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.
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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.
Allendale prison hosting gang conference
ALLENDALE, S.C. (AP) — Officials at a South Carolina prison are slated to hold their second annual conference focusing on gang-related issues.
Meningitis Outbreak Could Spread
Health officials say a tainted steroid suspected of causing a meningitis outbreak has made its way to 75 clinics in 23 states, including South Carolina.
Jobless Rate Falls to 7.8%
The U.S. unemployment rate has fallen below 8% for the first time in nearly four years.
Columbia Police Looking for Persons of Interest
Columbia Police are investigating another incident of shots being fired in Five Points
Meth Lab Bust Leads to Father/Son Arrest
A father and son are behind bars after deputies say they discovered a meth lab at a Lexington County home.
USPS Announces Holiday Mail Deadlines
It's hard to believe, but there are less than three month left until Christmas.
Downtown Winnsboro Offers Unique Festival
A truly unique festival is just a 30-minute car ride up Interstate 77 from Columbia.
Citadel Launching Sex Abuse Prevention Training
Students and staff at The Citadel will undergo training in how to prevent child sexual abuse.
House GOP, Dems to study reform for SC ethics laws
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's House Republican and Democratic leaders say they are looking at ways to strengthen the state's ethics laws.
A Boom Downtown
Residents say they're noticing something different downtown Columbia - revitalization. A host of new shops, restaurants and retailers have been popping up, and the newest edition is drawing lot of attention, The Sheraton Convention Center.
One Dead After Late-Night Shooting in Summerville
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 36-year-old man is dead after a late night shooting in Summerville. Summerville police say it happened shortly before midnight Wednesday outside a house in a subdivision.
First Boeing 787 made in SC being set for delivery
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ The first Boeing 787 manufactured in South Carolina is being delivered to Air India in a formal ceremony.
SC man appealing 2nd case in deadly crime spree
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man twice sentenced to South Carolina's death row is appealing his second sentence.
Lockdown Lifted for 3 Richland County Schools
The search for an armed teen is over, prompting the Richland County Sheriff's Department to lift a lockdown on three local schools.
E.W. Cromartie: 'I ask for the Court's mercy'
Former Columbia city councilman and convicted felon for tax evasion, E. W. Cromartie, pleaded for his professional life Thursday, as he asked the South Carolina Supreme Court not to take away his law license.
