Allie Spillyards

As a fresh bunch of third graders return to school next month, they'll be facing a new rule when it comes to progressing on to the next grade level.

A 105-year-old woman in Cayce whose community rallied around rebuilding her home after a devastating fire has passed away.

Close to two years after more than 50 dams breached in the October 2015 flood, the Department of Transportation says nearly a dozen privately owned dams still sit in limbo.

Utility bills could soon be on the rise for City of Columbia customers if city council votes yes.

Officers arrested a man on State House grounds Sunday after he admitted to breaking out several windows.

Tuesday night Richland County Council will review a plan to add a greenway along Gills Creek.

An investigation into a shooting between Newberry Police Department officers and a suspect in a small neighborhood in downtown Newberry continues, but police now say they've been called to that area several times in the past several weeks.

Leah Antunes was caught up in life's rush as she doled out 8-year-old Elijah's asthma medication. She said she was lining up the bottles, opening them one by one.

Confusion turned to anger for property manager Joe Taylor after a prospective tenant he'd never spoken to called to move ahead with a rental she found online.

As the world returns to work in the wake of one of the largest cyber-attacks in history, nerves are on edge and eyes are peeled for signs of the "WannaCry" ransomware attack that's targeted 150 countries since Friday.?

It's taken months of planning, research, and a whole lot of paint to get Kershaw County's new Mobile Nutrition Center up and running.

A family was ripped apart Sunday when an overnight house fire left a man and two children dead.

At the State House, lawmakers spent the day debating legislation designed to close a loophole some say allowed Dylan Roof to buy the gun he used to kill nine Charleston parishioners. Meanwhile, those we spoke to were divided over whether the proposed law could make a difference.

Less than a week after Danny Phillips and Shawn Lanier lost their live in a boat crash on Lake Murray, friends came together to celebrate Phillips life.

The town of Elloree in Orangeburg County is recovering after Monday's sustained rain event that lasted most of the day.

City of Columbia water customers could see their water meter replaced with new advanced metering infrastructure starting next year.

In the wake of an attack that left four inmates dead and two others facing murder charges, South Carolina leaders are weighing in on what this could mean for the Department of Corrections moving forward.

After two inmates confessed to killing four others in a maximum security prison, the Department of Corrections says it is dealing with an officer shortage.

When 1-year-old Zion started choking, panic set in.

It was a day of showing off for kids at The Therapy Place in Forest Acres. Saturday wrapped up the debut of the Special Olympics Young Athletes Program.

Need to know what to do if a tornado is in your area? Here are some tips that could save your life.

University of South Carolina women's basketball fans are waking up this Monday morning with that national championship feeling, and vendors in the area are already quick to capitalize on that.

Gamecock fans, if you're still planning your watch party, check out this last minute recipe from Chef Gary Uwanawich.

When asked how long they've called their Blythewood house home, Curtis and Susie Harrison bounce back and forth between 50 and 60 years with the ease and rhythm of a couple that can complete each other's sentences.

Columbia city leaders are looking at a proposal that would raise water and sewer rates in 2018.

The family of a man shot and killed by Sumter Police last December says he was unarmed.

Almost two years after nine parishioners were murdered at Charleston's Mother Emmanuel AME Church, new legislation on the Senate floor promises to close the loophole that allowed the confessed shooter to buy a gun.

A Columbia neighborhood devastated by the 2015 flood is now facing a new fight.

Most South Carolina drivers do not want to pay more at the pump in gas tax, according to a new poll.

A small group gathered on Saturday in front of the State House to speak out after President Trump revoked federal guidelines that allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice.