sentenced to five years' probation for Social Security fraud. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says Emma Bowens was sentenced this week in federal court in Florence. She was also ordered to pay…

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina woman located in Australia is facing extradition back to the United States for taking her infant daughter from the Isle of Palms 20 years ago. Federal authorities announced Thursday that Dorothy Lee…

Columbia, SC (Associated Press)- 13-adults and one-juvenile are arrested after authorities say they discovered a dog-fighting arena in Sumter county.Several law enforcement agencies conducted a raid yesterday at a Rembert home in the 51-hundred block of Springhill road.they were able…

LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) _ A suspect has been charged in the death of a man whose body was found earlier this month in a wooded area in Lancaster County.

The University of South Carolina has won the 29th annual Carolina Clemson blood drive, resulting in a six-year consecutive win.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A car South Carolina police were chasing after a suspected drug deal landed on top of a home in Columbia. The State newspaper of Columbia reports (http://bit.ly/1edZJ2g) that the home's residents were not hurt…

REMBERT, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” More than a dozen people have been arrested and 19 animals have been seized as part of a dogfighting investigation in Rembert. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says state and local officers raided…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some children being treated at a Columbia hospital are getting a very special visit this weekend. Several former football players from Clemson University and the University of South Carolina are visiting Palmetto Health Children's Hospital on…

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A teller at a Clio bank has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from the institution. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says Betty Lee Johnson was sentenced Friday in Florence to 33 months…

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The first tires are rolling out at a new Continental Tire plant in Sumter. The Item of Sumter reports (http://bit.ly/1hbipE6 ) that the first test tires produced at the new facility were displayed on…

Richland County Sheriff's are asking the public to help them locate a man who has been missing since Saturday morning.

Due to the main water break in the city of Cayce, the following school districts are closed.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina High School League is announcing the teams that will be competing in this year's Class A Football Championships. Commissioner Jerome Singleton is speaking at a luncheon following the announcements on Monday at the…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials say the operating rooms at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Columbia should reopen next week, nearly two months after dust particles were found on supplies. Authorities said a disintegrating filter caused the dust.…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state Insurance Department says a dozen insurers will no longer write health policies in South Carolina, impacting more than 30,000 people. Agency spokeswoman Ann Roberson says insurers cited the federal health care overhaul in abandoning…