Gas tax increase goes into effect today for South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Revenue announced the gas tax will increase by two cents today after lawmakers passed a gas tax increase in 2017.
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Exclusive: Surveillance video captures rescue at Shem Creek following dock collapse
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — ABC News 4 obtained 911 calls and exclusive surveillance video on Sunday that documented the frantic moments after the dock gave way at Shem Creek on Saturday night. Partygoers dropped into the water and bystanders rushed…
Columbia native dies week after hit-and-run crash; suspect rearrested for homicide
ORLANDO, Fla. - Hours after friends and family gathered at UCF for a prayer vigil in her honor Friday night, UCF senior London Harrell was pronounced dead and the man suspected of striking her in a hit-and-run crash was rearrested,…
Possible billions in gold sparks SC mine expansion
KERSHAW, S.C. (AP) - Potentially rich deposits of gold in South Carolina are fueling a proposed expansion of a huge mine that has some excited about the prospect of 250 new jobs in a tiny community halfway between Columbia and…
Cash injection by lawmakers leads to law school tuition cut
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina residents will pay less to go to the state's only public law school next year. The State newspaper of Columbia reports that in-state tuition will fall $5,100 next year at the University of South Carolina School…
Clemson student dies after fall from roof, officials say
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A 20-year-old Clemson University student has died after falling from a roof. The Pickens County coroner tells local news outlets that Thomas Heard Few of Greenville was pronounced dead early Sunday after he was taken to a…
JetBlue to end twice-daily nonstops between Charleston, DC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - JetBlue Airways is ending its twice-daily nonstop service between Charleston and Washington, D.C. this fall. The last flight is scheduled for Oct. 26. The Post and Courier reports JetBlue launched twice-weekly service in 2014 to D.C.,…
Columbia Police searching for armed robbery suspect
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Columbia police are looking for a man who robbed a local convenience store at gunpoint Saturday night. The armed robbery happened at the Gaz-Bah convenience store on West Beltline Boulevard. Officers say a male suspect left on foot…
SC man arrested, accused of embezzling from Town of Pacolet
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - A Spartanburg business man is accused of pocketing more than $500,000 paid to him by the Town of Pacolet to refurbish and repurpose an aging mill building. The State Law Enforcement Division arrested 64-year-old Callis Anderson…
SC woman gets 35 years in boyfriend's shooting death
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina woman has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after she admitted shooting her boyfriend to death. The Spartanburg Herald-Journal reports 34-year-old Amy N. Taylor, of Chesnee, interrupted her trial Wednesday to plead…
RCSD looking for 4 suspects who broke into Best Buy on Two Notch Road
RICHLAND COUNTY,SC (WOLO)-Deputies are asking the public's help finding four people who broke into a local business and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cell phones Saturday morning. The incident happened at 3:00a.m. at the Best buy on…
One person arrested in connection to North Myrtle Beach sexual assault
A 32-year-old man was arrested Friday in North Myrtle in connection to a sexual assault on June 25th, according to a spokesperson for the City of North Myrtle Beach. Derby C. Sykes of Bladenboro, North Carolina is charged with criminal…
Alabama woman Marshae Jones faces manslaughter charge after death of fetus
After Marshae Jones was shot in the stomach, she lost her pregnancy. Now, a grand jury has indicted her for manslaughter in the death of her unborn fetus, while declining to hand up a criminal indictment against Ebony Jemison --…
Woman charged with murder after man found shot to death in Orangeburg Co. home
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC (WOLO)- A Holly Hill woman has been charged after a man was discovered to have suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Sabrina Strickland, 50, is being charged with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.…
Resolution approved to name road after Florence County investigator Farrah Turner
FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WPDE) — The South Carolina General Assembly has approved a resolution to name the Highway 378 Bypass over Highway 52 in Lake City the "Farrah Turner Memorial Bypass." Turner died three weeks after being shot while trying to…
S.C. trooper who died in off-duty incident to be laid to rest Saturday
GREER, Conn. (WTNH) — A South Carolina Trooper who passed away earlier in June will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 29th. Officials announced that visitation and funeral services were being held for South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper First Class…
Columbia native hit by impaired driver in Florida has died
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) - The Spring Valley High School graduate who was hit by a car in Orlando, Florida last weekend has died from her injuries.…
SCDNR offers boating safety tips ahead of the holiday weekend
For the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR), it’s all hands on deck as more boats pepper waterways across the state.
Rapinoe has 2 goals and US knocks France out 2-1
Megan Rapinoe went from controversy to triumph, scoring twice for the United States in the much-anticipated clash with host France to send the defending champions into the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup with a 2-1 victory Friday night.
Riverbanks welcomes new penguin
Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- Just in time for the 4th of July Riverbanks Zoo is welcoming its newest resident. Say hello to Elmer the rockhopper penguin! The zoo released this video of…
