Officials: 13,000 Received Suspect Steroid Shots
Health officials say as many as 13,000 people received steroid shots suspected in a national meningitis outbreak, but it's not clear how many are in danger.
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First Boeing 787 made in SC flying into service
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ The first Boeing 787 manufactured in South Carolina is flying into service.
Gamecocks #3: Fans React
Gamecock fans react to the team's #3 rank in the polls.
New Grant Program Gives Boost to Businesses Corridor
The new business incentive launched by the Richland County Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP) in March, 2012, to improve buildings and property along Decker Boulevard March, is coming to fruition.
Fire Prevention Week gets underway
Fire Prevention Week is officially underway in the Midlands. The Columbia-Richland Fire department kicked things off with a parade Monday. The event ties in with National Fire Safety Week.
Saturday is last day to register to vote in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Saturday is the last day South Carolina residents can register to vote in November's election.
Gov. Haley Repays Nearly $10,000 for Plane Usage
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has repaid about $10,000 for using state planes to attend news conferences and bill signings, calling it an unintended oversight.
Mount Pleasant clinic got possibly tainted steroid
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health officials say one clinic in Mount Pleasant received a batch of drugs used for steroid shots that have been linked to a rare form of meningitis.
Death Toll in Meningitis Cases Rise
A Fungal bacterial outbreak sickens dozens killing more than 60 people across the country.
Person of Interest Sought in Columbia Homicide
Columbia Police are asking for public's help identifying a person of interest in a homicide investigation.
Five Points Arrest
This video is no longer available. (WOLO) COLUMBIA,S.C. Fans poured into Five Points last night after U.S.C. big win over the Bulldogs. Columbia police are reporting that 41 people were arrested but no major incidents took place. The most serious…
Midlands cops find meth lab in pickup's tool box
IRMO, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County deputies say they found a man who was running a methamphetamine lab in the tool box attached to the bed of a pickup truck near Irmo.
ACLU wants easy name change for married men too
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A civil rights organization is demanding South Carolina make it as easy for men who change their names when they get married to get new driver's licenses as they do for women.
Meningitis Death Toll Rises Nationally
Health officials say the death toll in a rare fungal meningitis outbreak across several states has risen to seven.
Whole Foods Market Sneak Peak
- You will soon have the chance to do your grocery shopping at a different location in Columbia. Whole Foods Market announced it will officially open its doors on Thursday, October 25th in the Cross Hill Market shopping center.
Columbia Police Beef Up Presence For Gameday
Saturday Night local law enforcement will ready for game day with an offensive plan of attack on possible crime, particularly in downtown Columbia's Five Points area.
65,000 SC children to be enrolled in Medicaid
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Medicaid agency is automatically enrolling 65,000 children in the state's poorest households in the government insurance program.
SC State Museum displaying Civil War paintings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than two dozen oil paintings depicting the Civil War are scheduled to go on display in South Carolina.
SC lawmakers: we'll fix glitch for vets' licenses
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers are promising to fix a glitch in a new law keeping some National Guard members from getting a special veteran's designation on their driver's licenses.
Undiscovered Places Highlights of Tourist Campaign
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Everyone knows about Myrtle Beach, Charleston and Hilton Head Island as popular tourism destinations. But the state tourism campaign for next spring will also focus on so-called undiscovered places in South Carolina.
Man Gets Life for Killing Woman Near Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of killing a woman he was taking to illegally buy prescription drugs.
Greenville Couple Were Stabbed to Death in Home
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say an elderly Greenville couple was stabbed to death in what a deputy coroner called a brutal double homicide. Greenville County deputies say acquaintances of 78-year-old Gary Wells and his 77-year-old wife, Helen, found them dead after no one answered the door Wednesday.
5Pts. Focus of Heavy Police Presence Game Day Weekend
Local law enforcement is ready for game day and have put together an offensive plan of attack on possible crime, particularly in downtown Columbia's Five Points area.
10 House GOP members put on ethics study group
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House majority leader has named 10 Republicans to a committee that is to propose ways to strengthen the state's ethics laws.
USC lecture to focus on US-Israel sacred destiny
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An author and scholar from Columbia University is scheduled to speak with students at the University of South Carolina and lecture on the idea that the United States and Israel share a special sacred destiny.
