Is your Child Ready to Stay Home Alone?
One local pediatrician says she sees more parents this time of the year asking how they know if their child is ready to stay home alone now that school is out. Click here to hear how she says you can find out.
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Staying Home Alone
If a fire were to break out in your home. If a stranger was lurking around your residence or if your child had to deal with an unforeseen emergency, would they know what to do? Those are just some of the questions one area pediatrician says you may want to ask you kids before leaving them home alone for the summer.
Southeastern Piano Festival Striking a Chord
It's a treat for the ears as music fills the Capital City.
SC Mom Charged with Killing Family Transferred
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A Pickens County woman charged with killing her two children and injuring her husband has temporarily been transferred to a different jail to get treatment for her own injuries.
Lexington Meth Lab
WOLO) Columbia, SC-Officers with the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) on Saturday, June 8th seized a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory that was being operated at a home on Sandy Springs Lane near Lexington.
Could Changes Come to a Decade-old Ordinance?
The Richland County Council is set to have a work session on a proposal to change a decade-old ordinance.
Man dies in hit and run incident in Forest Acres
FOREST ACRES, S.C. (AP) — A man has died after he was apparently struck be a vehicle in a Columbia suburb.
Ex-resident sues SC boys' home over alleged abuse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Chronic mismanagement by South Carolina's foster care agency led to an 11-year-old boys' home resident being sexually assaulted by an older child, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this year.
Afternoon Shooting Injures Two
Columbia police are looking for a suspect or suspects after two people were shot Monday afternoon.
Tornado threat diminishing in the Midlands
The Tornado Watch for most of the Midlands has been lifted. The only counties now under a Tornado Watch are Lee, Sumter, Clarendon, Calhoun, and Orangeburg counties until 10:00 p.m.
Explosive device found during litter pickup in SC
LAURENS, S.C. (AP) — State police have blown up an explosive device found during a volunteer cleanup day in a South Carolina community.
Deadly Hit and Run
Authorities say a man struck by a hit and run driver Saturday night has died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.
Deadly Road Rage Incident
Authorities say a case of road rage has turned deadly for one Maryland man after he got out of his vehicle to confront the driver.
Reward Offered
A reward is being offered for information on a body found under a bridge in myrtle beach.
SC GOP chairman quits to take RNC job
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party has quit his post to take a job with the Republican National Committee.
Funerals set for 2 SC crime spree victims
MANNING, S.C. (AP) — Two women authorities say were killed during a Clarendon County man's crime spree are being laid to rest.
Newly Renovated Columbia Park Unveiled
If you are looking for a new place to hang out this summer you may want to check out the newly renovated Earlewood Park. Saturday residents enjoyed a new and improved location.
Murder Victims Laid to Rest
Two Claredon County women killed nearly two weeks ago were laid to rest Saturday afternoon. The man accused of killing them both remains behind bars.
Explosive Found
An explosive device found in Laurens County
Name released of woman who died in police custody
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a woman who died earlier this week of an apparent drug overdose while in Columbia police custody.
Music conductors hone their art at USC institute
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Dozens of music conductors from around the world are working to improve their baton techniques at the University of South Carolina.
SC baseball team offers free admission to military
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Columbia Blowfish baseball team and the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce are honoring the military with free tickets to a weekend game.
SC lawmakers meet to resolve budget differences
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A committee of South Carolina lawmakers has finished its first day of trying to iron out differences between House and Senate versions of the state's $6.3 billion budget, but they deferred decisions on most of the big money issues.
3 SC prison workers arrested on inmate sex charges
KERSHAW, S.C. (AP) — Three employees at a medium-security South Carolina men's prison have been fired after their arrests on charges of sexual misconduct with inmates.
Officials: First Victims Were Kin of CA Gunman
Officials say a man who went on a shooting rampage in Santa Monica, Calif., began the rampage by killing his father and brother.
