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Breaking: U.S. Launches Military Strike on Syria

ABC NEWS-- The U.S. has launched a military strike on an airbase in Syria, a U.S. official has confirmed. The official says the airstrikes have been completed. The Tomahawk missiles were fired at Shayrat Air Base in Homs Province, according…

Senate OKs 'Nuclear Option,' Clears Path for High Court Nomination Vote

The Senate has altered the longstanding practice for confirming Supreme Court justices after Democrats today blocked the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch. In order to bypass Democrats’ opposition, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., first invoked the so-called nuclear option.…

Governor's Picks for SC Ports Authority Clear Hurdle

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Gov. Henry McMaster's picks for the South Carolina Ports Authority board have cleared a key confirmation hurdle after again telling legislators their nominations had nothing to do with embattled political consultant Richard Quinn. The nominations come…

Child Advocacy Day at SC State House

[gtxvideo vid='2AsvfYtM' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/2AsvfYtM.jpg' vtitle='Child Advocacy Day at SC State House'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Advocates for the care and welfare of South Carolina's children gathered at the State House Tuesday for Child Advocacy Day. Attorney General Alan Wilson, along with other…

Catherine Templeton Announces 2018 Run for Governor

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - One of the State's top Republicans announced she is running for Governor in 2018. Catherine Templeton made the announcement Tuesday afternoon. Templeton has run the State's Labor Department and the Department of Health. In a release,…

Inside Court: Senator Courson Bond Hearing

[gtxvideo vid='ZtAQFaOx' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/ZtAQFaOx.jpg' vtitle='Inside Court: Senator Courson Bond Hearing'] COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)-- Longtime Republican Senator John Courson is free on bond after attending a court hearing Wednesday in Richland County. Courson appeared before a judge on ethics charges, charges he…

Governor McMaster Names Board of Economic Advisors Chairman

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -  Gov. Henry McMaster has named a former business and banking executive to lead South Carolina's economic advisory board. Edward Grimball of Edisto Island is the next chairman of the Board of Economic Advisors, which reviews and…

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