COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Several Occupy Columbia protesters arrested last week for refusing to leave the Statehouse grounds sued South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and state public safety officials on Wednesday, saying their First Amendment rights were trampled when they were arrested for demonstrating on public property.
The words: "Don't believe in God? You are not alone." are ruffling the feathers of many in the Midlands, while the organization responsible says it's the perfect advertisement campaign for its cause.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles worker who confessed to taking more than $250,000 from the agency has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The chief of security at the South Carolina Statehouse says officers arrested a protester for defecating on the grounds but couldn't remember when, and the state's public safety agency has yet to produce an incident report.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County deputies have arrested a man they say broke into a home and took items while a 17-year-old girl hid inside.
Dozens of concerned Richland county residents say a proposed amendment to extend the life of the Northeast Landfill stinks.
Aircraft parts maker GKN Aerospace plans to invest $38 million on an Orangeburg plant and create 250 jobs during the next six years.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina health officials are reporting that influenza has officially arrived. The Department of Health and Environmental Control says a case of Influenza B has been confirmed in a 5-year-old child from Lexington County.
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) _ Lexington County deputies have arrested a man they say broke into a home and took items while a 17-year-old girl hid inside. Deputies said Tuesday 56-year-old Richard O'Neil Hatchell of Leesville faces several charges, including first-degree burglary and failure to stop for a blue light.
A massive dining hall at Fort Jackson was transformed into a Holiday wonderland for more 15,000 soldiers, as they prepare to graduate from Basic Training and head home for Thanksgiving.
Is there danger lurking on your child's Christmas wish list?
USC and Clemson will play each other as nationally-ranked teams for just the fourth time ever this Saturday. Steve Spurrier says that's a good thing, but he'd rather both teams be 11-0. Tim Hill has that and more in ABC Columbia's weekly web recap of Steve Spurrier's press conference from Williams-Brice Stadium.
There's little mystery behind Clemson's recent problems and coach Dabo Swinney said the fix is just as simple: Cut down on mistakes. "You want some grand answer?" Swinney said Tuesday of Clemson's issues. "It's 11 turnovers in three games." The ACC Atlantic winners will need to shore up ball security issues when they face No. 14 South Carolina (9-2) at Williams-Brice Stadium on Saturday night.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — There's a new commander of South Carolina's Highway Patrol.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's unemployment rate has fallen for the second time in two months.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group of demonstrators says it is mounting a challenge to Gov. Nikki Haley's order for police to arrest anyone protesting on Statehouse grounds after 6 p.m., following last week's arrest of 19 Occupy Columbia protesters.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police in Columbia are spreading some holiday cheer in the form of Thanksgiving baskets.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is meeting with his constituents in South Carolina's state capital.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — Fort Jackson is putting the finishing touch on its new Drill Sergeant School with the opening of living quarters for the order-barking trainers.
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — About 1,200 soldiers graduating from basic training at Fort Jackson are getting an early Thanksgiving meal.
Occupy Columbia protestors say they are excercising their right to free speech without a limit on the time of day. Hundreds returned to the state house grounds Monday evening to challenge Governor Niki Haley's eviction order put in place last week.
Global Energy Franchise says it is opening a solar panel plant in Cherokee County.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ An award-winning composer and former fine arts instructor at a private school in Charleston has been charged with making child pornography. Fernando Rivas pleaded not guilty Monday to child pornography production.
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) _ Deputies in Lancaster County have arrested a Kershaw woman they say used two Bibles to try to smuggle weapons, drugs and a cell phone to a prison inmate.
Twenty-one days after a suspicious package is discovered at Eau Claire High School in Columbia, authorities are called to the school again to address a second suspicious package.
