Educators across the nation are using wake-up calls recorded by celebrities, weekend make-up classes and other creative strategies to convince students and parents that regular attendance matters - and not just for grades and achievement.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A state judge has signed off on a settlement of a wrongful death lawsuit involving a man killed last year when a Richland County sheriff's cruiser hit his sports utility vehicle.
Prayer Vigil for Missing Teen planned Tuesday
Democrats are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina to nominate President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden for second terms.
Drivers, there's an area you'll want to avoid on Labor Day.
If you're combing the classifieds or scouring online job postings, you might not find the latest job news very promising.
A 76-year-old Anderson man is walking the streets wearing a sign begging for help to get his wife a kidney transplant.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg area leaders want improved state incentives to develop an inland port.
It's an annual event in the town of Chapin. The annual Labor Day Festival kicks off Monday at 9:30 am with a parade.
Nearly a thousand protestors lined the streets of Uptown Charlotte just days before the Democratic National Convention is set to begin.
A Spartanburg mother is behind bars accused of homicide after authorities say her 10 month old daughter drowned to death.
Two men have been charged in the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in the Francis Marion National Forest.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) --Columbia's Main Street hosts Latin Festival Saturday and Sunday. 8pm Festival Kickoff Party Saturday, September 1 at the Columbia Marriott Downtown (1400 Main Street). Sunday, September 2 from 11 am - 10 pm for the 2012 Main…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police in Columbia say it was easy to find the suspect in the burning of a pickup truck at a Columbia car dealership — he was sitting on another vehicle, eating from a jar of peanut butter as he watched the blaze.
Another vigil will be held Sunday night for missing teen Gabrielle Swainson
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Overnight prices at the pump spiked, as drivers near Labor Day. Here in the midlands we are averaging nearly 10 cents higher a gallon, than two weeks ago. Gas prices are up, increasing about a penny…
Attorneys are wrapping up testimony in the federal trial of South Carolina's voter identification law and closing arguments are set for September 24. The law requires voters to show specific identification when they vote.
Troopers step up patrols this Labor Day Holiday, focusing on DUI prevention and crash prevention. Last year, seven people died over the Labor Day weekend.
Lexington County Sheriff’s deputies have charged a 54-year-old West Columbia man in connection with two fires at a local school. Thomas Hartford Riley is charged with two counts of third-degree arson.
Zinah Jennings, mother of missing Midlands toddler Amir Jennings, is set to return to court Tuesday, after giving birth to second child.
The search continues this Labor Day holiday for a missing Richland County teen.
Gas Prices Spike as we hit the Labor Day Weekend.
Motorists, brace yourselves. The South Carolina Highway Patrol and State Transport Police will be watching and will have a larger number of officers than normal on the highways this Labor Day weekend.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A lower-than-anticipated surplus for the 2011-12 fiscal years means $14.7 million worth of projects will be cut from the 2012-13 budget. The supplemental spending plan calls for the items to be funded in the priority order listed, meaning those at the bottom lose out. They are, in order:
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's lower-than-expected surplus means $15 million worth of projects disappears from the state budget.
