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.
Jump-starting young minds and bodies just in time for the upcoming school year.
A Midlands law enforcement officer is getting what he deserves, in a good way, as local volunteers extend a helping hand to make needed repairs to his home.
A groundbreaking move by the City of Columbia and Richland County, when you call an ambulance, changes who shows up to your 9-1-1 call first and how fast they are allowed to provide care.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's director of Health and Human Services wants to start talking about how the state will respond to the new federal health care act.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health and environmental officials have found elevated levels of arsenic and lead at a Columbia asphalt plant site.
Dozens of residents met with law enforcement officials to come up with solutions to take back their crime ridden area.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 1-month-old North Carolina infant has become the third victim of a sports utility vehicle crash on Interstate 26 in South Carolina.
Kershaw County authorities are investigating an alleged murder-for-hire plot by an accused child predator involving his accuser and her mother.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Two men have been indicted on federal drug charges stemming from a fire at a Goose Creek apartment in May that killed three people and left 36 homeless.
The West Columbia Police Department is using license plates to prevent crime and protect the community.
If you live in the Briarcliffe subdivision, you need to boil your water for at least one minute before drinking or cooking.
Two people are behind bars in connection with a fatal hit and run near the airport Monday.
