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Deputies Make Child's Wish Come True

A local seven year old fulfills a life-long dream with the help of local deputies.

USC Offers First Ever Gun Class by Female Instructor

A Midlands woman says she'll soon be in charge of teaching University of South Carolina students how to protect themselves and making statewide history at the same time.

Bill lets SC employers fire for at-home smoking

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would let South Carolina employers hire and fire based on someone's off-the-job smoking habits appears to be going up in smoke.

Sheheen gets ready for another run for SC governor

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state Sen. Vincent Sheheen says he's running for governor again.

Obama budget slashes funding for SC MOX plant

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Obama administration's budget slashes funding for a plutonium reprocessing project in South Carolina and questions the viability of the multi-billion-dollar effort.

Haley joins Georgia-Pacific for ceremony at mill

ALCOLU, S.C. (AP) — Georgia-Pacific is celebrating the opening of a new mill that makes a building material used in construction.

Bills to increase SC gas tax going nowhere

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House panel has effectively rejected two proposals to increase South Carolina's gas tax to pay for road construction.

SC bill takes hotel conveniences from extra taxes

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Travelers wouldn't pay additional taxes for room service, spa treatments and other conveniences that can be added to hotel bills under a proposal advanced by a South Carolina House panel.

House approves measures to legalize raffles in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House has approved measures aimed at legalizing raffles in South Carolina.

Deputies: Gambling Suspects Presented with Offer

There are new details concerning an alleged sports betting ring in Richland County.

City Officials Focus on Homelessness

It's an issue that's raising a lot of discussions and even more concerns among city residents, business owners and city officials as they attempt to find a place to feed the need for the homeless population.

SC Unemployment Agency Lays off 100

Dozens of pink slips are set to be handed out at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, DEW, the state agency responsible for putting people back to work.

Son Charged in Murder of Parents

The son of an elderly Fairfield County couple found shot to death in their own front yard, has now been charged with their murders.

Boeing Planning $1 Billion Expansion in SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Gov. Nikki Haley says Boeing is now a part of the fabric of South Carolina and that the company's latest expansion announcement is a tribute to the 6,000 South Carolinians employed by the aerospace giant.

Trial Begins In St. Maarten Following Murders of SC Couple.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-A security guard accused in the stabbing deaths of a South Carolina couple at their Caribbean vacation home has rebuffed a judge's questions at the start of his murder trial in St. Maarten.

A look at SC Works offices to stay open

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The following lists the locations of 12 SC Works centers that will remain open following a statewide restructuring of the state's unemployment agency and its affiliated workforce development boards. These centers will offer all re-employment services, such as skills testing and job referrals, as well as computer access and help with online claims filing. It's uncertain how many of the other 44 offices will remain open past June. Local officials are choosing various ways to continue services throughout their region, from mobile units to satellite offices.