Man Found Shot, Killed in Columbia Hotel
Richland County deputies are investigating after they say a man was found shot to death in a Midlands hotel room.
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SC man wins damages for being wrongly identified
MANNING, S.C. (AP) â A Clarendon County jury has awarded $890,000 in damages to a man after members of the governing board at his condominium wrongly identified him as a registered sex offender. James E. King thinks the situation stemmed…
SC's largest insurer opening 1st store in Columbia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina's largest insurer is opening a retail store in Columbia where people can get help signing up for health plans it's offering under the federal law. BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is holding…
Military mothers support other military families
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Sixteen military families in central South Carolina are going to have a brighter holiday thanks to a partnership between the Midlands Blue Star Mothers and Army Emergency Relief at Fort Jackson. Blue Star Mothers…
Boeing Adding SC Paint Facility, Acquires Land
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Boeing has announced more details of its expansion in South Carolina.
Shopping Local for Christmas
Local retailers stay open to bring customers deals.
Richland County Shooting Victims Identified
Victims of two weekend homicides Identified
Sandy Hook Victims Honored
The victims of the deadly shooting rampage at a Connecticut Elementary school are honored in South Carolina
Columbia Police Chief Search Committee to hold Meeting
Columbia City manager Teresa Wilson announced the City of Columbia Police Chief search committee will hold its' first meeting Monday.
Itchgrass, a tropical noxious weed, found in SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A headache for South Carolina farmers is lurking along a highway near Moncks Corner. Scientists have, for the first time in South Carolina, found itchgrass, a noxious tropical weed that can spread quickly and…
Democrat Rick Wade challenging Sen. Tim Scott
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A former U.S. Commerce Department adviser and Cabinet officer under former Gov. Jim Hodges is seeking the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Tim Scott. Rick Wade announced in a…
Man dies in lake in upscale Columbia neighborhood
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A 43-year-old man has drowned in a lake in an upscale neighborhood in suburban Columbia. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts says Clyde Williams' body was found just before noon Saturday after neighbors saw a…
DHEC urges testing on World AIDS Day
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina health officials are urging residents to get tested for HIV and AIDS. Sunday is World AIDS Day, and officials with the Department of Health and Environmental Control say the day is a…
USC prez's wife has 2nd cookbook for the young
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The wife of the University of South Carolina's president wants young people to eat better and learn to grow more of their own food. Patricia Moore-Pastides is building on her passion for Mediterranean cooking…
Argument Leads to Stabbing
Richland County Deputies say an argument over dinnerware leaves one man in the hospital and another behind bars.
Drowning Victim Identified
A man drowned after authorities say his boat overturned on a residential lake.
Deadly Dispute
Authorities say a long time dispute may have led to a deadly shooting
TV host Leeza Gibbons delivers Buchheit lecture
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina broadcast journalism alumna Leeza Gibbons is returning to campus to deliver the annual Buchheit Family Lecture. Gibbons is speaking at 7 p.m. Monday in the Law School Auditorium on the Columbia campus.…
SC Baptists distribute Christmas gifts to inmates
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Volunteers are again making sure South Carolina's inmates get at least one gift this Christmas. The state Department of Corrections said inmates are helping unload holiday care packages Monday that have been assembled for people incarcerated…
Christmas prep beginning at SC Governor's Mansion
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas at the South Carolina Governor's Mansion. Members of the South Carolina Christmas Tree Growers Association are bringing five live Christmas trees to the mansion on Monday. Members of…
Ex-SC high school AD sentenced for embezzlement
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A former athletic director at a Lexington County high school has been sentenced to jail for taking more than $100,000 from White Knoll High School. The State newspaper reports (http://bit.ly/1aqP5Bd ) that Bryan Butz…
Haley weighs in on Columbia strong mayor election
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley is asking voters to give the mayor of the state's capital city more power. Voters in the Democratic stronghold will decide Tuesday whether to move to a strong mayor form…
Cops: 1 brother stabs other after dinnerware fight
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County authorities say a man stabbed his brother after an argument over which dinnerware to use. Sgt. Curtis Wilson says 47-year-old Edward William Bright stabbed his brother several times in the torso with a steak…
Daughters sue over SC man's wheelchair death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two daughters of a Columbia man in a wheelchair who was struck and killed by a dump truck last year have sued the truck driver and the company for which he was working. The State newspaper…
Gov. Haley planning Carolighting at Statehouse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and other officials are planning to kick off the holiday season with an annual tree-lighting ceremony at the Statehouse. The 47th Annual Governor's Carolighting is planned for Monday at 6 p.m.…
