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Father: "Stand Up for What You Believe In."

A lesson involving the American Flag, could cost a Chapin High teacher his job.

FBI probed SC State as legislative audit unfolded

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Weeks after state auditors released a report criticizing management of a South Carolina State University transportation center project funded by millions of federal dollars, the FBI began monitoring the phone calls of a school trustee.

Boil Water Advisory Lifted

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) A boil water advisory has been lifted in West Columbia.

SC Gov Haley has $1.5M in campaign coffers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has $1.5 million cash on hand for a possible run for a second term in 2014.

Limehouse running in 1st District

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — State Rep. Chip Limehouse of Charleston says he will seek South Carolina's 1st District congressional seat.

Suspected Kidnapper Back in Court

Suspected kidnapper, Freddie Grant, was back in court Monday to answer to a charge that he knowingly was in possession of ammunition after having been convicted of a felony. While he did not take the stand, his daughter, Dominique Grant, did. What she said could make or break his case.

Lawmaker: Offer HPV Vaccine to 7th Graders

A state lawmaker is proposing that state health officials offer the HPV vaccine and educational material to seventh graders in South Carolina.

Local Initiative to Help Feed the Homeless

A fast-food restaurant wants to take a bite out of hunger by giving back to the community.

Gas Prices Creeping Back Up

After 11 weeks of falling prices, a survey published Sunday shows gas prices are working their way back up.

1 Killed at Greenville Law Enforcement Office

Authorities say a suspect has been shot and killed following a confrontation with officers in the parking lot of the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center.

House Fire

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- The Columbia Fire Department is investigating the cause of a house fire that left a family of four without a place to call home.

Fire destroys historic church in Newberry County

POMARIA, S.C. (AP) — A historic church in Newberry County has burned.

Greenville Deadly Shooting

A Greenville Man is behind bars following deadly shooting outside country bar.

Allendale County Man Arrested For Manslaughter

(WOLO) COLUMBIA S.C. An Allendale county man has been arrested Saturday and charged with one count of manslaughter. Authorities say Angus Ritter stabbed a man in the torso over the weekend which lead to his death. The investigation was conducted…

SC Gets First Black General

The South Carolina Air National Guard promoted Col. Calvin Elam Sunday making history in the Palmetto State.

DHEC: 22 have died from flu in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State health officials say at least 22 people have died from influenza in South Carolina since the fall.

City Set to Begin Mondays with Mayor

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin will hold his first “Mondays with the Mayor” meetings on Monday, January 14th from 5-7pm at City Hall.

USC 2nd year medical students get white coats

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina's School of Medicine is scheduled to host a special ceremony that bestows the famed white coats upon medical students.

Inadequate response led to taxpayers' data theft

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The S.C. Department of Revenue's deputy director acknowledges his agency was notified in August of a computer security breach, but the response clearly wasn't adequate since a hacker stole millions of taxpayers' personal data a month later.