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Haley, Livingston cite day for military spouses

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Several dozen military members and their spouses from across the state are joining South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in proclaiming a special day for military spouses.

SC Bar Association schedules meeting in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Members of the South Carolina Bar are scheduled to meet in Columbia this week.

New sales office to create jobs in Fairfield County

You may want to revamp your resume. 25 new jobs are coming to the Midlands.

Some Newberry County residents without power

NEWBERRY COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) - Some local residents don't have electricity Thursday morning.

Law keeping SC elderly in homes advances

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislation to help elderly South Carolinians live on their own has advanced in the state House.

Senators debating punishing colleges for books

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Senators are debating whether to punish two South Carolina universities for assigning gay-themed books to freshmen.

SC Senate rejects putting 4K on surplus list

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has tentatively approved a budget plan that makes 4-year-old kindergarten available to thousands of additional poor children.

Miss SC Pushing for Texting and Driving Ban

It's the number one killer of driving teenagers nationwide, a statistic, Miss SC is hoping to change.

Sketch Released in Orangeburg Armed Robbery

Orangeburg County, SC (WOLO)- Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell is releasing a composite sketch of a suspect in an armed robbery on May 2nd. Ravenell says officers were called to a home on Autolane Street on May 2 just after 1 p.m.

Local Government Aid vs. Kindergarten Expansion

Columbia, SC (WOLO)-The South Carolina Senate has rejected an effort to make aid to local government a higher budget priority than expanding 4-year-old kindergarten.

Miss SC urges statewide texting-while-driving ban

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Miss South Carolina Brooke Mosteller has thrown her tiara into the political ring.

Stopping Animal Cruelty

Columbia Animal Services is working to stop animal cruelty and you can help.

House Judiciary OKs ethics reform proposal

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposal that would transform how ethics cases are initially handled in South Carolina is advancing.

SC memorial remembers fallen law officers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Law enforcement officers from across South Carolina are gathering to remember their fallen colleagues.

SC GOP complains about Ervin speech

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republican Party leaders are upset that independent candidate Tom Ervin addressed a group of Republicans in West Columbia.

Chapin Council Protest Accusations Being Investigated

A Chapin Council meeting turns heated as council members walk out in protest.

'Midlands Gives Day' Raises over $700,000 for charities

The Central Carolina Community Foundation's first ever Midlands Gives Day resulted in huge in-kind gifts for local charities, totaling more than $700,000.