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DNR study warns 2015 law may be to blame for turkey decline
01/29/2019

DNR study warns 2015 law may be to blame for turkey decline

Wildlife officials warn a recent change in state law appears to be killing off South Carolina’s wild turkey population. The State newspaper reported last week that Department of Natural Resources officials testified to a state Senate panel that hunters are killing too many turkeys, the direct oppo...

SC House committee to consider bill banning minors from entering v**e shops. Listen to the evening's final newscast:
01/28/2019

SC House committee to consider bill banning minors from entering v**e shops. Listen to the evening's final newscast:

Included in the evening’s final newscast: — SC House committee to consider bill banning minors from entering v**e shops — The chairman of the South Carolina Secessionist Party says the group is dissolving. — Conservation group says time is running out for a bill that would allow solar custom...

New report by justice nonprofits argues SC should consider changing its law against former inmates receiving Pell grants
01/28/2019

New report by justice nonprofits argues SC should consider changing its law against former inmates receiving Pell grants

A new study suggests prison inmates should have access to federal resources for college tuition, potentially helping states save money if those individuals stay out of jail once they reach higher education. The Vera Institute for Justice and Georgetown Law’s Center on Poverty and Inequality releas...

SC House committee will take up a bill that places stricter limits on v**e shops, websites
01/28/2019

SC House committee will take up a bill that places stricter limits on v**e shops, websites

A bill set to be taken up in a South Carolina House committee Tuesday afternoon would ban minors from entering va**ng stores and require online retailers take additional steps to ensure they are not selling e-cigarettes to underaged teens. The House Judiciary Committee is discussing a bill which wou...

SC Senate education chairman says he likes ideas of new House reform proposal
01/28/2019

SC Senate education chairman says he likes ideas of new House reform proposal

House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Hartsville, put forth an education reform plan which seeks to reenergize South Carolina’s education system, including teacher pay raises and forced consolidation for some small rural districts. Now Senate Education Committee Chair Greg Hembree, R-Horry, said his chamber ...

Solar groups say time is running out to take up net metering bill which failed on a technicality last year
01/28/2019

Solar groups say time is running out to take up net metering bill which failed on a technicality last year

A South Carolina conservation group says time is running out for the legislature to address clean energy competition in South Carolina. The Clean Energy Access Act came close to passing in the 2018 legislative session and it has been re-introduced for the current session. “We need to finish the jo...

Darlington County deputies investigate fatal shooting of pizza delivery driver. Listen to the evening's final newscast:
01/28/2019

Darlington County deputies investigate fatal shooting of pizza delivery driver. Listen to the evening's final newscast:

Included in the noon newscast: — Darlington County deputies investigate fatal shooting of pizza delivery driver — SC Senate pledges to work with House on education reform — Car chase begins in Anderson and ends in Georgia

The primary route into downtown Conway from the east remains closed for now
01/28/2019

The primary route into downtown Conway from the east remains closed for now

South Carolina’s Department of Transportation expects to complete work on the surface of the U.S. Highway 501 Business bridge in Conway by the end of March. Once work is done on the bridge deck, the structure will be open to traffic and crews will start working on the material beneath. “It’s c...

The report also ranks the Greenville region as one of the worst metro areas in the country for pedestrians
01/28/2019

The report also ranks the Greenville region as one of the worst metro areas in the country for pedestrians

A new study shows South Carolina had the tenth-highest rate of pedestrian deaths compared to population over the past decade. The National Complete Streets Coalition and its nonprofit partner Smart Growth America found pedestrian deaths are on the rise nationwide in its biannual “Dangerous by Desi...

Former SCDOT commissioner accused of trying to destroy evidence, but a plea agreement doesn't give any details
01/26/2019

Former SCDOT commissioner accused of trying to destroy evidence, but a plea agreement doesn't give any details

A former South Carolina transportation commissioner has agreed to plead guilty to tampering with evidence. The Jan. 18 plea agreement, first uncovered by The State newspaper, says former SC Department of Transportation board member John Hardee participated in a coverup to destroy evidence “with th...

Columbia fire officials say housing complex where two men were found dead last week had dozens of dangerous code violati...
01/25/2019

Columbia fire officials say housing complex where two men were found dead last week had dozens of dangerous code violations. Listen to the evening's final newscast:

Included in the evening’s final newscast: — Columbia fire officials say housing complex where two men were found dead last week had dozens of dangerous code violations — Teen charged with murder after another teen’s body was found along an Easley road last weekend — Newly-released Winthrop...

Columbia fire chief's letter describes multiple code violations at public housing units where bodies found last week, in...
01/25/2019

Columbia fire chief's letter describes multiple code violations at public housing units where bodies found last week, including no carbon monoxide detectors

Columbia fire officials say a housing complex where two men were found dead last week has been in violation of international fire codes because it does not have carbon monoxide detectors in place. In a letter sent to the Columbia Housing Authority this week, fire inspectors said units at the Allen B...

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