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Local School Receives Top Health Honor

Richland One School District is gaining national attention in the health community.

American Airlines Plans to Hire 2,500 New Pilots

American Airlines may be in the depths of bankruptcy but it's hiring!

Feeding the Need of Children in the Midlands

You may not think about food when you are buying a pair of shoes. But the next time you purchase a pair of Merrell shoes from any Mast General Store, you might think again.

Docks, water sports planned for downtown Beaufort

BEAUFORT , S.C. (AP) _ Beaufort City Council has approved the concept of expanding the marina by the city's popular waterfront park.

Haley: Success in Highway Safety, New Immigration Unit

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety today was joined by Gov. Nikki Haley in a “State of the Agency” news conference, announcing some of the department’s successes including record-breaking highway safety statistics and highlighting the creation of its Immigration Enforcement Unit under the leadership of Director Leroy Smith.

Local Woman Claimed Assault, Now Charged

A local woman faces charges of her own after she reported being assaulted in Five Points.

New Boat Landing Being Built on Grand Strand

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) _ It will be a little more convenient now for visitors to South Carolina's Grand Strand to launch their boats.

SC Police: Pedestrian hit, killed at hospital

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man has died after being struck and killed by a truck outside the Dorn Veterans Administration Medical Center in Columbia.

Orangeburg man killed while weightlifting alone

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 39-year-old Orangeburg man has died after he was crushed by a weightlifting bar while exercising by himself.

Police: Alleged Victim Filed False Report

Columbia Police say Heather Atkins is charged with Filing a False Police Report after she reported being sexually assaulted and robbed at gun point.

Absentee voting in SC outpacing 2008 election

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Absentee voting in South Carolina is outpacing ballots cast early in the last presidential election.

Arrest made in Florence nightclub shooting death

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Florence County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a man at a nightclub earlier this month.

Early Morning Apartment Fire

IRMO, S.C. (WOLO) -- Fire crews are battling a blaze at the Stony Creek Apartments at 18 Berry Hill Road.

Lexington may charge charities for fundraiser help

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Leaders in one South Carolina town are looking at guidelines that would require many nonprofits to start paying for traffic control, trash cleanup and other costs to for races, walks and other events.

Former Gaston mayor guilty of breach of trust

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — The former mayor of Gaston has pleaded guilty to charges of breach of trust over $5,000.

City Officials Discuss Solutions to North Side Crime

There have been three meetings and Tuesday night city officials spoke with residents about what is bring done to curb it, and what work still needs to take effect.

Armed robber shot by Gaffney store clerk

GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a convenience store clerk in Gaffney shot a man trying to rob the store at gunpoint.

Arrest Made in Florence Nightclub Shooting Death

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) _ Florence County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a man at a nightclub earlier this month.

Life With Autism: A Local Family's Story

ABC Columbia sat down with a local family Tuesday to talk about their journey through Autism as they get ready to take part in 'The Walk For Autism Speaks' event this weekend in North Carolina.

SC solicitor seeks death for baseball-bat attacker

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prosecutor plans to seek the death penalty against a man charged with abducting, raping and fatally beating a woman with a baseball bat.

Preliminary Medicaid budget seeks extra $194M

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina's Medicaid agency says he realizes his preliminary budget calling for nearly $200 million more in 2013-14 is likely an impossible request.