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Soldiers Come Home, Midlands Style
After serving on attack and reconnaissance missions in Iraq and Kuwait for seven months, more than 400 soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard's 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion return home to adoring friends, family and loved ones.
ABC Columbia Exclusive: Duncan's Attorney
ABC Columbia News talked one-on-one with Rachel Duncan's Defense Attorney, Greg Harris.
Woman Found Dead on I-26 Ramp:Carjacking Victim say Police
The Berkeley County coroner's office says a woman was found dead Saturday morning on an interstate entrance ramp.
Police: Spartanburg County Worker Stole Tires
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a Spartanburg County worker stole tires from the county's maintenance shop. Deputies say they began investigating 23-year-old Jeffery Gilbert after getting a tip.
Pilot Killed after Small Plane Crashes in Anderson
Authorities say a pilot has died after his plane crashed at the Anderson Regional Airport.
Home School-Sports
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The state Senate has approved a bill allowing home-schooled students in South Carolina to play sports at their local public school.
Cold Cases Cracked
After six and a half years with no answers in a Midlands murder case, a veteran law enforcement officer finds a clue that changes everything.
Richland County's Newest Community Ambassadors
Understanding the tasks local deputies face on a daily basis, 29 citizens get a passing grade and are the newest community ambassadors in Richland County.
Mother Of The Year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A 77-year-old Chesterfield woman is being honored as South Carolina's Mother of the Year.
SC House approves abridged bill on sales taxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a much smaller bill eliminating less than $11 million worth of sales tax exemptions.
SC House to take up sales tax exemptions bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House is debating a bill that eliminates two dozen sales tax exemptions worth less than $13 million.
SC House OKs Tax Break to Reuse Vacant Buildings
The South Carolina House has approved a measure aimed at turning abandoned buildings into bustling commercial space.
Social Media Safety
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department spent Wednesday evening giving parents and their internet savvy teens a lesson on social media safety. Police say the goal of the free workshop was to keep people from becoming a victim of the internet.
Ex-SC Hospitality worker pleads guilty
A former South Carolina Hospitality Association employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling about $500,000 from the group. And in court prosecutors reveal they found photos "sexual in nature" on her former supervisors computer.
SC House Approves Cancer Screening, Treatment Bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill directing $2.5 million in state cigarette tax collections toward cancer screening. The House voted Wednesday to send the measure to the Senate, following a 98-0 vote on Tuesday.
State's Fallen Soldiers' Families Honored
Republican Senator Jake Knotts treated the families of South Carolina soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice to an afternoon of lunch, thanks and recognition for the seventh straight year.
Police say abused child still too weak for surgery
This video is no longer available. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- 24 year old Catherine Ammons and 27 year old James Watson remain behind bars tonight accused of severely injuring Ammons' daughter. Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says Ammons used fear…
Cancer Screening
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill directing $2.5 million in state cigarette tax collections toward cancer screening.
Kershaw Co. Man Accused of Shooting, Killing Brother
In Kershaw County deputies say a night of drinking and drug use lead to a man killing his own brother.
Police Seek Car in Connection with N. Main St. Murder
Columbia Police say they have identified a car that may have been used in a deadly shooting.
Lawmakers Debate Eliminating Sales Tax Exemptions
The South Carolina House is debating a bill that eliminates two dozen sales tax exemptions worth less than $13 million.
Two SC State University Trustees Resign
Two trustees have resigned from the board at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.
2 SC State trustees resign amid school's issues
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Two trustees have resigned from the board at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.
SC House approves bills cutting income taxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved bills cutting state income taxes.
