According to the Richland County Coroner's Office, one person is dead and Columbia-Richland Fire Department reports another person is in the hospital after a house fire erupted on Tradd Street in Columbia.
The U.S. Department of Transportation says it will look into flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines that have left travelers stranded at airports across the country amid an intense winter storm that has killed dozens of people
The holiday shopping season — for Mega Millions lottery ticket buyers, at least — is ramping up as officials say the estimated jackpot for Tuesday night’s drawing has surpassed half a billion dollars