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"At best, it has the appearance of impropriety," said John Crangle with Common Cause. "At worst, it's a corrupt process."
Crews working on The Broad River Road bridge say it will remain closed at least until noon on Thursday.
Fire investigators in Sumter say a fire at an apartment complex that left 19 people without a home was arson.
Voters will be asked in November whether the governor and lieutenant governor should run together, but the change wouldn't take place until 2018.
The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill meant to prevent in future elections the chaos that resulted in nearly 200 candidates being tossed off June primary ballots.
The Army is replacing the first female commander of its prestigious drill sergeant school just days after it lifted her unexplained suspension.
The Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office is asking for the community's help in locating a man wanted in the theft of a vehicle, according to sheriff's deputies.
Amazon says it is hiring hundreds of employees for its open warehouse in West Columbia and its planned facility in Spartanburg.
Bond was set at $1092.50 for a door-to-door salesman charged with third-degree assault and battery in an incident on Huckabee Mill Road on Monday.
If you purchased a Mega Millions ticket from Quik Mart of Bishopville #1 at 310 N. Main St. in Bishopville, you might be $1 million richer today.
The police officer who pulled over Gayle McCaffrey's husband the day his wife was reported missing said he saw a gun sitting in McCaffrey's truck. The traffic stop was on March 18, just hours before Robert McCaffrey alerted authorities to his wife's disappearance.
NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch $50,000 for reckless driving on pit road at Darlington and a post-race altercation with Ryan Newman's crew members.
Authorities say a man has survived after being struck by lightning in Pawleys Island.
An infamous political rant starring state Sen. Jake Knotts that drew a strong rebuke from Gov. Nikki Haley, the state Republican Party, and the Lexington County Republican Party has leaked to the Internet.
Underage drinking is not a new problem in Columbia's Five Points, but police officers have been targeting the area in an effort to curb crime and help prevent potentially violent and deadly crimes from happening.
At least three cars were involved in an accident on Interstate 26 near Malfunction Junction, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Clemson freshman running back Mike Bellamy was ruled academically ineligible and won't return to school next fall.
The Fairfield County School District is being sued by the family of a 14-year-old girl who accused three of her fellow classmates of sexually assaulting her in class back in March.
City staff has recommended Columbia City Council approve zoning changes that would make it easier to convert the old Palmetto Center into student dorms. But meanwhile, there are new signs of economic vitality elsewhere on the city's Main Street.
Darius and Lewis Hall started life under the same roof. The two brothers are only three years apart. After college, they found themselves together again, but this time as roommates.
USC's Alumni Association is planning to put down roots in Columbia's Vista, according to a sales agreement city council plans to review.
If you know anything about the town of Little Mountain, then you know it is the home of their annual reunion.
A South Carolina doctor has been arrested and charged with assault and battery in the second degree after a patient of his complained that he touched her inappropriately in November, 2011.
Columbia cops are still looking for a motive in a fatal shooting on North Main Street back in April of 2012.
An 84-year-old woman tried unsuccessfully to fend off three robbery suspects from her home using her cane, according to the Columbia Police Department.
Gov. Nikki Haley is demanding that South Carolina state senators cut more taxes.
The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety is still investigating a fatal accident that killed one person Monday morning on Columbia Road.
As state lawmakers mull an appeal of an ethics case against South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a state representative asked Tuesday that a legislative panel reconsider its decision dropping charges against the first-term Republican.
Passengers need to allow more time at the airport if they are traveling out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
A Newberry teenager has been arrested and charged in the 2009 shooting of a cab driver. James Ojore Tribble, 19, was charged with attempted murder and armed robbery after the victim identified him in a photo lineup.
Daley Jackson makes tickling the ivories look effortless, but it's easy to hear how difficult it is being an accomplished piano player. At least it is for most of us.
A man is recovering from a stab wound he received during a robbery attempt Monday night.
More than 20 different species of butterflies are in bloom at the EdVenture Museum in the Capital City.
As co-owner of Anytime Fitness in Irmo, Radley West makes it her job to help clients look and feel better. But this week, she's taking that idea to a whole new level.
According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, one of the stars from the History Channel's show "Swamp People" died Monday morning.
Three teens have been arrested and two more are still being sought in connection with a Monday morning home burglary.
Crime in Five Points is always a concern. Last week, a drunk driver hit and killed a young man. That incident is a reason why Columbia Police are targeting over-indulgence and underage drinking in the area.
Several storms, watches, and warnings effected parts of the Midlands on Monday afternoon.
The would-be new pastor of Darian Baptist Church and his mother were laid to rest on Monday following the Interstate 20 accident that killed them one Sunday morning.
A candidate on his way to winning a Lee County Democratic Party primary took himself off the ballot after he says the state party certified him as a candidate even though he filed incorrectly.
Riders of the Central Midlands Regional Transportation Authority are just beginning to digest the cuts and reductions in services that were made in order to keep the entire system running.
A Rock Hill man is facing charges after police say he beat his girlfriend's son over an unflushed toilet.
A 30-year-old woman is sentenced to spend 11 years in prison after driving under the influence when she struck and killed a worker on Interstate 85 a year ago.
A three-judge federal panel is throwing out a lawsuit accusing South Carolina election officials of breaking federal law by sending partial ballots to overseas voters.
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul says he will put an end to his "active campaigning" for the nomination for president.
Two men who are already in jail in connection with a separate homicide case have been charged with killing a 24-year-old Columbia woman.
The Forest Acres Police Department is investigating two separate burglaries that occurred in the past week involving a Mercedes-Benz.
The Lexington Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in identifying two suspects involved in an armed robbery that occurred at a local business.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal accident on U.S. 378 near the Richland/Sumter County line.
Jimmie Johnson broke free on a restart three laps from the end in the Southern 500 and held on Saturday night to give Hendrick Motorsports its 200th Sprint Cup victory.
A Midlands grandmother has her sights set on a master's degree now that she's earned her bachelor's at the age of 60. The road to her four-degree wasn't easy, though, she needed brain surgery to get rid of a debilitating condition that kept her from going to college in the first place.
An 84-year-old Rock Hill man has died after he fell off a tractor while he was mowing grass on his farm.
A retired Sergeant 1st Class stationed at Fort Jackson is up for an award after a successful 170 combat patrols and many years in the service.
A South Carolina woman was killed during a paragliding accident in California.
South Carolina's governor and education superintendent are heading to Greenville to celebrate a bill that supporters say will strengthen and expand charter schools statewide.
The USC baseball game against Georgia scheduled for Sunday afternoon has been rained out.
Investigators say two people found dead in a ditch beside a wrecked car in Hardeeville both suffered gunshot wounds to the head.
A homeless man charged with murder in the death of his friend and the dismembering of his body says he can't remember much about the crime.
They're remembering a dramatic but oft forgotten chapter of American history on the South Carolina coast.
A man drowned during a church picnic at Lake Hartwell on Saturday, according to the Anderson County Coroner's Office.
Johnny Ray Noble is pastor at Second Nazareth Baptist Church in Columbia. He said he wasn't surprised by President Barack Obama's stance on gay marriage.
Law enforcement officers have caught up with an armed robbery suspect they were searching for Friday night in Newberry County.
The chairman of the Democratic National Convention is speaking to the party faithful in South Carolina.
A state budget plan that boosts employees' paychecks, increases money to public schools and hires law enforcement officers is up for debate this week on the Senate floor.
Columbia's top cop is hoping he can pick up some security tips during a trip to Israel.
South Carolina voters are almost out of time to register to vote in the state's primary elections.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department is investigating a double shooting at a nightclub early Saturday morning.
Needless to say, the controversial cover of Time magazine is eye-catching.
Zinah JenningsProsecutors may have a difficult time proving Zinah Jennings neglected her son, Amir.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad is investigating a suspicious device that supposedly fell from a trash can.
A creative group of midlands teens are practicing for a big competition later this month. They will square off against some of the brightest minds from all over the world.
The Salvation Army of the Midlands is settling in at their new facility and is excited to serve the community.
Eighth graders at Lexington Middle School learned an important lesson in dreams, the future, and decision-making through a program called "Shattered Dreams."
Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell is asking for the community's help in locating a truck and three-car trailer that was hauling a motorcycle and a pickup truck.
An elderly man had a heart attack causing him to run through a stop sign Wednesday afternoon and cause a three-vehicle accident that took the lives of two people, including himself, according to the Highway Patrol.
A Republican activist has asked the full House to reconsider ethics charges against South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.
The West Columbia Police Department is asking for the community's assistance in identifying a suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he's gone faster at every track he's raced at this season - and he's certain Darlington Raceway won't be any different.
A WIS viewer recently found a female beagle in Red Bank, in the Spring Knoll subdivision behind White Knoll High School.
A Sumter woman came home from grocery shopping with dinner and a special announcement.
An attorney is abandoning his effort to reinstate nearly 200 candidates left off of June 12 primary ballots by a South Carolina Supreme Court decision, saying Friday he is focusing instead solely on allegations the state violated the Voting Rights Act in sending separate ballots overseas for federal and local races.
For almost two decades, Dail Dinwiddie has been missing. The Dinwiddie family is still holding out hope someone out there might be able provide the missing piece that could break this case wide open.
Source: Jeff DiamondSumter County firefighters spent much of Thursday night battling a blaze at a trailer manufacturer.
PASS is a four letter acronym that nearly 330,000 students statewide are more than familiar with this week.
An Upstate couple who had eight venomous snakes removed from their home last month is now charged with child neglect.
Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol are currently working a fatal accident in Calhoun County.
Some Bank of America employees in Columbia will be without a job in about a month.
Rainah Anderson is marrying Chant Craft in about two weeks. Her six bridesmaids' dresses were supposed to be delivered to First Impression Bridal and Formal Wear in Lexington last month.
The Buffalo Bills have wasted little time locking up a majority of their rookie draft class by agreeing to contracts with six of their nine selections.
One last chance to save nearly 200 candidates who were kicked off ballots statewide by the state Supreme Court is in the hands of a federal judge.
Two men were arrested in Kershaw County in connection with planning a bank robbery or armored car heist they called "The Big Lick."
A Richland County Grand Jury has decided that the mother of a boy who mysteriously disappeared almost six months ago will go to trial.
A grand jury will decide if Zinah Jennings' case will head to trial Thursday morning. Meanwhile, Zinah's mother, Jocelyn Jennings, has spent many sleepless nights wondering about her daughter and worrying about her grandson.
While state officials and workers take the day off in observance of Confederate Memorial Day, one state lawmaker has called the holiday "archaic" and says it's time to put it out to pasture.
Some things once seen cannot be unseen. And one of those is this week's cover of Time.
Fired Columbia Police Deputy chief Isa Greene has taken her complaints to a grievance panel. The 32-year veteran lost her job after it took CPD a week and a half to locate the body of South Carolina Hospitality Association executive Tom Sponseller.
An employee of a Sumter tanning salon is in jail, charged with voyeurism after two different women reported seeing someone possibly taking pictures or video of them while they were tanning.
The back-to-back national champion Gamecocks are really in a groove and entered Wednesday night's game against Furman having won 17 of their last 21 games.
President Barack Obama's announcement of his support for same-sex marriage comes on the heels of North Carolina approving an amendment that bans same-sex couples from getting married.
A Senate effort to put candidates back on June primary ballots is dead.
The town of Norway no longer has the Dodge Charger Mayor Jim Preacher had been driving. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety took the vehicle and gave it to the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Department.
On the fence no longer, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the...
An electrical issue near a water heater appears to be the cause of a fire that killed a mother and son in Lexington County late Monday.
South Carolina's June 12 primary should be delayed because a state Supreme Court decision removed nearly 200 candidates from ballots, according to an attorney behind a federal lawsuit over the issue.
Two people are dead after the mobile home they were in early Tuesday morning caught fire and burned to the ground.
The NCAA has suspended South Carolina men's soccer assistant Bert Molinary for his next tournament game for verbally abusing a referee during the Gamecocks loss to Wake Forest in last fall's NCAA opening game.
One of the two teens charged in this week's break-in and subsequent vandalism to Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School is now being charged as an adult.
Some South Carolina students may skip the bus stop and grab a bicycle for the ride to and from school this Wednesday.
Alyssa BellAn employee at a Spartanburg assisted living center has been fired after she was arrested on neglect charges.
Neighbors had their say on whether the capital city needs to change to a "strong mayor" form of government.
Like sweet tea and grits, the Southern drawl is part of our identity. At least It was for Donna Speer. Speer grew up with the classic Southern accent. Except something happened to it.
An ordinance in Kershaw County that would remove law enforcement power from the county sheriff's office and give it to a new county police department failed after no council member motioned for a first reading.
The Sumter County Fire Department says crews tearing down an old building in Sumter hit a gas line causing several buildings to be evacuated.
Interstate 126 is all clear following an accident that caused more than a few traffic headaches for folks leaving Columbia around 5 p.m.
It's a pet owners worst nightmare. If you've ever lost a pet, you know the panic of rushing to make flyers, calling shelters, and doing whatever you can to find them.
A 21-year-old and two minors have been charged in connection with a series of bomb threats made against Eau Claire High School, according to the US Attorney's office.
Figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday show we are hurtling toward a national health disaster. The 20-year forecast does not look good.
Patricia KrentcilThe New Jersey mom accused of bringing her 6-year-old daughter to a tanning salon earlier this month now has her own action figure doll.
A young teenager is dead after he and his friends tried to rob a drug dealer, according to Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell.
The man who killed his girlfriend and her granddaughter will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole despite the fact that the victims' bodies were never found.
Richland County Sheriff's deputies moved into a new facility for their "Richland 1 CrossFit" program last week, and News 10 Sunrise got an inside look at the training Tuesday morning.
The school bus driver who was fired for allegedly driving a school bus drunk and causing an accident on April 19 has requested a jury trial.
Officials are investigating the death of a 2-month-old infant after police say her grandfather rolled over on her while they were sleeping.
A train collided with a log truck Monday night just outside of Lone Star on Highway 267, according to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
The City of Columbia is getting ready to answer a question posed years ago: Should the city change its form of government? The council is set to debate the issue on Tuesday night. And that could end up putting the question before voters this fall.
Today, Joe Walker says he's a changed man. "Now I think positive," Walker said. "I think of how to help people instead of hurting them."
A Columbia man killed along with his mother in a Sunday morning accident on Interstate 20 was on his way to a church where he had just been named the new pastor.
A 14-year old Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) cadet from West Columbia's Airport High School turned out to be one of the celebrities at this past weekend's National High School Drill Team Championships. The first-year Army cadet did it all on one leg.
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating an accident involving a Columbia police officer Saturday morning.
The Charleston County Sheriff's Office deputy who was arrested for DUI early Sunday morning had urinated on himself, a report states.
A rare book that is almost 270 years old has been found in the vault of the Charleston Library Society.
Spartanburg County deputies said plastic testicles hung from the rear bumper of a car lead to the arrest of a man.
A 20 year-old man was killed when a mattress blew out of the back of a pickup truck Sunday afternoon.
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
There will probably be a lot of sore necks Monday morning in South Carolina. Hundreds of people were watching the skies Saturday and Sunday at the annual Air Expo at Shaw Air Force Base.
The USC Baseball team's 12-game SEC winning streak is over.
The South Carolina baseball team is trying to continue its winning streak this weekend in Arkansas. USC won its last 11 conference games going into the match up against the Razorbacks.
Bond was set at $105,000 for a 31-year-old Goose Creek woman accused of hiding marijuana in her vagina. Luwanda Evelyn Dargan was charged with drug possession, unlawful carrying of a pistol and possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a violent felony.
Bond was set at $50,000 for a former sheriff's deputy accused of beating and shooting at his wife. Authorities charged 42-year-old Kenneth R. Winnigham with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature after he surrendered to the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office on Friday.
The first female boss at the Army's prestigious drill sergeant school is being reinstated after she was suspended in November for reasons the Army has never explained, her attorney and the Army said Friday.
The BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation presented a check for $5.25 million to the South Carolina Free Clinic Association (SCFCA) on Friday, enabling the 42 member clinics across the state to have a centralized, integrated and multifaceted support system.
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says lawmakers must try to approve legislation returning candidates to the June primary ballots who were bumped off because of a state Supreme Court decision.
Investigators say they found nothing new after finishing a second day of searching the site near Drayton Hall Plantation for Gayle McCaffrey.
An interstate bridge in Richland County again tops AAA Carolinas' list of substandard bridges in South Carolina, while Charleston County has six of the 20 bridges on the list.
A federal lawsuit has been filed over a South Carolina Supreme Court decision that officials say could keep hundreds of candidates from appearing on ballots for the state's June 12 primaries.
Police say a spent bullet casing fell out of a drug dealer's rear end during a strip search. Authorities say the bullet fell out of 25-year-old Nathaniel Whack Jr. during a strip search after police arrested him following a shooting incident in North Charleston.
The Richland County Sheriff's Department is requesting the community's assistance in locating a woman wanted for larceny.
Authorities say the shooting death of an 11-year-old Greenville boy last week was an accident.
Private letters released by the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point show al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was frustrated with Middle Eastern jihadist groups' throwing their weight behind domestic campaigns rather than focusing on the U.S.
The committee screening candidates to be interim president of South Carolina State University will again go over the resumes of nearly two dozen candidates.
U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, state and federal officials are getting together to mark the 15th anniversary of the Lake Marion Water Agency.
The South Carolina House has approved a new version of a bill overhauling the agency that handles much of state government bureaucracy and financial management.
A deeply tanned New Jersey mother accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter by taking her into a tanning booth pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a child endangerment charge.
The father of the 2-month-old boy mauled to death by a dog in the family's Ridgeville home last month was given a $50,000 personal recognizance bond Wednesday afternoon. Quintin Harold McGrew, 28, is charged with unlawful neglect to a child.
South Carolina's highest court says dozens of candidates cannot appear on the state's primary ballots because of missing paperwork.
Former all-pro linebacker Junior Seau is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.
The Chicago Bears have agreed to a four-year contract with second-round draft pick Alshon Jeffery.
The West Columbia Police Department is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a man who recently assaulted a juvenile.
The search for missing woman Gayle McCaffrey is now being investigated as a homicide, and her husband has been named as a suspect, Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon said Wednesday. The sheriff also said authorities will search a new area off Highway 61 on Thursday.
A New Jersey mom has pleaded not guilty to a charge of child endangerment for allegedly taking her 6-year-old daughter into a tanning booth in violation of state law.
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will, for the first time in Zoo history, exhibit a pair of juvenile Komodo dragons beginning this Friday, May 4.
South Carolina spent more than $535,000 to defend itself in its recent infractions case with the NCAA.
Greenwood is usually a town you only drive through but now, you'll find a reason to stop, shop eat and play in this historic town.
South Carolina's law enforcement community is honoring three officers killed in the line of duty last year.
The baby who inspired a touching "Bucket List" blog by her parents written in her voice and documenting her fight with a deadly genetic disease has died.
The South Carolina House has changed its rules to open up its ethics investigations if probable cause is determined.
Authorities say they are awaiting the results of an autopsy before deciding if additional charges should be field against a Chester man who police say attacked his pregnant girlfriend, who then lost the baby.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed South Carolina kicker Jay Wooten and added 27 players on three-day workout contracts.
A retiring South Carolina senator wants to eliminate about $1 billion worth of sales tax exemptions and invest the money in public education and local government.
The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is investigating a series of mailbox vandalisms in the Platt Springs area.
Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield's home and more than 400 acres went up on the auction block Monday in Newton in a foreclosure sale that was ordered in February.
Columbia Police arrested a man accused of using a knife to injure another man last week.
Hurricane season is a month away and with the Palmetto State under moderate to severe drought conditions, weather experts say some tropical weather could be the perfect prescription for the Midlands.
University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides is calling his trip to face the NCAA infractions committee "surreal," adding that he was grateful the agency accepted the school's self-imposed penalties.
A pet food company has recalled several of its products as a precautionary measure because they may be contaminated with salmonella.
A California man has filed a lawsuit against a motorcycle maker and a motorcycle seat maker after he claims he suffered injuries that hurt his sexual life.
South Carolina's top prosecutor is taking over the case of a former state Health and Human Services agency employee accused of stealing personal information about hundreds of thousands of Medicaid patients.
Authorities say a Beaufort County middle teacher has been arrested after calling a student a "Jew" and dragging him under a table.
Clemson starter Kevin Brady and reliever Matt Campbell are both out of action after injuries this weekend at Georgia Tech.
We're in the midst of prom season, but a prom unlike any other was held north of the Midlands over the weekend.
Greenville County officials are investigating the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy.
The Gamecocks baseball team swept their series with Alabama with a 9-1 win at Carolina Stadium Saturday.
The Gamecocks used late-inning heroics to beat Alabama twice Friday night.
History was made in the Lowcountry as Boeing rolled out its first North Charleston made 787 Dreamliner on Friday. Thousands came out to watch the unveiling of the Dreamliner 787, a plane that took almost 6,000 people to build.
The South Carolina Senate has approved a resolution asking voters whether the governor and lieutenant governor should run on the same ticket, but not until 2018.
McDonald's restaurants in the greater Columbia metropolitan area will offer students taking the South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) Test free breakfast on May 8, 2012.
The U.S.C. baseball team entered Thursday night's game with Alabama riding an eight-game conference winning streak
Letters from Susan Smith, South Carolina's most notorious prisoner, are up for auction to the highest bidder. They are a small portion of the inventory offered by a murder memorabilia business.
South Carolina starting pitcher Colby Holmes will miss the Alabama series after injuring his arm in practice.
The South Carolina House has approved a much smaller bill eliminating less than $11 million worth of sales tax exemptions.
Investors may soon be getting back some of the millions they entrusted with a South Carolina trio that is currently serving decades in prison for a scam.
A Charlotte man is behind bars after shoving a WMBF News reporter, snatching her microphone, and shouting expletives on live television Wednesday night.
A 77-year-old Chesterfield woman is being honored as South Carolina's Mother of the Year.
On the three year anniversary of New York teen Brittanee Drexel's disappearance, her father said some authorities are not doing enough to find his daughter.
Highway patrol is investigating an accident involving an 18 wheeler and three other vehicles.
The South Carolina House has approved a bill cutting personal income taxes.
A Midlands man convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Nebraska in 2008 has been sentenced to 15 to 20 years in prison.
Another abortion fight is looming as part of the debate on South Carolina's 2012-13 budget.
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