More than a dozen Occupy Columbia protesters are forcibly removed and arrested for unauthorized use of the state house grounds. This after Governor Haley gave demonstrators a 2 hour notice to leave peacefully or face repercussions.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A Charleston Santa who was sent packing from a local hospital is one again unpacking his sack. The Hollings Cancer Center of the Medical University of South Carolina said Wednesday volunteer Frank Cloyes may again dress up as Santa Claus to cheer patients.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Federal and state authorities are meeting in Columbia for a summit on prescription drug abuse and addiction. United States Attorney Bill Nettles says representatives from the United States Attorney's Office, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Drug Enforcement Administration are among those planning to gather Wednesday at the University of South Carolina's Koger Center.
After more than a month of demonstrating on the lawn of the State House, Occupy Columbia protestors are demanded by Gov. Nikki Haley to vacate the premises.
After a couple of really warm days, a powerful cold front moves through the area and fired off some serious storms.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House panel has cancelled plans to talk about proposals to fix South Carolina's pension system for state workers.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia's law enforcement community is partnering with a local restaurant to raise money for the Columbia Police Foundation.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Financier and philanthropist Darla Moore is speaking at an event in Greenville honoring GE Energy for its work helping local schools.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal and state authorities are meeting in Columbia for a summit on prescription drug abuse and addiction.
Blue Cross Blue Shield held their first of two open houses Tuesday evening as they look to fill 5 hundred positions. Some who attended are hoping this will be there last stop on the road to employment.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina came out ahead when the state's environmental board approved a permit allowing the deepening of the Savannah River channel to the Port of Savannah.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's Department of Public Safety has a new leader. Maj. Leroy Smith took the helm Tuesday of the agency that oversees the state Highway Patrol, Transport Police and Bureau of Protective Services.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Visitors to South Carolina are getting a chance to help keep the Palmetto State clean during stops at the state's nine welcome centers. The South Carolina Welcomes You to Recycle program kicked off Tuesday at the York County Welcome Center on Interstate 77.
Richland County residents may soon have to limit the number of pets in their home to three, if changes are made to the county's animal care ordinance.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has told state legislators it won't oppose South Carolina's redrawing of state Senate election district lines.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's unemployment agency says businesses will continue to receive the full federal credit on their 2011 unemployment taxes, meaning they won't see a big spike in what they pay.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — White House hopeful Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama for saying the United States had grown "a little bit lazy" in trying to attract business to the U.S.
A special guest livened up Steve Spurrier's weekly press conference Tuesday before the Citadel game. Marcus Lattimore spoke publicly for the first time since his season-ending knee injury. ABC Columbia's Tim Hill has a video recap from Williams-Brice Stadium.
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Greenville man is in jail after leading Kershaw County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Supreme Court justices have heard arguments from counties challenging the state's authority to put on the first-in-the-South Republican presidential primary.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Citadel president John Rosa says the Charleston military college has lost public trust because of the way it handled reports of sex abuse four years ago. And he says the school is bringing in an outside company to review the procedures in handling such situations with an eye toward making improvements.
It's dubbed a Devine Night Out, and area retailers are hoping you will take advantage of what of Columbia's small businesses have to offer. Instead of making a mad dash to malls and department stores to get those holiday gifts, area shops are urging you to shop local.
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (AP) — An industrial hydraulic piston unit and pump manufacturer is adding 160 jobs at its Fountain Inn facility.
The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina group of companies is seeking registered nurses, accountants, auditors, accounting clerks and others to fill more than 500 open positions. Interested individuals are invited to attend an open house from 4 p.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 15, at a BlueCross facility at 17 Technology Circle, in the Carolina Research Park in Columbia (29203).
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a Greenville man is in jail after leading Kershaw County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase. Sheriff Jim Matthews said 22-year-old Joshua Damien Boyter was being held in the Kershaw County jail Monday for failing to stop for officers.
