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The company will move to Aynor, S.C., near Myrtle Beach, John McNamara, Vice President of Sales at PTR told Fox CT reporter Tony Terzi.

Vice President Joe Biden is hailing Frederick Douglass for his work to bring about equal justice, leading a series of tributes at the unveiling of a statue of the 19th-century orator and writer.

MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. - Federal authorities are celebrating a successful prosecution of a motorcycle gang in South Carolina.

U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles is gathering with officials from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for a news conference Wednesday in Columbia.

The Lexington County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of 75 gallons of fuel that was taken from a truck parked in a parking lot.

The funeral service for Barry Roger Sharrock will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, 170 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210, where Barry was a member of the Vestry and the Choir.

A change of command ceremony will welcome Lt. Col. Michael Standish as the new leader of the Army Recruiting Battalion based in South Carolina.

Finding the right path in life can be hard, especially for young teens. Gang life can be an outlet for many looking to belong.

That was the pitch line that led to a senior investing $20,000 in a private company that turned out to be a ponzi scheme, bilking investors of more than $1.2 million.

A Columbia firefighter rushing to a call during a thunderstorm left a pot of grease on a stove that caused a blaze in the kitchen of a fire station.

The Springdale Police Department is asking for the community's help in identifying suspects involved in setting a fire at the Cambridge Plaza.

Columbia emergency officials have evacuated the Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardons Services' office in downtown Columbia after a suspicious item was found inside.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating after a West Columbia police officer shot and killed a man with a handgun Monday night.

"I'm sure he's embarrassed and won't do it again," said Jenkins, who didn't identify the firefighter.

COLUMBIA, SC A major route in and out of Columbia will close to traffic for up to 15 minutes Wednesday evening.

Former Whitfield County Schools superintendent Katie Brochu is leaving her position as superintendent of Richland School District Two in Columbia, S.C. The Richland School District Two Board of Education granted Brochu her release effective July 1. She has been the district's superintendent since July 2010 and had one year remaining on her ... (more)

Starting July 1, the thousands of people and organizations that use city parks will be paying more to swim, golf, play tennis or soccer and to rent park facilities for their events or civic meetings.

It isn't easy to justify ignoring a chance to lower power bills, reduce reliance on fossil fuels and chip away at air pollution.

COLUMBIA, S.C. Legislators said Monday that a tentative agreement could provide $800 million for road and bridge work across South Carolina without raising taxes.

USC's undergraduate tuition will increase at an overall average of 3.15 percent, the school's board of trustees announced Monday.