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SC VA Columbia opens hospice care center extension

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” The Dorn Veterans Administration Medical Center in Columbia is scheduled to open a new section of its hospice center. VA spokesman Kevin McIver says Friday morning's ribbon cutting ceremony is meant to offer a look at…

SC's other jackpot winner buys buses for Benedict

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” South Carolina Education Lottery officials still do not know who won a Powerball drawing worth nearly $400 million earlier this week. The winning ticket in Wednesday's drawing was sold at a store in Lexington. The winner…

Attorney general holds rally with ex-NRA president

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” South Carolina's top prosecutor is celebrating the Second Amendment with a former president of the National Rifle Association. Alan Wilson's campaign is holding a rally Friday with former NRA president David Keene. Keene has been active…

USC McKissick Museum hosts exhibit on civil rights

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” The McKissick Museum at the University of South Carolina is scheduled to hold a gala event to help further its mission of telling the story of Southern life through its art and exhibitions. University spokeswoman Frenche…

August SC unemployment unchanged at 8.1 percent

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” South Carolina's unemployment rate isn't getting any worse, but it also isn't getting any better. The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday that the August unemployment rate remained unchanged from July at 8.1 percent. The…

Health Insurance Options 'Roll' to SC Residents

From now until the end of March, a specially made RV, courtesy of Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC, travels the state to take health insurance options to residents before enrollment begins for the Affordable Health Care Act goes into effect.

SC man found not guilty of threats in rap video

MANNING, S.C. (AP) โ€” A jury has found a 26-year-old Manning man not guilty of threatening the life of a judge and a former prosecutor in a YouTube rap video. The Item of Sumter reports (http://bit.ly/1bvQxIu ) that a Clarendon…

'Reading Rooster' offers vibrant video book ideas

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” A 79-year-old librarian in Columbia is becoming well known as the Reading Rooster for her YouTube video book recommendations for children, teachers and other librarians. Helen Fellers has spent more than 50 years getting books into…

SC closes year with higher-than-expected surplus

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ South Carolina ended the fiscal year with a higher-than-expected surplus, handing legislators an additional $68 million to distribute next year. The fiscal-year closing report issued by the state's chief accountant shows South Carolina collected…

Gay couple sues over SC same-sex marriage ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ A legally married gay couple living in South Carolina is suing to have the state's ban on gay marriage overturned. Highway Patrol Trooper Katherine Bradacs and Tracie Goodwin filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal…

Tea party group making stop in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Another tea party group is spending some time in South Carolina this week. On Tuesday, the Tea Party Patriots are making a stop in Columbia for a news conference at the Statehouse. The Tea Party Patriots…

SC man hit by lightning: Lord not ready for me

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ An Orangeburg man says he's still in a lot of pain almost two weeks after he was struck by lightning. But he also says the Lord just wasn't ready to meet him. The Times…

SC Department of Parks puts out 1st guide in years

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” The South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism is issuing the first guide to the state's 47 state parks that has been published in 10 years. Department director Duane Parrish says the new guide is…

2 motorcyclists killed in Orangeburg County wreck

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ State troopers say two motorcyclists have been killed after they were struck by a drunken driver in Orangeburg County. Authorities said 21-year-old Sean Aston was driving on U.S. Highway 21 when he crossed the…

MUSC to test out new health program for employees

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ A state panel has approved a one-year pilot program to deal with health coverage for thousands of workers at the Medical University of South Carolina. The plan passed Tuesday by the state Budget and…

Columbia Emergency Homeless Shelter Passes

This video is no longer available. (WOLO) COLUMBIA,S.C., -- The move to open a 24 hour homeless shelter in the Arsenal Hills area of the city passes unanimously during Tuesday night's city council meeting. Several people got up to speak…

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