COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — House Republicans say they will focus this year on tax reform, shoring up the state pension system, and maintaining the state's first-in-the-South status for presidential primaries.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Officials at the Medical University of South Carolina say a 17-year-old mother was arrested after she stuffed cotton down her infant daughter's mouth, then called for help. Authorities told WCSC-TV (http://bit.ly/ze4MP0 ) that they put a camera in the baby's room because the child had suffered several life-threatening episodes.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the state of South Carolina is suing the US Department of Justice over its rejection of South Carolina's Voter ID law that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House is poised to approve a bill Republicans say further strengthens the state's already tough anti-union law.
Gamecock baseball took over the state house on Wednesdsay for a celebration to honor the team for back to back national titles.
Columbia Police are searching for those responsible for stealing nearly a dozen pit bulls for the City of Columbia's animal shelter.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's top jurist says she needs nine new judges to run the state's court system more effectively.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A Winthrop University poll finds 59 percent of South Carolinians think the nation is heading in the wrong direction and 46 percent think their state is also on the wrong path.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The unusually mild winter has led a number of plants to start blooming ahead of schedule. But horticulture experts said it's not too big of a deal, and for now, people should just sit back and enjoy the early spring show.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is celebrating the career of Richard T. Greener, the first black professor at the school, who taught from 1873 to 1877.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It's University of South Carolina day at the Statehouse.
Richland County Council members approve a revised amendment to the proposed animal ordinance leaving some breeder's and pet lover's alike screaming foul.
The South Carolina Senate has voted to eliminate the agency that handles much of the state's bureaucracy and put much of its duties under the governor's control.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A measure suspending the unemployment benefits of anyone who fails a drug test as part of a job application is heading to the House floor.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) _ A doctor in Orangeburg has removed a bullet that was lodged in a man's back for more than a decade.
For the first time, a judge views surveillance video in the assault of a Columbia teenage last summer and must decide whether one of the alleged juvenile offenders will be tried as an adult.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia police say a car was going 90 mph when the driver lost control in a curve and crashed into a building near Williams-Brice stadium, killing all four people in the vehicle.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House panel studying South Carolina pension reform will consider tweaking proposed requirements on age and years on the job.
A lot of changes are coming to Lexington according to Mayor Randy Halfacre who held a state of the town address. The hour long address focused on three key issues, growth, partnership and planning.
A 27-year-old Conway woman told authorities her newborn daughter tested positive for drugs because she had rubbed cocaine on a sore tooth before giving birth.
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a teen has been shot and killed while sitting in a car in Aiken.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ One employee has been fired and several others disciplined after an inmate escaped from the Berkeley County jail. Sheriff's spokesman Dan Moon says one person was fired, one employee was demoted and two others were suspended.
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating an accident that took the life of a 17-year-old Gilbert teen.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials say they plan to put new drivers through a more realistic road test before giving them a license.
Eight months after their son was severely beaten in Columbia's Five Points, the parents of the victim witness the moments leading up to their son's attack.
