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Consultants: Cybersecurity set-up to cost $15M

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Cybersecurity consultants say South Carolina should spend $15 million next year to better secure residents' personal data.

SC board votes to seek extended credit monitoring

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers want to extend and enhance credit services for taxpayers compromised by last fall's hacking at the Revenue Department.

SC Senate panel advances ethics reform

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Senate panel has advanced an ethics reform package that removes ethics investigations from legislators.

High Water Causing Issues in the Midlands

The flood gates have opened across the Midlands after several days of heavy rain.

Ohio Missing Women Give Hope

News of three women missing for more than a decade, hidden in their own neighborhoods now found alive gives law enforcement agencies here at home hope.

Guns, Stun Guns Taken from Timmonsville Town Hall

TIMMONSVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say some handguns and stun guns have been stolen from Timmonsville Town Hall.

Mark Sanford Wins Special Election

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Former Governor Mark Sanford, has been elected to the U.S. House, District 1 in South Carolina.

Missing in the Midlands

The reports of three women found alive in Ohio after missing for a decade could spark hope for families of those missing in the Midlands.

Jurors, Witnesses Chosen in Parker Case

Just over 90 potential jurors and 150 possible witnesses were questioned today in the Brett Parker trial about their ability to be fair and impartial during the trial.

Furman president leaving after less than 3 years

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Furman University's president is leaving after less than three years in office.

80 acres at heart of SC State probe up for auction

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Land at the center of an alleged kickback scheme involving former South Carolina State University officials is up for auction.

Congaree park expects floodwaters over trails

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Congaree National Park southeast of Columbia is expecting floodwaters over most of its trails this week.

DEW director: Overpayments down, collections up

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's interim unemployment director says the agency is overpaying less and recouping more of the excess benefits that are doled out.

SC gets flashing yellow left turn signals

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina intersections are getting a new traffic signal.

2 die in head-on collision near Conway

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Two men have been killed in a wreck near Conway.

DNR stocking Lake Ashwood with 750 catfish

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state officials are making sure a Lee County lake is swimming with plenty of catfish this summer.

Resume Builders

Entering the job market in a recovering economy can be a daunting task. Still - experts say there are ways to land the job you want by doing something as simple as updating your resume.

Shoppers May Soon Pay Sales Tax Online

You may soon have to pay sales tax on many of your internet purchases.

Candidates Stump as SC House Race Winds Down

Former Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch Busch are campaigning into the final hours before election day in the state's 1st Congressional District.

3 Dead after Volkswagen Wrecks in Chester County

CHESTER, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina state troopers say three men have died after the car they were in ran off a road in Chester County and hit a tree.

Cicadas Back

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-It's about to get a lot noisier along parts of the East Coast. That's because it's almost time for the cicadas to reappear in states from North Carolina to Connectiuct.

Eight Years Later, A Mother Still Pleads for Answers

Gerda Willmeth, mother of Diana Willmeth, continues to search for her daughter's killer eight years after her murder.

SC county's election mess notches $150K legal fees

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An Election Day voting mess for residents around South Carolina's capital city is costing taxpayers more than $150,000 in legal fees to investigate what went so wrong.