COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia officials are drawing attention to the importance of fire preparedness and prevention with a parade. The city's 17th Annual Fire Prevention Parade is taking place Monday in downtown Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department invites area…
PETSinc, a popular Midlands animal shelter could soon close because of financial hardship.
Nationally Deer crashes are down, but not if you live in South Carolina.
Moncks Corner, SC (Associated Press)-Some tense moments aboard a South Carolina school bus. Authorities say it caught fire this morning. Students were evacuated and put on another bus that took them to Berkeley high school. The driver also got off…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are gathering to discuss prescription drug abuse in the state. State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel is holding a news conference Tuesday with Department of Health and Environmental Control director Catherine Templeton.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A former employee at South Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services has pleaded guilty in connection with a breach of data from the agency. Attorney General Alan Wilson says 38-year-old Christopher Lykes Jr.…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's $400 million Powerball jackpot winner has paid nearly $16 million in state taxes and $55 million to the federal government. Education Lottery Executive Director Paul Harper Bethea told the lottery oversight committee Tuesday the…
A House of Cards-type burglary and fraud ring invades the Midlands, but suspected members are caught by local and state authorities.
Tuesday, DHEC and SLED announced new efforts to stop "pill mills
Orangeburg County (Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office)-Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell has released the picture of an armed robbery suspect from Sunday, October 6. The Sheriff says Video surveillance images captured a male that is believed to have robbed an 18-year-old…
There are a lot of new attractions at the fair this year, one of them a lot of free-bees to help you find your happy for free.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hungry for deep-fried delights? It's that time of year again. The 2013 South Carolina State Fair opens on Wednesday for a 12-day run in Columbia. This is the fair's 144th year. Admission for seniors 55 and…
West Columbia police have charged a man with involuntary manslaughter in a September fire that left one person dead.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the body found shot to death in a burned truck is that of an Orangeburg businessman who had been reported missing. Orangeburg County Chief Deputy Coroner Sean Fogle said Tuesday the body has been…
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A 27-year-old Sumter man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a trick-or-treater who knocked at his door on Halloween 2008. Quentin Patrick was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to murder in the…
A former West Columbia police officer is facing a charge of sending obscene material to a minor.
After Avista James learned her federal housing loan was in jeopardy due to the government shutdown, she became nervous and fearful her American dream would not be realized. A week later, she has a very different story to tell.
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) _ Dozens of hogs were running loose early Friday following a tractor-trailer accident that shut down U.S. 25 near Greenwood.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A bike race scheduled for the weekend is benefiting Special Olympics South Carolina. The Richland County Sheriff's Department is taking part in the Inaugural Bojangles Charity Bike Race on Saturday at Sesquicentennial State Park…
EDISTO ISLAND, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Authorities are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in an Edisto Island hot tub. Police Chief Bill Coffey says his officers were called just before 9 a.m. Friday. They…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A Columbia city park ranger has been suspended after he was accused of fondling two teenage girls. Police say 65-year-old Edwin Vincent was suspended Tuesday after officials learned he had been arrested Sept. 18…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” An Orangeburg woman has been charged with being under the influence of narcotics in a 2012 car wreck that killed a 77-year-old man. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/19JfIme ) that 52-year-old…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Uninsured South Carolinians can begin signing up for health coverage Tuesday through the online marketplace created under the federal health care overhaul. But many residents may have no idea how to do that in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Authorities have seized gambling machines from two places in South Carolina. On Thursday, officers removed a dozen gambling machines, two ledgers and more than $2,500 in cash from a Columbia home. Police say 64-year-old…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Several South Carolina law enforcement agencies are sharing more than $2 million in federal funds. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says that the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Department is getting more than $1 million to hire 10 officers.…
