Thursday, May 23 2013 8:04 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:04:07 GMT
Defense attorneys for Brett Parker started presenting their case in his double murder trial Thursday.Attorney Dave Fedor told the jury prosecutors have shown "not one scintilla" if evidence that ParkerMore >>
Defense attorneys for Brett Parker started presenting their case in his double murder trial Thursday.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:00:38 GMT
An accounting firm's report into a high school's athletic booster club confirms what WIS uncovered in its investigation. A report released this week showed that two checks were indeed signed by an unauthorizedMore >>
An accounting firm's report into a high school's athletic booster club confirms what WIS uncovered in its investigation.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:40:36 GMT
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.Margie Hamm, 34, was arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse, according to the Columbia Police Department.PoliceMore >>
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:03 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:03:09 GMT
A friend of Tammy Jo Parker testified Wednesday that he was intimate with the 44-year-old while she was married to Brett Parker. The revelation comes just days after Brett Parker admitted he had a girlfriendMore >>
A friend of Tammy Jo Parker testified Wednesday that he was intimate with the 44-year-old while she was married to double-murder suspect Brett Parker.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:32 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:32:46 GMT
One person was taken to the hospital Thursday night after a house fire in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the home on Haverford Circle off Monticello Road just before 11 p.m.No additionalMore >>
One person was taken to the hospital Thursday night after a house fire in Columbia.More >>
COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
Ricky West is a young entrepreneur who visits private and public schools around the state.
He said a federal grant allows him into classrooms to teach students advanced technology skills. We found him at Center for Learning in Columbia.
West's business is called Tiny Techz.
"Passion driven program for students who don't typically have the resources to be more tech savvy," he explained. "All this came from a passion to break that barrier of the digital divide."
It's a passion he said first started at age 10, playing with computers, but not really tapping into their potential, or his own, until college.
Now 28, he's giving back
"You can be a web developer, web master or application engineer," he told the kids, getting the next generation prepared for growing tech careers.
"It's the Internet," he explained. "You can expand your knowledge to go to the greatest depths of the world from your own computer in front of you."
It's working. 10-year-old Christina Atkinson said West inspired her to become a web designer.
"When he came he taught me how to make my own web site, how to make my own stories and now I'm getting better at it," she said.
"To see third and fourth graders say, 'Wow, this is what technology is about,' it just proves my purpose," said West.
He's using his purpose to help them find theirs. West said his other passion is helping adults learn advanced computer skills.
"I want them to follow their dreams," he said. "Technology is infused in everything."
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:03 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:03:09 GMT
A friend of Tammy Jo Parker testified Wednesday that he was intimate with the 44-year-old while she was married to Brett Parker. The revelation comes just days after Brett Parker admitted he had a girlfriendMore >>
A friend of Tammy Jo Parker testified Wednesday that he was intimate with the 44-year-old while she was married to double-murder suspect Brett Parker.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 12:16 AM EDT2013-05-24 04:16:57 GMT
Time gives way to new realities but it hasn't dampened Sarah Hackett's spirit. She recalled her excitement about bringing a new life into the world in December of 2010."We were expecting our first childMore >>
Time gives way to new realities but it hasn't dampened Sarah Hackett's spirit. She recalled her excitement about bringing a new life into the world in December of 2010.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:32 PM EDT2013-05-24 03:32:46 GMT
One person was taken to the hospital Thursday night after a house fire in Columbia. The Columbia Fire Department was called to the home on Haverford Circle off Monticello Road just before 11 p.m.No additionalMore >>
One person was taken to the hospital Thursday night after a house fire in Columbia.More >>
The South Carolina Senate has approved a budget amendment that allows for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of road and bridge construction.More >>
The South Carolina Senate has approved a budget amendment that allows for hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of road and bridge construction.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:40 PM EDT2013-05-24 01:40:36 GMT
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.Margie Hamm, 34, was arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse, according to the Columbia Police Department.PoliceMore >>
A Columbia woman has been arrested after a child in her care died over the weekend.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:04 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:04:07 GMT
Defense attorneys for Brett Parker started presenting their case in his double murder trial Thursday.Attorney Dave Fedor told the jury prosecutors have shown "not one scintilla" if evidence that ParkerMore >>
Defense attorneys for Brett Parker started presenting their case in his double murder trial Thursday.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:00 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:00:38 GMT
An accounting firm's report into a high school's athletic booster club confirms what WIS uncovered in its investigation. A report released this week showed that two checks were indeed signed by an unauthorizedMore >>
An accounting firm's report into a high school's athletic booster club confirms what WIS uncovered in its investigation.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:45 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:45:48 GMT
No one enjoys long wait times and scheduling struggles that can come with going to the doctor's office. But now legislators and doctors are supporting a new high-tech alternative to the office visit.Dr.More >>
No one enjoys long wait times and scheduling struggles that can come with going to the doctor's office. But now legislators and doctors are supporting a new high-tech alternative to the office visit.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:18 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:18:58 GMT
People in Camden are complaining about a traveling zoo exhibit that stopped at a city shopping center. They say the exotic animals' cages are too small, and the wild animals shouldn't be in cages at all.More >>
People in Camden are complaining about a traveling zoo exhibit that stopped at a city shopping center.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:02 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:02:04 GMT
The Honor Flight program started as a way to get World War II veterans to Washington but as the years passed, the focus shifted to Korea. It was an ideological war, stuck between the glory of World WarMore >>
The Honor Flight program started as a way to get World War II veterans to Washington but as the years passed, the focus shifted to Korea.More >>
Ricky West works with student in Tiny Techz program
