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A plan to allow cellphone jamming in state prisons can move forward, the Federal Communications Commission decided Tuesday. The three-person commission’s unanimous vote represented a major win for state officials who have long said jamming is the best way to deal with an inundation of contraband cellphones in the...

11 people have been charged in connection to the death of 9-year-old boy in Pageland, sheriff says. The sheriff said the juveniles and adults will face around 80 or more charges. Emotional, tense moments during House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing in Charlotte on violent crime. Updated: 15 hours ago. |. Many...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD) announced the arrest of a man after a shooting led to one person being injured and a standoff in Hopkins. On Friday at around 5:50 p.m., deputies said they were dispatched to a shooting at the 400 block of...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Authorities have identified a 33-year-old man who died in a Lexington County crash on Saturday night. Corporal Nick Pye with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on Old Orangeburg Road near Chestnut Street. Pye said a 2001 Ford sedan was heading west on...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said one of its deputies was involved in a shooting overnight. RCSD said Sheriff Leon Lott will hold a press conference regarding the shooting at 2 p.m. Tuesday. More details from the department were not immediately available, but WIS has...

Swansea. S.C. (WACH) — The town of Swansea has decided to not accept the withdrawal of Police Chief William Charlton's resignation at the Swansea Police Department at a specially called meeting Monday night. The decision came after an nearly two hour executive session involving the Swansea Town Council, Police...

SOUTH CAROLINA — A man was arrested Tuesday morning following a stabbing in the Hartsville area of Darlington County, according to Sheriff Michael August. Deputies responded around 10 p.m. Monday to a call on Ashland Road regarding a domestic situation. When they arrived, the suspect had fled, and officers found a...

The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) has implemented a significant change to its licensing requirements: only U.S. citizens and permanent legal residents (Green Card holders) are now eligible to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL) in the state. The updated policy restricts the issuance of...

Twenty-five percent of all proceeds on Sunday and Monday this week and next week will go to the victims' families. Residents spoke out about the importance of community. Her grandson survived the storm by clinging to a tree. Woman charged with sexual conduct with minor, officials say. Updated: 32 minutes...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers are questioning why insurance rates keep climbing and what can be done to ease costs for families, while some are accusing insurance companies of discriminating against certain groups. Doug Quinn, a homeowner who testified before the panel, said his insurance company failed...