A law enforcement veteran who served as police chief in Columbia for more than a decade will be the interim chief of the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety.
Former University of South Carolina President Bob Caslen who resigned after less than two years in the wake ofย a plagiarism and misidentification controversyย during a commencement speech called taking the job the biggest regret of his life in a newspaper interview.
โWe want to have every tool at our disposal so we can make the decision locally on how to best forward as to how it pertains to our students and school district, "said Alvin Pressley, superintendent of Newberry County School District.
UPDATE: The Columbia Police Department says Michael McClellan has been taken into custody, accused of setting fire to a vacant home on Beaumont Avenue.ย
According to Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart, a gang member from Columbia pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department says a local scrap metal business owner was arrested for violating a recently passed law regarding catalytic converters.
The Richland Northeast High School principal says no students or staff were injured during a fire at the school this morning. The Columbia Fire Department says an HVAC unit caught fire on the roof and caused smoke to go inside the building.
The American Red Cross is looking for people to help donate blood. Officials say a sharp drop in blood donor turnout has contributed to the lowest post-summer blood inventory level in six years.