The number of school-based mental health counselors in South Carolina schools has doubled over the past year., according to the governor’s office and the State Department of Health and Human Services.
Local Living: Take a look at events happening in the Midlands
According to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office, first responders are at Dreher Island State Park working a boating crash in the area.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help finding a missing 14-year-old, said the department.
University of South Carolina officials have announced that former South Carolina Governor David Beasley will be joining the school as apart of the faculty.
A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a 10-count indictment charging three Columbia-area defendants in a child sex trafficking conspiracy, said the Department of Justice.
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the name of the person who died in a single-vehicle collision on Fish Hatchery Road, said the coroner's office.
Multiple railroad crossings across the Midlands will be closed for maintenance and repairs starting on Monday, Jan. 29.
The governor's speech was followed up Wednesday night by the Democratic response.
One thing Governor Henry McMaster wants to see changed in South Carolina is the way judges are selected in the state.
The South Carolina Senate started Wednesday a debate on whether anyone who can legally own a gun can carry their weapon in public. But whether the bill has enough votes to pass in this conservative state is uncertain.
"They screen patients who are uninsured or underinsured, and with an additional million dollars, they could screen more patients. So right now the screening that they have, they run out of screening every year. They have patients calling into their office saying hey can I get a screening and they have to tell them no I'm sorry we don't have any funds to screen you," Johnson says.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) -- Since taking office last year, state superintendent of education Ellen Weaver has been a big advocate of school choice. However, she also has several other ideas about how to…
The Richland County Sheriff's Office is searching for a truck and trailer that was stolen from a parking lot on Garners Ferry Road.
The Tigers home games include ACC newcomer Stanford and rivals NC State and S. Carolina
Another Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center jail guard has been arrested for misconduct in office, says the Richland County Sheriff's Department.
The Southeastern Conference fined South Carolina $100,000 for its fans storming the court after the top-ranked Gamecocks' 79-62 win over No. 6 Kentucky.
President Joe Biden will visit the Midlands this weekend.
The Lexington Police Department is asking residents to use caution in the North Lake Drive and Round Knob Road area due to a collision.
Local Living: Take a look at events happening in the Midlands
Nova Molecular Technologies (Nova) is expanding its operations in Sumter County, says the Governor's office.
One person is dead and one person is injured after a late night collision on Tuesday, says SCHP.
A concerned college student asked police if they'd seen his fraternity brother early one Saturday morning after he'd sent the 20-year-old home from a sports bar in an Uber.
The Columbia Police Department is investigating after a shooting on Tuesday night sent one person to the hospital, said officers.
Gamecocks win at home against No. 6 Kentucky 79-62
