Sex Offender Target
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)- More charges have been filed against a couple accused of targeting and killing an upstate sex offender.
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New GED Changes on Horizon
Changes slated to take effect for the General Educational Development test, or GED, are dramatic, according to educators. They say now may be the time to get your degree before the updated version is unveiled.
Motion Filed to Disqualify Columbia City Attorney from Randolph Case
The attorney for state NAACP President Lonnie Randolph, Jr. wants someone else prosecuting his case.
Two Additional Suspects Arrested in Five Points Stabbing
Columbia police have arrested two additional suspects in a weekend stabbing in Five Points.
Tons of trash removed from Charleston streets
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Rental trucks line the streets of Charleston this week as thousands of college students move out and in before a new semester.
DHEC offering free whooping cough vaccinations
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's public health agency is offering free whooping cough vaccinations at clinics statewide next month.
11 groups receiving student learning center grants
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Students learning centers in nine South Carolina counties are receiving a combined $1.7 million this year to help students outside of school hours.
Columbia hosting youth bike-a-thon tour
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 10-city bike tour aimed at tackling childhood obesity is rolling into Columbia.
Haley announces SC book drive for rural children
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A nonprofit started by Gov. Nikki Haley is asking residents to donate books for children in rural counties it serves.
Wednesday hearing set in SC adoption dispute
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge is set to consider how to transfer a girl of Cherokee heritage from her biological father in Oklahoma to the couple seeking to adopt her.
Murder Suspect Extradited to SC
20 year old Joseph Manners is accused of killing his grandparents and setting fire to their Sumter County home. Manners was extradited back to South Carolina from Cleveland, Ohio where he was spotted driving his grandparents stolen car.
Mayor's Panel on Violent Crime Meets
When the murder of 33-year-old Midlands mother of four, Kelly Hunnewell, was gunned down during a late night robbery of a bakery earlier this month, it got the attention of columbia mayor steve benjamin in a unique way.
Volunteers help keep signals bright on SC lake
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Boaters on Lake Murray aren't stuck in the dark after sunset thanks to dozens of navigation lights along the 650-mile lakefront and the volunteers who keep them bright.
SC bar employees stabbed after asking men to leave
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia police are trying to identify two men accused of stabbing employees of a bar that kicked them out.
SC agency spends $635K to provide traffic control
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina taxpayers spend about $635,400 yearly on traffic control provided by highway troopers, with three college football teams accounting for three-quarters of that.
North Carolina Flooding
Parts of North Carolina remains under a state of emergency after heavy rain causes flooding damaging homes, cars and roadways.
Robbery Suspect Behind Bars
A 19 year old is in jail after turning himself into police over the weekend. The teen is accused of robbing several convenience stores over a period of two months from West Columbia to Lexington.
Meth Lab Seized
6 people are behind bars accused of running a methamphetamine lab out of a home in Lexington County.
Descendants of Upstate families reunite at Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Descendants of some of the families that were instrumental in founding Pickens, Oconee and Anderson counties have been gathering at Clemson University to explore their roots.
Bamberg man charged with murder in shooting death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 29-year-old Bamberg man is accused of killing a man after walking up to him as he played cards.
Social Media Help Track Property Lost in Holocaust
When Cati Holland checked her email a few weeks ago, she was surprised to find a message saying she was eligible for compensation for her grandmother's Berlin store that was seized by the Nazis more than 70 years ago.
Man Charged in Hudson River Boat Crash
A man was charged today with vehicular manslaughter in a boat crash on the Hudson River in which a bride-to-be and the best man in her wedding party were thrown overboard and disappeared in the dark river, officials said.
Rick Warren Gives First Sermon Since Son's Suicide
Pastor Rick Warren, returning to his Saddleback Church pulpit for the first time since his son's suicide, said today he hoped to be able to remove the stigma that is attached to a person suffering from mental illness.
Tim Scott: honor SC Korean war veterans at 2 sites
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two ceremonies are being held in Spartanburg and Charleston to honor South Carolina veterans of the Korean War.
Egypt: Death Toll in Cairo Clashes Rises to 72
The death toll from weekend clashes between supporters of Egypt's ousted president and security forces backed by armed civilians in Cairo has risen to 72, the deadliest single outbreak of violence since the army deposed the Islamist Mohammed Morsi in a July 3 coup, a health ministry official said on Sunday.
