COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a state trooper was injured after his patrol car was rear-ended as he tried to stop another car from speeding near Columbia. Richland County deputies said the wreck happened on I-20 near Interstate 77 around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A measure offsetting parents' cost of private school tuition and homeschool expenses is moving to the House floor.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill meant to shore up South Carolina's pension system for roughly 220,000 public workers is heading to the House floor.
The Columbia fire department says they're seeing a disturbing trend of preventable fires throughout the area. It's what's sparking them, that now has them sending a warning to local residents.
As spring quickly approaches, that means more people will be spending time outside - including at South Carolina ball fields.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's longest-serving senator is retiring.
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) _ A teaching assistant from Cayce has been charged with having sex with one of his students while in Mount Pleasant for the Special Olympics.
The owners of a pit bull named Apollo contacted ABC Columbia News recently about their dog being taken from their backyard. According to the owners, Apollo was taken by animal control officers for the City of Columbia Animal Shelter. We took their complaints to those in charge to get answers.
EFFINGHAM, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a man has been freed after spending two hours with his leg trapped in a machine at a Florence County lumber yard. Firefighters said a log press closed around the man's leg around 9 a.m. Tuesday at Ingram Lumber Co. in Effingham and he could not get free.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A county Republican group in South Carolina wants its candidates to promise to not cheat on their spouses and not watch pornography. But the state GOP says it would be illegal to keep candidates off the ballot only because they refuse to sign the pledge.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped boating under the influence charges in the deaths of two women in a crash on Lake Murray nearly two years ago.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The director of the National Hurricane Center expects the agency soon will be able to project storm positions a week ahead of time.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — The Army's largest training post is playing host to a job fair designed to connect employers with members of the local military community.
The Salvation Army has been a part of the community for years. Now they're getting ready to open their doors for a new program that will encourage children to open a book.
A bill requiring every shop in South Carolina to open their restrooms to the public is up for debate by a House panel.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina senators will consider creating a State Day of Prayer to coincide with the national one. A bill designating the first Thursday in May is up for debate this week by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott fired one top investigation official and accepted the retirement of another, after it was revealed it took officers 10 days to find the body of missing, high-profile lobbyist and CEO, Tom Sponseller, who reportedly killed himself in the parking garage of his office building and left a suicide note in his desk.
Midlands schools join others statewide for Severe Weather Awareness Week to be reminded of and prepare for severe storms, tornadoes and flash floods, which are significant hazards in South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — House Republicans are introducing a package of bills that would eliminate most sales tax exemptions, streamline individual income taxes, and cut business taxes in South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Less than half of South Carolina's nearly 300 police agencies are fully complying with a law requiring them to report the race of drivers during traffic stops.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State officials hope that a week of awareness about severe weather will help South Carolinians be prepared if a big storm hits.
(Picture Courtesy: National Weather Service - Columbia) The storms responsible for causing widespread damage and the deaths of more than 30 people in the Tennessee and Ohio River valleys moved through South Carolina early Saturday morning, firing off severe thunderstorms throughout the Midlands and a tornado in Richland County.
A Rock Hill collection company says it will add about 100 employees in the coming year.
YORK, S.C. (AP) _ A convicted killer from North Carolina who was mistakenly freed from a South Carolina jail while facing drug charges has been recaptured in Texas. York County Sheriff Bruce Bryant said Friday that 31-year-old Thomas Aaron Whitlock had been arrested in Dallas.
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Faith leaders met in West Columbia to discuss how to properly respond after someone commits suicide.
