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State's Lions Clubs holding rally in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Members of Lions Clubs across South Carolina are recognizing their humanitarian service with a rally in Columbia.

Gas Prices Steady over Weekend

Gas prices remain steady in the midlands this weekend. Prices spiked over the Easter weekend but have dropped in the past several days.

SCE&G’s public parks on Lake Murray open for the season

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – SCE&G‘s parks on the Lexington and Irmo sides of the dam at Lake Murray are now open for the 2013 season. The boat-launching park on the Irmo side will remain open through Labor Day. The beach/recreation…

SC site among Civil War sites being spruced up

ERHARDT, S.C. (AP) — The Rivers Bridge State Historic Site in Bamberg County is one of more than 100 Civil War sites nationwide set to be cleaned up by the Civil War Trust.

SC officials say no drop in electronic filing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state revenue department says there's been no significant drop in electronic tax returns, despite last year's hacking of the South Carolina system.

SC jail officer charged with sex with inmate

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Darlington County jail officer has been arrested after state police say he had sexual relations with a female inmate.

Bakari Sellers: I've been Cleared Of Suspicion Of DUI.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Representative Bakari Sellers has released a statement to ABC Columbia News claiming he's been cleared of suspicion of D-U-I.

Missing Midlands Woman Found Dead in Car

After searching for most of Friday evening in Ridgeway, the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office says it has recovered a missing elderly woman's car and found her body inside it.

Departing Soldiers

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-The South Carolina National Guard’s Bravo Company, 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion will hold a departure ceremony for approximately 130 deploying Soldiers Saturday, April 6, at Little River Multi-Cultural Center, Hodges, S.C.

Water Rate Hike: What You Need to Know

Rate increases for City of Columbia Water and Sewer customers will take affect in May.

USC engineering students hold concrete canoe race

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Engineering students from the University of South Carolina are hoping to beat the competition by trying to keep a concrete boat afloat on Lake Murray.

Shaw Pilot Dies in Crash in Afghanistan

Officials have confirmed an F-16 pilot based out of Shaw Air Force Base was killed when his plane crashed in Afghanistan April 3rd.

Maximum-security SC prison getting a new warden

PELZER, S.C. (AP) — A maximum-security men's prison in Pelzer is getting a new warden.

Ex-DEW director hired to recruit vets to SC State

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University has hired the former director of the state's employment agency to help recruit veterans to enroll at the Orangeburg school.

MOX president worried about budget for SC project

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The president of a company hired to build a South Carolina facility to turn weapons-grade plutonium into nuclear reactor fuel says he's worried the project won't be adequately funded.

Man on SC death row for more than a decade dies

RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A man who spent more than a decade on South Carolina's death row for killing three women has died.

Recall Expanded on Frozen Mini Meals/Snacks

A product in your freezer may skip the kitchen table and head straight to the trash can.

Smartphone Safety

(WOLO) Columbia, SC- Beware Smartphone addicts. that *mini-computer* in your hand could make you an easy target for hackers and thieves.

SC State-New Employee

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-The former director of South Carolina's Employment Agency has found a new job.

SC Toddler Left

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-One-little girl is going by the name of Jane Doe, for now. That's after someone dropped her off in a stroller on the doorstep of a home in Anderson, rang the bell and took off.