The Midlands average for a gallon of unleaded regular gas now stands at $3.14, according to Gas Buddy.com. This is nearly 14 cents over what drivers were paying last week, and they could continue to rise as we near the first of August.
The stepson of a murder victim pleads with the Honorable DeAndrea Gist Benjamin to deny bond for the accused killer. The judge concurred, citing the allegations of two counts of murder and a potential threat of harm, reasons to send Brett Parker back to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.
A Midlands native is now the star of a hit reality series on the History Channel, 'Ice Road Truckers.' We sat down with him this week to talk about life working in temperatures more than sixty degrees below zero.
The 2nd annual "Guardians of the Night K9-5K raised nearly Ten Thousand dollars Saturday Evening. The Sheriff's Department released the totals Sunday. The event honored the memory of fallen K9 officer, 'Fargo,' who was killed while on duty last year.
Authorities say three men in masks tried to break into the Greenville home of a state trooper, then set it on fire.
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) _ State agents say a former Darlington fire chief used inmates to wash his car and clean oysters. The State Law Enforcement Division said 71-year-old James Stone was arrested Friday and charged with misconduct in office.
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Public Safety has dedicated a memorial at its headquarters to the 50 highway patrolmen who have died in the line of duty.
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ Firefighters say a woman has died after her Aiken home caught fire and rescuers couldn't save her because there were so many of her belongings inside.
A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper hurt when he was struck by a vehicle on I-26 has been released from the hospital.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Michelin is recalling around 841,000 BFGoodrich and Uniroyal tires because the tread can separate, causing rapid air loss.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two men have been arrested and charged with killing a man in some woods north of Columbia.
Two twin sisters recently gave birth on the same day, one of them to twins.
The world’s most elite athletes will be competing at the 2012 Olympic Games this week. But you don’t have to be a top athlete to reap the rewards of fitness and health. A summer camp offered through the GoodBodies Program at USC’s Arnold School of Public Health is helping young people, ages 9 – 17, learn how to make healthy behavior changes, incorporating fitness fun and better nutrition in their lives.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the return to of a Native American girl adopted by a South Carolina family to her father in Oklahoma.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man found stabbed in a Columbia home has died.
A new report shows that 24 states are using voting systems for overseas and military voters that could be vulnerable to hackers.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott has received a national honor for his work in a program that helps children stay away from drugs.
Military officials say an Army private from South Carolina has been killed in Afghanistan.
It's A tough Job Market and individuals who have been out of work are finding new ways to market themselves in a competitive field.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ The mother of the 3-year-old boy who drowned after falling into a swimming pool in Greenville County has been charged with homicide by neglect. Thirty-six-year-old Marian Brownfield Stringer of Greenville was charged Wednesday in the death of 3-year-old Chance Stringer.
Richland County deputies are investigating after they say someone was stabbed to death.
Columbia police have one suspect in custody in a recent sandwich shop burglary.
Health officials say poverty and a lack of access to health care are among the reasons South Carolina is near the top of the list of AIDS cases nationally.
An annual report has ranked South Carolina better than only seven other states in terms of the overall wellbeing of its children.
Good news for those who live in the Briarcliffe subdivision.
