COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Construction crews are shifting lanes again on the Interstate 20 widening project east of Columbia. The S.C. Department of Transportation says crews will split the westbound lanes starting Sunday from mile marker 83 to mile marker…
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — AT&T is back in South Carolina, warning about the dangers of texting and driving. Company representatives are making eight stops throughout the state this week with a simulator that lets visitors try to send a text…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Medicaid agency is awarding a combined $800,000 to four hospitals in a contest aimed at improving children's health through breast-feeding. The four hospitals reaching Baby-Friendly status by the contest deadline are in Georgetown, Murrells…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An upstate pastor has been selected as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The Rev. D.J. Horton was chosen Wednesday at an annual convention in Columbia. He will serve a one-year term and succeeds the…
It was 15 years ago that Jared Fogle, the Subway Guy, lost close to 245 pounds, and he's visiting Midlands schools to encourage students to take the Fit for Life Challenge and make healthier choices.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Construction crews are shifting lanes again on the Interstate 20 widening project east of Columbia. The South Carolina Department of Transportation says crews will split the westbound lanes starting Saturday from mile marker 83 to mile…
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — AT&T is back in South Carolina, warning about the dangers of texting and driving. Company representatives are making eight stops throughout the state this week with a simulator that lets visitors try to send a text…
Nine people arrested and 50 more suspects identified in what Sheriff Leon Lott is calling a major banking scam.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An upstate pastor has been selected as president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The Rev. D.J. Horton was chosen Wednesday at an annual convention in Columbia. He will serve a one-year term and succeeds the…
SWANSEA, S.C. (AP) — The state health department is partnering with Lexington Medical Center to vaccinate people against the flu. On Thursday, officials from the hospital and the Department of Health and Environmental Control are scheduled to give flu shots…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A South Carolina inmate is facing new charges in connection with holding a guard hostage at a maximum security prison last year. The State Law Enforcement Division said Thursday 24-year-old Brian Rashard Garris had…
An important recall to pass along for parents of infants.
Irmo, SC (SC Law Enforcement Division)-A former administrative assistant at The South Carolina Department Of Juvenile Justice is in some hot water tonight.Leann Cudd is charged with wiretapping.Authorities say she placed her I-Phone underneath the closed door of the Inspector…
Thursday, Midlands residents reacted to President Obama's speech on efforts to fix the problem-plagued Obamacare.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are ready to release the state's unemployment rate, an announcement that's several weeks late because of the federal government shutdown. The Department of Employment and Workforce is scheduled to release jobless figures for…
An attorney for married, same-sex couple, Katherine Bradacs and Tracie Goodwin, says they are prepared to move forward in their efforts to have the state of South Carolina recognize their union, even though South Carolina bans same-sex marriage.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina men face charges in the death of a Barnwell woman found in her burning home earlier this month. The Item of Sumter reported (http://bit.ly/18Acq3g ) that 36-year-old Michael Paul Buckmon of Sumter and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for Gov. Nikki Haley and Attorney General Alan Wilson say a lawsuit filed by a legally married gay couple living in South Carolina has no merit. State attorneys say in court papers filed Thursday that…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A Greenville County woman has been ordered to repay the state of South Carolina thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits she received fraudulently. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and the state Department of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina's unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in September. The state's jobless rate was 8.1 percent in August, which was unchanged from the previous month. The Department of Employment and Workforce had been…
This week a local charter school faced an ultimatum, either stop their "Operation Christmas Child" drive or face a lawsuit.
Columbia, SC (Columbia Police Department)- A new crime prevention effort is underway in the capital city.Starting tonight, The Columbia Police Department and Statewide Security Systems will participate in the live-monitoring of 50-cameras.It will happen at different times of the day…
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) _ A man has been charged with murder in the deaths the two women whose bodies were found in a Greenwood motel.
ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man is accused of murdering his son and then leaving the young man's body wedged in a bridge over the Little River. The Anderson Independent Mail reported Friday (http://bit.ly/1bOcHCk ) that Tony Vernon…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Agents from South Carolina's Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services are fanning out in Columbia over the next two weekends. Director Kela Thomas says some of her agents will be in Five Points on Saturday…
