CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A company that runs for-profit law schools says it will give other schools in South Carolina a final chance to buy the Charleston School of Law before going forward with its plans to purchase…

Columbia, SC (Atty. Gen. Alan Wilson)-South Carolina's top attorney wants to warn you about a phone scam that's targeting utility customers.  The callers say an immediate payment is needed to avoid disconnection.  The customer is given instructions to send money.…

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad is in South Carolina this week. Rashad is speaking Tuesday to students at Claflin University in Orangeburg. The event is part of the South Carolina Democratic Party's 2013 College Tour. Organizers…

Due to the number of customers impacted, South Carolina's Electric Cooperatives, is warning the public of a growing phone scam by launching an official investigation to be conducted by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolinians are getting information on how to sign up for a new way to monitor their credit in the wake of a massive hacking of state records. Gov. Nikki Haley is holding a news conference…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham raised more than $1.1 million in the third quarter of 2013. The figure released Tuesday means that the Republican has nearly $7 million in the bank. His campaign says that's…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca reported the most safety violations of any nuclear plant in the Southeast since 2000. A Government Accountability Office report obtained by The Associated Press shows the plant reported…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A Richland County deputy charged with assault after putting a woman in handcuffs at a Columbia restaurant has now been fired. Sheriff Leon Lott decided to terminate 49-year-old Paul Derrick's employment after meeting Tuesday…

It's been debated, discussed, and now purchased. The old Palmetto Compress building is getingready to undergo a majot overhaul that will attract people and money to the city.

(Columbia, SC) Columbia Fire Dept.-The Columbia Fire Department says a business was evacuated  .on Garners Ferry Road as a precaution.  This afternoon, a gas line ruptured behind the State Farm building, causing a leak.  Officials say the situation was immediately under…

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) _ Jurors are hearing evidence in Beaufort this week in the trial of a man charged with two counts of murder in the 2009 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her 4-year-old son.

The South Carolina State Fair is drawing quite the crowd.

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A Sumter pastor says he wants the Republican Party's nod to run against U.S. Rep. James Clyburn in South Carolina's 6th District. The Rev. Leon Winn made his announcement at the Sumter County Judicial Center on…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is warning students that an entertainment district near campus is not safe after midnight. The warning Tuesday comes after a female student was shot and wounded last weekend. The school did…

Lexington County deputies have arrested a man they say held a woman captive for three months in his Pelion Home.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's high court has reversed the death sentence of a man convicted in a teen's 2001 torture and death. The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a trial judge should have allowed 34-year-old Steven Barnes to…

In the wake of an 18-year-old being shot in 5pts over the weekend by a repeat offender, legislators want changes in the bonding and judge selection process.

Mayor Steve Benjamin called a meeting with other city leaders, businesses and members of the community to discuss ways to deter crime in fove points .

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A Delta flight bound for Detroit has returned to Greenville after a report of the smell of smoke inside the plane.