Suit Filed over Insurance Hikes for Public Workers
A University of South Carolina professor has filed a class-action lawsuit against a state panel for raising public workers' health care premiums.
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USC Gets $10M Grant to Research Inflammation
The University of South Carolina has been given a $10 million grant to study how dietary supplements can be used to treat inflammation.
Presidential Conventions
There are less than 84 days left before you head to the polls and both South Carolina Republicans and democrats are gearing up for conventions they hope will energize their parties.
Rachel Duncan Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years
Former South Carolina Hospitality Association Accounting Director, sentenced to 30 months in prison for embezzlement.
Cottontown Votes Against Treatment Facility
Plans for an alcohol and drug treatment facility in historic downtown Columbia are shot down, as residents claim, 'Not in my back yard.' However, the battle over whether a drug treatment facility can be housed near the neighborhood may not be over.
SC GOP delegation to brief media at Liberty
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republican leaders slated to attend the party's national convention in Florida are meeting with the media in Columbia.
Providence Hospital in Columbia cutting 56 jobs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia hospital system is laying off more than 50 workers.
Coroner: SC baby died from head injuries
CALHOUN FALLS, S.C. (AP) — State police are investigating the death of an Abbeville County infant.
Man Dies After Struck By Train in Cherokee County
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities are trying to identify a man who died after he was struck by a train in Cherokee County. Coroner Dennis Fowler says the man was lying on train tracks in Gaffney when an Amtrak train hit him at around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.
Update: Suspect Injured in Five Points Shooting
An officer-involved shooting has shaken up the Five Points community Tuesday morning.
SC Supreme Court to hear Haley's ethics appeal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Republican activist who accused Gov. Nikki Haley of ethics violations.
Coffee + Smart Phone = Happy?
If you think your smart phone is really handy, wait until you hear about the latest app that is going to help you in your morning caffeine fix. Crysty Vaughan has a look at this edition of the Consumer Minute.
Rehearing sought in Native American adoption case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina parents who adopted a Native American girl have asked a high court to reconsider its decision to send her back to Oklahoma.
Early Morning Robbery
Richland County deputies responded to an alarm call just before 4 a.m. Tuesday morning at the Hardees on 7942 Garners Ferry Road.
Columbia police revisit 1992 missing woman case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have released a photograph of what a Columbia woman missing for nearly 20 years would look like today in hopes to drum up new leads in the case.
Columbia holding drills and skills clinics
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia's parks and recreation department are giving kids in South Carolina's capital city a way to stay active this summer.
Man charged in SC girl's killing expected in court
CHESNEE, S.C. (AP) — A man accused of shooting an 8-year-old Chesnee girl to get back at his wife for leaving him is expected in court.
SC Supreme Court to Hear Haley's Ethics Appeal
The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Republican activist who accused Gov. Nikki Haley of ethics violations.
12 States Now Have High Obesity
A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity rates.
Sumter Community Gets Ready for New School Year
The Sumter Police Department wants to help both parents and their kids get ready for a new academic year.
Bojangles' Offering Free Breakfast Sandwich
A new deal may have you saying, "It's Bo-Time!"
South Carolinians React to Romney's Running Mate
With just a few months left before the voters head to the polls both Republican and Democratic parties are hitting the campaign trail as hard as possible. Some say Romney choice as a running mate may give him a slight lead here in the Palmetto State.
Woman's Body Found in Rubble of Dillon County Fire
DILLON, S.C. (AP) _ Firefighters have discovered a woman's body after putting out a blaze at a Dillon County mobile home.
EPA finds unsafe levels of metals in a dozen yards
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says unsafe levels of toxic metals have been detected in a dozen yards in a Columbia neighborhood that was once home to a fertilizer plant.
Authorities release age progressed photo of Dail Dinwiddie
Monday, authorities released an age-progressed photo of Dail Dinwiddie, who's been missing since 1992.
