COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An African-American English professor specializing in children's literature and community literacy has been named the first holder of a chair honoring librarian and literacy pioneer Augusta Baker.
The infant mortality rate for South Carolina fell for the fourth straight year in 2009. Yet, complications with babies born too soon or prematurely is still one of the leading causes of infant mortality.
Two Midlands defense attorneys, both of whom have had their fair share of murder trials, sound off on the not guilty verdict in in the Casey Anthony trial.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)--Already doubling the number of acres burned from all of 2010, this year has give forestry officials fits--not because of the severity of the fires, but the sheer consistency of them.
South Carolina's rate of infant deaths has dropped for the fourth year in a row.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 2-year-old Spartanburg girl has been found safe after the vehicle she was in was taken from a home in rural Richland County.
ABC Columbia, WOLO-TV, would like to thank you, our viewers, for helping to make our first food drive for the Harvest Hope Food Bank a success.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)--It may not be O.J., but it is big enough to turn this sports-crazed city into a news watching bar town.
The 9/11 First Responders Memorial to be placed at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center became one step closer to reality on Tuesday morning.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Casey Anthony acquitted of murder in death of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. Casey Anthony found guilty of lying to investigators.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Miss South Carolina is telling people a pretty big secret. She lost 110 pounds before taking the beauty pageant crown.
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A wildfire that started over the holiday weekend continues to burn in Horry County.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. James Clyburn is meeting with reporters in his South Carolina district.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Educators say South Carolina's new budget adds money to classrooms and school buses and could ease problems in school schools around the state.
As of Monday, three people have died over the July 4th weekend, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. But, officials are working hard on both land and water to prevent any more fatalities.
Happy Fourth of July from ABC Columbia.
It is very important to be safe out there if you're planning your own fireworks show.
Wagener police officer Michael Rushton wasn't just chasing the suspect in four killings. He was also chasing a friend.
Lexington County firefighters are working to determine what started a fire at a home Monday morning.
There are several events for you to chose from if you want to see some fireworks Monday evening.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) _ North Carolina inspectors responsible for checking rides at Carowinds kept records on every problem they discovered during their annual inspections at the amusement park that straddles both Carolinas near Charlotte, N.C.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a man suspected of killing four people in Aiken County took his own life after officers chased him in a car belonging to one of the victims.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) _ The Sumter County coroner says he can't release an autopsy report to a newspaper because he is a health care provider and it would violate medical privacy laws.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia cab driver has been shot during a robbery, and police are trying to determine if the crime is related to two other recent taxi robberies at gunpoint.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say a man wanted in the death of a bystander hit with a bullet during a shootout at an Orangeburg gas station last year has been found hiding in a closet.
