Biden funded new factories and infrastructure projects, but Trump might get to cut the ribbons
All that's left is for President-elect Donald Trump to put his name on it — if he wants.
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Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans are 'ready to deliver' on Trump's agenda
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are “ready to deliver” President-elect Donald Trump's agenda after his election victory, insisting the GOP won't make the mistakes of last time and will be much better prepared for a second-term Trump White House.
South Carolina does not set a date for the next execution after requests for a holiday pause
South Carolina's Supreme Court has not set a date for the state's next execution after lawyers for four inmates out of appeals asked them to postpone deaths until after Christmas and New Year's.
South Carolina lab recaptures 5 more escaped monkeys but 13 are still loose
Employees at a South Carolina compound that breeds monkeys for medical research have recaptured five more animals that escaped last week from an enclosure that wasn't fully locked.
Columbia Town Hall focuses on city improvements this year
Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, City leaders hold town hall to discuss area growth
SCDOT to shutdown I26 WB exit ramp to Bush River Road
SCDOT prepares to permanently close I-26 westbound exit ramp to Bush River Road beginning Tuesday
Fed cuts rates, mortgage rates stay high
The cost to borrow money has gone down slightly after the Federal Reserve approved to lower interest rates by a quarter point last week.
Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish
Donald Trump has said he wouldn’t be a dictator — “except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House.
Monkeys that escaped a lab are a species used for human research since the 1800s
The 43 rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet.
24 more monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina lab are recovered unharmed
More than half of the monkeys bred for medical research that escaped from a compound in South Carolina last week have now been recovered unharmed, officials said Sunday.
Fugitive Arrested -- Columbia hospital employee recognizes murder suspect Nicholas Hamlett, now in custody
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) -- According to the Columbia Police Department, fugitive and Tennessee murder suspect Nicholas Wayne Hamlett has been captured in Columbia. Hamlett was located and identified at a local hospital on Sunday evening. He is in the temporary…
A Cordova woman reported missing is discovered in Orangeburg flood waters
Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office call off search for woman reported missing after her car is discovered in flood water
Annual Law Enforcement memorial honors three new officers lost in line of duty
Law officers who served and died in the line of duty were honored during an annual memorial Friday night.
Bond Referendum for Lex-Rich School District Five will address growth and improve safety, says superintendent
"When it comes to school safety, we seem to always be protecting ourselves against yesterday's school shooting. Our goal is to prevent tomorrow's school shooting and so with that surveillance and monitoring is going to be the key. And for us that's one of the first things off the bat," he says.
Steve Madden company takes action to avoid tariffs
One U.S. company announced plans to change its business operations to avoid President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs.
IRS collects $5 trillion in taxes
The Internal Revenue Service released its 2024 financial report this week.
Racist text messages target Black residents & students across South Carolina
Multiple residents and university students in South Carolina have reported receiving anonymous racist text messages.
Justice Department brings criminal charges in Iranian murder-for-hire plan targeting Donald Trump
The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week's election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect.
South Carolina sets new voting record during 2024 election
More than 2.5 million voters turned out to cast a ballot during the 2024 election which broke the previous record for total ballots casted that was set in 2020.
43 monkeys escape from a South Carolina medical lab. Police say there is no serious danger
Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina but the nearby police chief said there is "almost no danger” to the public.
