BAMBERG, S.C. (AP) _ A Bamberg woman has died after a fire destroyed her home. The Bamberg County Coroner's Office says 62-year-old Margie Diane Nelms was found dead in the home early Thursday morning. Bamberg Fire Department officials say the home was engulfed in flames when they arrived.
Richland County authorities have identified a second body found close to an abandoned homeless camp near Columbia.
Tension is waning in the capitol city, now that George Zimmerman is behind bars, and one local woman believes a city-wide rally, in many ways, led authorities to arrest and charge the suspect.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A hearing on the firing of a former Columbia police chief deputy has been delayed after the city banned cameras from the proceedings even though the employee wanted them there.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislators are working on a bill to erase nonviolent felonies from the records of now-upstanding citizens in hopes of helping them secure high-paying jobs.
The creators of the Bud Light ad featuring a dog named "Weego," were honored at USC Tuesday with the coveted Cocky Award.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Legislators are working on a bill to erase nonviolent felonies from the records of now-upstanding citizens in hopes of helping them secure high-paying jobs.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A Senate panel advanced a bill designed to encourage millionaires to invest in South Carolina's fledgling small businesses.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — State lawmakers are holding a public forum to discuss conditions at South Carolina State University.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's top prosecutor is participating in a voter ID discussion that is also a fundraiser for a conservative activist currently on federal probation.
State democrats have introduced new legislation that would require records and proceedings involving legislators who are being investigated by the State Ethics Commission to be open to lawmakers and also the public.
The 2012 Midlands Walk to Defeat ALS is coming up in just over one week. Wednesday, we sat down with a couple who is battling the disease.
State lawmakers are holding a public forum to discuss conditions at South Carolina State University.
South Carolina's top prosecutor is joining a variety of law enforcement and community officials to raise awareness about sexual trauma.
Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says he has finally met his goal of getting one of his deputies trained to operate a lie detector.
The South Carolina Supreme Court has suspended the law license of former Myrtle Beach Rep. Thad Viers.
Hospitals have come a long way when it comes to the technology used to help save lives. But when it comes to premature infants, doctors say one of the most important tools might be in your freezer.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Senate Democrats want to remove the secrecy that surrounds investigations by the House and Senate ethics committees.
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) _ A teenager has been sentenced to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of killing a Florence pawn shop employee during a robbery. The Morning News of Florence (http://bit.ly/HLzvW5 ) reports jurors took just over two hours Wednesday to find 18-year-old Tavario Brunson guilty of murder.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The mother of a Chesterfield man hopes a coroner' inquest will answer questions she has about her son's death.
A two-year, $3.6 million debt that consumed the Midlands' public transit system, CMRTA, and threatened to cancel bus service altogether, is no longer an issue, according to officials. That's good news to riders who say they depend on the bus system daily.
A 17 year-old Pelion woman is in custody, accused of killing a 2 year-old child.
The National Weather Service has issued frost advisories and freeze watches for much of South Carolina as colder area from Canada moves into the state.
Indonesia has issued a fresh tsunami warning after an aftershock with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 shook its western coast.
Fort Jackson is holding an event to help military people with concerns about their mortgages or are moving because of a military transfer.
