In Brief: 9/25/16
By Mary Ramsey and T. Michael Boddie | Sep. 25, 2016A father and son were killed in Elgin when their car crashed into a home, a 17-year-old was killed in a crash in Lexington County and the president of Allen University was fired.
A father and son were killed in Elgin when their car crashed into a home, a 17-year-old was killed in a crash in Lexington County and the president of Allen University was fired.
The longtime president of Columbia's Benedict College is stepping down, reports of clown sightings earlier in September have been proven false and a man was arrested for beating up his girlfriend then setting her home and car on fire.
A Kershaw County woman was arrested after her young son was found wandering down Highway I, a call from a neighbor led officials to find two people dead inside a Gaston home, and a string of severe thunderstorms brought heavy rain and winds to the Midlands on Monday evening.
Richland County deputies are investigating a suspicious death off Two Notch Road, Sumter County officials are searching for a man who fired shots at deputies and one man was arrested after an argument at a bar on Garners Ferry Road turned physical.
Four people were killed in a bus crash involving a football team from Rock Hill, an autistic teen who was missing was found and Five Points will break ground on its Centennial Plaza.
The executive director of Trustus Theatre resigned abruptly, the director of Richland County Voter Registration and Elections was held in contempt of court Friday and an 18-year-old was arrested over a series of armed robberies in Cayce.
No one was injured in a house fire near Five Points early Thursday, one of the last roads still damaged by last year's flooding is finally reopening and South Carolina officials are looking into taking over sporting events moved out of North Carolina by the NCAA and ACC.
The ACC is moving multiple events out of North Carolina over the state's so-called bathroom bill, a gas leak that forced an early dismissal at Rosewood Elementary was closed and another tropical storm will make for a wet second half of the week in South Carolina.
Police are searching for a suspect accused of shooting a man in a vehicle then taking the car, South Carolina congressional candidates will have chances to appear on statewide public television and Berkeley County officials are asking for the public's help in finding a woman missing since early September.
Shots were fired at a home near Columbia High School early Monday, a 2-year-old was found driving a battery-operated car in the middle of the night, and Publix is recalling apple coffee cakes sold in South Carolina.
Three people are in custody after a string of robberies in Lexington County, an Easley man accused his neighbor of murder from his deathbed and a crash on I-20 killed one person.
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin traveled to Europe to participate in a global mayors conference, three people are injured after a string of shootings at a nightclub in Columbia and a jury awarded a South Carolina woman more than $4 million in a lawsuit against Target.
A Columbia man was killed when a trench collapsed in Camden, a young girl from North Carolina is recovering from a shark attack near Myrtle Beach and an investigation into improper use of scholarship money led to 14 suspensions at Charleston Southern.
Famed entertainer Lady Chablis died Thursday, a man wanted for murder in North Carolina was found dead in a Columbia motel and an intersection in Forest Acres was named after fallen officer and USC alum.
The Columbia City Council is considering a proposal that would cut free parking hours, police have released photos of suspects in an armed robbery at a Chipotle in the Vista and the longtime director of the South Carolina Education Lottery is stepping down this fall.
I-20 reopened after a car fire blocked multiple lanes Tuesday afternoon, former Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd was arrested after an incident at a bar and a 14-year-old was seriously injured in a shooting at Carowinds over Labor Day weekend.
The Richland County Coroner identified two people killed in a murder-suicide. A man was struck and killed by a car while trying to move a fallen tree off of U.S. Highway 17-A. A 3-year-old drowned in a Greenville pool Sunday.