The Masters Gives Columbia Businesses a Boost
The Masters may be played in Augusta, but Columbia businesses are feeling a boost from those attending the tournament.
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Local Churches Host Over-the-Top Easter Celebrations
Easter spending is expected to reach $16.8 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation. But spending isn't the only thing that's big. Some Midlands churches are taking the message of Easter, literally, over the top.
Sterling's final appeal rejected; exec off to jail
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The final executive convicted in the collapse of Carolina Investors is heading to prison to serve his five-year sentence nearly a decade after one of the biggest bankruptcies in South Carolina history.
Man charged in 2009 Colleton County homicide
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man serving time in federal prison on a weapons violation is charged with murder in the killing of his ex-girlfriend nearly three years ago in Colleton County.
SC Wildlife Federation creates new outdoor Academy
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A wildlife organization is creating a new program to educate people about the world of nature by combining several of its popular programs.
Fort Jackson general leaving the military
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — The two-star general in charge of the Army's largest training base is departing military life after overseeing the start of a $1 billion building boom and the most intensive revamp of training in decades.
Minor leak forces shutdown of Oconee reactor
SALEM, S.C. (AP) — One of the three nuclear reactors at Oconee Nuclear Station has been shut down.
South Carolina forward Gill considering transfer
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Frank Martin says forward Anthony Gill is considering a transfer.
Ex-mine boss denied permission to leave W.Va.
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A judge says the former superintendent of the Upper Big Branch mine can't leave West Virginia this weekend to attend his daughter's softball tournament.
Power back on at SC nuclear plant
YORK, S.C. (AP) — Power is back on a South Carolina nuclear plant.
Gamecocks P Roth receives SEC honor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina pitcher Michael Roth was named the Southeastern Conference's H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
SC AG finds nothing to prosecute against treasurer
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina attorney general's office says it found nothing to prosecute following an investigation into "pay-to-play" allegations in the state retirement system.
Visitation hits record level where Civil War began
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — They've made more history at one of America's most famous historic sites.
Pet Food Recall
Diamond Pet Foods says it is voluntarily recalling its Diamond Naturals Lamb Meal & Rice dry dog food.
SC man fined $5,400 for neglecting horses
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Summerville man has pleaded guilty to failing to care for animals after four horses were found starving and neglected in a pasture last month.
Carolina Investors
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The final executive convicted in the collapse of Carolina Investors is heading to prison to serve his five-year sentence nearly a decade after one of the biggest bankruptcies in South Carolina history.
$200K bond set for suspect in relatives' deaths
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A $200,000 bond has been set for a Florence man accused of stabbing his wife and her mother to death at their home last summer.
One Suspect Arrested, Another Wanted in Car Jacking
Richland County deputies have arrested one suspect and are searching for another in a Thursday night car jacking.
Suspects Wanted in Richland Co. Burglaries
Richland County investigators are looking for two men they say are responsible for two recent burglaries.
Brothers Arrested After Trying to Pick Up Pot From Post Office
Two Orangeburg County brothers have been arrested after deputies say they tried to claim a postal package containing more than two pounds of marijuana.
