COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A panel is considering the qualifications of two South Carolina jurists vying to lead the state's top court. The Judicial Merit Selection Commission on Tuesday holds a hearing over applications from Chief Justice Jean Toal and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It's Election Day in South Carolina for dozens of counties, cities and towns. Tuesday is the first November Election Day under South Carolina's new voter ID law. Voters will be asked for a driver's license, state-issued…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request for a new trial for three men convicted of running an illegal gambling business in Columbia. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie on Monday rejected the request for Brett…
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County sheriff's deputies say a Santee woman trying to sell her cellphone shot and killed another woman who complained the phone did not work. Authorities said 35-year-old Tonya Lemon died Saturday night after being rushed…
If you need help making the Holidays bright for your family, applications for the Angel Tree Program through the Salvation Army of the Midlands are being accepted through Thursday.
Preliminary results are in. mayor Steve Benjamin retains his seat as Mayor of Columbia.
Your voice, your vote...After heading to polling locations across the Midlands, here is what local residents had to say.
Tuesday afternoon, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott addressed the media about the Kenny Miles shooting.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A South Carolina man says he wants his personal information removed from the federal health care marketplace after it inadvertently went to a man in North Carolina trying to log onto the government website.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin has won a second term in office. Benjamin received nearly two-thirds of the vote Tuesday in defeating City Councilman Moe Baddourah. Benjamin immediately began calling for approval of a referendum to give…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Richland County sheriff's deputy has been hurt in a wreck as he responded to a burglary call. Officials say Deputy Robert Furgal was hurt after his patrol car ran into a tree after he lost…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State senators are holding hearings about a bill that would prevent South Carolina from ever creating a health care exchange as part of the new health insurance law and give tax breaks to people who have…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three men, including a former South Carolina State University board member, have pleaded guilty to bank fraud and conspiracy. Phillip Mims, Robert A. Williams and Lance Wright pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in Charleston. They…
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin holds his post for a second term; although, one Columbia woman, whose son was savagely beaten in downtown Columbia, has no love for the mayor.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Family and friends of four people killed in an unsolved shooting at a Spartanburg County motorcycle shop are gathering to remember the victims on the 10th anniversary of the crime.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Advocates for South Carolina's elderly are urging legislators to create a statewide program of volunteers who work in court for abused, neglected and exploited adults. After hearing from supporters, a legislative committee voted Wednesday to recommend…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says he sent his deputies to Columbia's bar district and found out the area has a serious gang problem. Lott says he sent both uniformed and undercover officers to…
Charleston , SC (Associated Press)-A South Carolina couple...who won a lengthy custody battle over the girl who we have come to know as Baby Veronica...is dealing with the justice system...yet again.Attorneys representing Matt and Melanie Capobianco have filed paperwork seeking…
Wednesday afternoon, Sheriff Leon Lott announced his department's efforts to stop crime in Five Points.
The Boston Marathon rocked the world, but now one local runner who survived it is using the Governor's cup to help her get back on track.
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a fatal fire in Orangeburg County may have been started by power cords. Chief Deputy Coroner Sean Fogle tells The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg (http://bit.ly/189YYmE ) that the fire early Wednesday near Santee…
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (AP) — Aiken County officials say a North Augusta man has been shot and died after a domestic dispute at his home. Coroner Tim Carlton says 31-year-old Christopher Rowley was pronounced dead at Georgia Regents Medical Center…
Good news on the job front in the Midlands.
Someone in the Midlands is a million dollars richer and may not even know it.
Richland Co. Sheriff Leon Lott says he has scored a victory in the battle against gangs in the Midlands.
