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RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County deputies say 54-year-old Ernest Irby who was last seen on Wednesday morning was found safe. RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County deputies are searching for a man last seen on Wednesday morning, say deputies. RCSD says 54-year-old Ernest Irby was last seen...

Teachers and students in South Carolina have filed a lawsuit against the state Department of Education over the banning of books.

SOUTH CAROLINA — An Anderson County man was arrested late Friday night following a domestic incident that led to a brief standoff, according to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to a home on Samuel Camp Road, where the suspect had barricaded himself inside. SWAT and negotiation teams...

RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WACH) — The Richland County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man wanted for stealing two vehicles earlier this year. Christopher Odom, 38, faces charges from January for felony grand larceny and obtaining goods under false pretenses, officials said. Anyone with information was advised to call...

Another person has been arrested in relation to the multiple shootings at South Carolina State University that killed one and injured two others over homecoming weekend on Oct. 4, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division announced Thursday . Jimmy Lee Thompson, Jr., an 18-year-old from Lexington County, was...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A fire at an abandoned apartment building has been extinguished after erupting early Saturday morning, Columbia-Richland Fire officials said. The department said third-shift crews arrived at the 1700 block of Washington Street around 1 a.m. and began moving through the building, and additional crews...

In an emotional news conference Thursday, three people whose family members were brutally killed in South Carolina and a pair of prosecutors who have been advocates for changing the state’s way of picking judges came together in York County to demand judicial reform and changes in how the state deals with violent...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The office of South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson commented Friday on the year-long prison sentence for a man convicted of killing a University of South Carolina student earlier this year. In a statement provided to WIS, a spokesperson for Wilson’s office said Rosali Fernandez-Cruz’s...

Two suspects wanted for hardware store burglaries in both of the Carolinas were arrested this week in Western North Carolina.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The government is in its 10th day of being shut down, and military families are among those who may be struggling financially next week, if a resolution is not reached. There are approximately 34,000 service members in South Carolina, and on October 15th, military members will be missing...