Orangeburg News

A 2-year-old boy is recovering after Randolph County deputies say he found a handgun inside his home, put it in his mouth, and the weapon fired.

Remember the record-setting $587 million PowerballA jackpot from late last year? Time is running out to claim three PowerballA tickets sold for that drawing.

Nikki Haley on Thursday of misusing the state's planes by taking her campaign-paid videographer with her on flights around South Carolina, while her spokesman countered there's nothing illegal about it.

State Sen. Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, who threatened the protest, called Dr. Murrell Smith Sr., the candidate for MUSC's board, a "tax evader" for applying for the lower tax rate available for primary residences for an Isle of Palms home, rather than a home in Sumter, where Smith lives and practices obstetrics.

After meeting with Jackson behind closed doors for about 35 minutes, the four-person Board of Elections & Voter Registration chose the Orangeburg County elections director to lead the $1.2 million office.

Orangeburg, South Carolina -- Orangeburg County deputies have charged a teen they say tried to set a fellow student on fire during class.

The season of Pentecost is a good time to remember those who have helped to grow the church, especially those in our own time.

The Lincoln Navigator that Charleston County Sheriff's Office deputies chased on Monday from Charleston nearly to Orangeburg speeds southward on U.S. Highway 17 near the Ashley River bridge.

A South Carolina man will serve the next 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing two Orangeburg women.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. Investigators say they have arrested a South Carolina man, accusing him of stealing money from his grandmother, along with her electric wheelchair.

Investigators say they have arrested an Orangeburg man who stole money from his grandmother, along with her electric wheelchair.

Orangeburg County sheriff's deputies say 43-year-old Richard Fleener II will have a bond hearing Monday.

A 77-year-old South Carolina man has been arrested and charged with mistreatment of animals after this website's exclusive report on malnourished horses at his farm - including a horse that was left to die in his field.

Cecilia L Boles and Aaron L. Boles of Rock Hill announce the engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Rose Boles of Easley to Brett Kyle Johnson of Easley.

Purva and Pooja Choudhari, twin sisters from Orangeburg, are graduating Friday. They both took all the same classes and hope to go into pediatrics and neurology.

Prosecutors say an Orangeburg County sheriff's deputy was justified when he shot and killed a suspect who was using a shovel in what was called a "threatening manner." The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported that prosecutor David Pascoe has decided that no charges will be filed against Deputy Steve Thompson.

When WorldNetDaily's Joseph Farah first called for "a national day of prayer and fasting" in his April 11 column , his bill of particulars read like an anti-Obama rant: There's a concerted effort to redefine marriage as any union between people, regardless of sex, possibly regardless even of the number of participants in that union and possibly ... (more)

Gov. Glenn McConnell is preparing to run for re-election while a pair of potential challengers weigh bids to unseat the Charleston Republican.

Land at the center of an alleged kickback scheme involving former South Carolina State University officials is up for auction.

Here's what you should know about South Carolina's Mothers of the Years: There are no shrinking violets in the bunch.