The SC Dept. of Revenue accused Richland County of sales tax fraud. Richland County legislators are calling for the suspension of the recreation commissioner because of corruption investigations. Decided by a circuit court judge, there will be no change in trial date for the officer accused of killing Walter Scott.
A shooting on Wildwood Avenue that left one injured is being investigated by Columbia police. In Irmo, a tree fell on a house, injuring a 17-year-old boy. Another 17-year-old boy has been charged with six counts of attempted murder, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department, after he was involved in a pool party shooting.
A woman was arrested by Columbia police after she was captured via surveillance camera stealing mail from multiple mailboxes at 1100 Wheat Street. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges lifted South Carolina State University's probation and issued full accreditation through 2020. A Richland County heating and air conditioning employee is accused of charging almost $30,000 to a company credit card.
Pulitzer prize-winning journalists to hold investigative journalism workshop for highschoolers, Gov. Nikki Haley vetoes a bill for moped requirements and hit-and-run charges for Medal of Honor recipient have been dropped.
On Monday, a 3-year-old was hit and killed by a vehicle believed to be driven by his uncle. A truck crashed and overturned on Blossom Street outside of USC's Greek Village on Tuesday morning. Shots were fired at Walmart on Garners Ferry Road Tuesday afternoon, resulting in one victim who was taken to a local hospital. Police are investigating the incident.
Two F-16 planes belonging to the South Carolina National Guard collided during a training operation. The pilots survived the crash and the National Guard has resumed operations.
Columbia's own Double Dutch Forces sent their teams to an international competition where they earned several first place titles.
The remains of a South Carolina native were found inside a 9-foot alligator in Florida, WLTX reports.
A Greer man won the $1 million Powerball lottery after giving his own money to a woman outside of the QuikTrip from which he purchased the ticket.
Three police officers and a woman were injured in a North Myrtle Beach chain reaction car wreck.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley ceremoniously signed a ban on abortions past 20 weeks at a Christian school for disabled children.
A hearing was set for Dylann Roof, the man charged with shooting and killing nine people in a Charleston church, around the one-year anniversary of the shooting.
Charles Williams, a member of the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees, was fined $75,000 on Monday for trapping, shooting and killing red-tailed hawks in 2013 and 2014.
An apartment complex in Irmo, South Carolina, was damaged by a fire Tuesday morning. Two were trapped in an apartment but were rescued by a passerby.
The daughter of a USC graduate who died in Operation Desert Storm of the Persian Gulf War named her newborn son after the fallen airman.
The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center held community summit for leaders and young people to discuss community topics such as education and race.
A bill to be enacted in February calls for the legal registration of mopeds and places certain restrictions on the vehicles' use.