Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won’t show up if they’re not asleep. Others who call the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline wonder if St. Nick will be able to find them.
From department stores to grocery stores, most retailers across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours.
A man has been charged with murder after a verbal argument turned deadly on Saturday night, marking the 26th homicide in Richland County this year.
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Thanks to the generosity of the local community on Monday, Dec. 22, the Columbia-Richland Fire Department began distributing food collected during its Firefighters Feeding Families Campaign.
Monday, Dec. 22, officials with the South Carolina State Guard announced the results of operation One-South Carolina.
SC Highway Patrol says a driver is dead following a wreck in Sumter on Saturday.
SC Highway Patrol says a driver is dead following a two-vehicle collision in Lexington on Saturday.
A Swansea man pled guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms, according to the Justice Dept.
Drivers asked to use caution when traveling on Sunset Boulevard after three vehicle collision.
South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley announced that Alicia Tournebize (pronounced al-EE-see-uh TOR-nah-beez) (Charmeil, France / Lycee Alain Fournier) has signed a financial aid agreement to attend the University and play for the Gamecocks.
SCDOT will close and detour the Lorick Road bridge over North Branch in Richland County for repairs.
Richland County deputies say one person was arrested in connection with a shooting that happened over the weekend.
According to Orangeburg County Coroner Sean Fogle, 70-year-old Sarah Johnson died in a house fire on Harrison Avenue on Saturday.
According to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office, 14-year-old Phath Desha Westbrooks has returned home safely after running away from home Saturday.
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A 19-year-old has been arrested for carrying a weapon on SC State campus, says SLED.
Columbia Police need your help identifying a woman accused of shoplifting at a liquor store.
A man has been arrested in relation to a kidnapping and rape, according to RCSD.
Dropping temperatures across the state have prompted the American Red Cross to release their annual advisory, reminding families to ensure they are heating their home safely this Winter.
Lexington Police are searching for a person accused of taking merchandise from ULTA Beauty earlier this month, say officers.
Officials with the U. S. Attorney's Office for the District of South Carolina and the Richland County Sheriff's Department announced federal charges against 34-year-old Jonathan Felkel after he admitted he shot at his neighbor -- because the neighbor is Black.
The upcoming session at the State House begins January 16, and lawmakers have pre-filed hundreds of bills.
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An annual report about the infant mortality rate has been released by the SC Department of Public Health.
