12 States Now Have High Obesity
A new government survey shows 12 states now have very high obesity rates.
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Sumter Community Gets Ready for New School Year
The Sumter Police Department wants to help both parents and their kids get ready for a new academic year.
Bojangles' Offering Free Breakfast Sandwich
A new deal may have you saying, "It's Bo-Time!"
South Carolinians React to Romney's Running Mate
With just a few months left before the voters head to the polls both Republican and Democratic parties are hitting the campaign trail as hard as possible. Some say Romney choice as a running mate may give him a slight lead here in the Palmetto State.
Woman's Body Found in Rubble of Dillon County Fire
DILLON, S.C. (AP) _ Firefighters have discovered a woman's body after putting out a blaze at a Dillon County mobile home.
EPA finds unsafe levels of metals in a dozen yards
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says unsafe levels of toxic metals have been detected in a dozen yards in a Columbia neighborhood that was once home to a fertilizer plant.
Authorities release age progressed photo of Dail Dinwiddie
Monday, authorities released an age-progressed photo of Dail Dinwiddie, who's been missing since 1992.
SC woman who embezzled $500,000 to be sentenced
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state Hospitality Association's former accountant will be sentenced this week for stealing $500,000 from her employer.
Richland One Teachers Head Back to School
As thousands of South Carolina students prepare to head back to the classroom next week, hundreds of Richland County School District One teachers and staff received a welcome back all their own today during annual convocation.
Deputies Arrest Man Accused in Family Dollar Robbery
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced the arrest of Warren McDaniels in connection with a robbery at the Family Dollar Store in July. McDaniels is also believed to have been the subject on surveillance video getting beat up by the clerk at the store.
Rehearing sought in Native American adoption case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina parents who adopted a Native American girl have asked a high court to reconsider its decision to send her back to Oklahoma.
A costly convenience when flying?
We all know traveling can be a headache, so sometimes curbside convenience is nice, but it will also cost you a pretty penny. Crysty Vaughan explains in this edition of the Consumer Minute.
Sumter County coroner's race loser is now winner
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock may have lost the Democratic runoff for his job by more than 1,100 votes in June, but he is now back on the general election ballot as the only candidate.
Bear Rescued in Charleston from Chained Tree
A bear that has been chained to a tree in the back yard of a home in the Lowcountry has found a new home at Charles Towne Landing.
Report: SC among top 20 polluters in the country
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An environmental group says South Carolina's coal-fired power plants and paper mills are keeping the state among the nation's worst industrial polluters.
Evangelist Billy Graham Hospitalized
Evangelist Billy Graham is admitted to a North Carolina Hospital for a Pulmonary Infection.
Pump Prices Going up at Start of Week
Gas Prices are spiking, up nearly 35 cents over the last three weeks.
MMA Fighter Dies After Fight Streamed Online
A 30 year old MMA fighter dies after a Saturday night Mount Pleasant fight which was being broadcast online.
Former Hospitality Association Accountant Heads to Court
Rachel Duncan is getting ready to head to court this week to face sentencing for stealing thousands from her employer.
Unsafe Lead Levels Found in Columbia
The EPA releases new numbers reportedly finding unsafe levels of metals in dozens of Columbia yards. The EPA believes the source of the contamination could be a polluted fertilizer plant which shut down in the 1930's.
