It sounds to good to be true and Kershaw county sheriff's say that's exactly what it is. A check is being sent to area residents congratulating them on a sweepstakes win, officials say is designed only for them to lose.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — White House hopeful Michele Bachmann is calling on President Obama to apologize to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after remarks caught by an open microphone at a summit in France last week.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is celebrating a bequest of $863,000, the single largest gift in its 37-year history.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sixteen Latin American and Caribbean nations have asked to join the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit against South Carolina's new illegal immigration law.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison in the shooting death of a son who rushed into a store the suspect was robbing to protect his mother.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina regulators will discuss the proposed merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy at a hearing next month.
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — A Gaston County jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the death of a 17-year-old woman whose body was found in South Carolina.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) _ A Richland County deputy who was not charged in a fatal wreck this summer was at fault in four other wrecks while working as a Sumter County deputy a decade ago.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is celebrating a bequest of $863,000, the single largest gift in its 37-year history. Zoo officials said Tuesday that Melinda Poole Grizzell, who died in January, provided for the gift. They say Grizzell moved to South Carolina from San Diego 20 years ago and was a constant supporter of the zoo.
On Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m., ABC Columbia will be participating in a nationwide Emergency Alert System test conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission. The test is designed to check the proficiency of disseminating emergency information nationwide on a timely basis.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Furman University is receiving a $2 million grant from The Duke Endowment to expand its fine arts program and strengthen its ties to the Greenville community.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's book will be out Jan. 3.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A Richland County deputy who was not charged in a fatal wreck this summer was at fault in four other wrecks while working as a Sumter County deputy a decade ago.
KINGSTREE, S.C. (AP) — Williamsburg County has withdrawn its request for an application to build a landfill to handle 400,000 tons of garbage a year.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An Italian citizen who spent more than three years on the run after he was charged in a cocaine conspiracy that included Thomas Ravenel plans to admit he provided cocaine to the former South Carolina treasurer.
Steve Spurrier says quarterback Connor Shaw should play this Saturday against Florida. Shaw suffered a concussion a concussion at the end of the Arkansas game. ABC Columbia's Tim Hill has a recap to today's weekly press conference from Williams-Brice Stadium.
Want to spread Christmas cheer by helping local people in need? The Salvation Army of the Midlands and Toys for Tots still need volunteers to assist at the Christmas warehouse which will be held at the Ruff Building at the SC State Fairgrounds (1200 Rosewood Drive).
A former Columbia city councilman is back home after serving nine months in federal prison for tax evasion.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Sheriff Chuck Wright says the justice system failed a Spartanburg County deputy who was shot and wounded while chasing a suspect.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Police have identified a runner who collapsed and died during the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in Savannah as a 58-year-old South Carolina man.
