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State reps propose naming interchange after President Trump

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)--Two Upstate lawmakers want to rename an highway interchange after President Donald Trump. State Representatives Jonathan Hill of Anderson and Steward Jones of Laurens filed the bill that would rename the…

Prosecutor appeals overturning of SC's forfeiture laws

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A prosecutor is appealing to the South Carolina Supreme Court a lower court's ruling that the state's forfeiture laws are not legal. Last year, Circuit Judge Steven John ruled the state and U.S. constitutions were violated…

New SC bill proposes GPS tracking of domestic violence suspects

A police officer looks at a crime scene. South Carolina was rated the sixth-worst state for domestic violence homicides in 2019, with a homicide rate 1.5 times the national average. (Nick Papantonis/WPDE) By: Nicholas Papantonis CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — People…

Hands-Free bill likely dead for year

Columbia, S.C. (AP)--A bill that would require anyone using a cellphone while driving in South Carolina to not hold the phone in their hands appears to be dead for the year. The Senate Transportation Committee decided Wednesday to not vote…

Attorney General suing City of Columbia over gun ordinances

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)-- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a lawsuit in the state supreme court Wednesday asking the court to strike down ordinances adopted by the city in relation to guns. In a news release, Attorney General Wilson…

Former Gamecock running for Congress

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)- A former Gamecock wide receiver is hoping to go from catching touchdown passes in Williams-Brice to passing legislation in Washington, D.C. Moe Brown announced Wednesday his intentions to run for South Carolina's 5th congressional district.  The seat…

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