South Carolina's longest serving congressman and a leader among House Democrats is heading back to the U.S. House for a 15th term. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn defeated Republican challenger John McCollum.
Tuesday morning, Columbia fire crews responded to the precinct at Earlewood Park Elementary to a report of smoke in the building.
With less than two hours left until polls close, voters are still lining up at polling places to cast their votes. The chairs of South Carolina’s two major parties say the voter turnout could approach record numbers by the end of the day.
According to Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher, 47-year-old Lisa Claudine Fry, of Cayce, has been identified as the victim who died after being struck by a motor vehicle at the 5800 block of Edmund Highway near Pelion.
Tuesday's voting did not pass without any hiccups. According to the State Election Commission power outages were reported at precincts in the Rosewood area of Columbia including Rosewood Elementary and A.C. Moore Elementary.
The ABC Columbia News team will update election results as they come in throughout the evening.
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Officials from the Columbia Fire Department say no one is hurt after a house fire this morning on Faraway Drive.
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The Columbia Fire Department took to Five Points this Halloween weekend and began citing people for not wearing masks.
According to the Richland County Sheriff's Department, Officer Josiah McComb was responding to a domestic incident when his vehicle was shot at by the suspect upon arriving on scene.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department says they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that took place Monday afternoon. Authorities say the incident occurred around 1:40 p.m. at 2500 block of Marathon Drive.
According to Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker, 18-year-old Caleb Browder, a senior at Sumter High School, was pronouced dead on the scene of a motor vehicle accident that took place Sunday evening.
Richland County Coroner Gary Watts has released the name of a man who died in a motor vehicle collision Sunday.
On Monday, Molina Healthcare of South Carolina announced that they will be expanding their Insurance Marketplace to 13 additional counties in South Carolina. According to Molina Healthcare, the 13 counties are Berkeley, Darlington, Dorchester, Florence, Greenville, Greenwood, Horry, Laurens, Newberry, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union.
South Carolina Highway Patrol says a pedestrian was fatally hit by a vehicle in Lexington County Sunday. Authorities say it happened on U.S. Highway 321 South near Busbee Road after 6 p.m. According to troopers, the pedestrian was crossing the road when they were hit.
Columbia Police Department officials are investigating a shooting that injured two men on Halloween on Mitchell Street.
The Sumter County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of a fatal shooting on Utah Circle on Sunday morning.
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LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-- The Town of Lexington is honoring our Veterans. The Town will host its' annual Veterans Day Parade Sunday. According to officials, some downtown roads will close at 1:00 p.m.…
