Gubernatorial candidates Nikki Haley, Republican, and Vincent Sheheen, Democrat, hold their first televised debate tonight at 7:00pm. WSPA-TV is hosting the debate and broadcasting the event live on television and online. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE DEBATE LIVE ONLINE.

Tom Bosley, the patient, understanding father on television's long-running "Happy Days," has died. He was 83.Bosley died of heart failure early Tuesday at a hospital near his Palm Springs home. Bosley's agent, Sheryl Abrams, said he was also battling lung cancer.TV Guide ranked Bosley's Happy Days character No. 9 on its list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" in 2004.The show debuted in 1974...

Democrats question U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson's description of "dodging mortar attacks" in a new campaign ad.The ad that began airing throughout Wilson's 2nd District this weekend is a third attempt by Wilson to defend international travel that his Democratic opponent Rob Miller calls junkets.It's a new episode as the South Carolina congressman who made himself famous by shouting "You lie!" at President...

WASHINGTON - For Rep. John Spratt, the fallout from a landmark Supreme Court ruling that lifted limits on corporate campaign spending is more than $1 million from five groups based outside South Carolina and unified by the goal of defeating the House Budget Committee chairman.The groups targeting Spratt, a Democrat from York, have lofty, patriotic names, but the one that has spent the most - Citiz...

The Republican candidate trying to replace U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett said Tuesday the Social Security safety net should be phased out for the next generation, a proposal his Democratic opponent called "a terrible idea."In remarks made during the taping of a debate that will air Sunday on South Carolina Educational Television, Jeff Duncan said Social Security should remain intact for those promised...

The father of a South Carolina man suspected of slaying two sisters says his son is mentally ill.Bernard Brand told WMBF-TV for a story reported Tuesday that his son has never done something so extreme. Brand said his son would sometimes go outside their home and wander off, but never as far as the nearly 100 yards away where the two women lived.Williamsburg County sheriff's deputies say 65-year o...

The nominees hoping to lead South Carolina's public schools are debating live on statewide TV.Democrat Frank Holleman and Republican Mick Zais will debate at 7 p.m. Monday on South Carolina Educational Television. The candidates debated two weeks ago on ETV Radio.Zais supports using tax credits to help parents send their children to private school, while Holleman opposes the idea. Holleman advocat...

CNN fired anchor Rick Sanchez Friday, a day after he said on a radio show that Jews control U.S. television networks. "Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company," a CNN spokesman said. "We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well." Sanchez's outburst about Jews came during a rant against Jon Stewart, who often makes fun of Sanchez on his Comedy Central show. Sanchez was being ...

A cashier at an Anderson Hospital has refused to get a flu shot and is suing the hospital over its policy requiring vaccination.WYFF-TV in Greenville reported that Bertha Hunter said she thinks she has the right to skip the shot.AnMed Health implemented the policy requiring employees to get the shots or be fired to reduce the risk of spreading the flu virus.Hunter's lawyer, Charles Griffin, sued t...

Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood leading lady who years later became the oldest Academy Award acting nominee for her role as the spunky survivor in "Titanic," has died. She was 100.Stuart died of respiratory failure Sunday night at her Los Angeles home, her daughter, Sylvia Thompson, said Monday. The actress had been diagnosed with lung cancer five years ago and had beaten breast cancer about 20...

Edwin Newman, who brought literacy, wit and energy to NBC newscasts for more than three decades, and battled linguistic pretense and clutter in his best sellers "Strictly Speaking" and "A Civil Tongue," has died. He was 91.NBC News did not immediately say Wednesday where or when Newman had died, or the cause of death.At NBC from 1952 until his retirement in 1984, Newman did political reporting, fo...

Iran's English language state television has reported that American Sarah Shourd has been released after more than a year in prison.

Rep. Joe Wilson and Democratic opponent Rob Miller have new television ads that take a decidedly negative turn in their race for South Carolina's 2nd District.Wilson campaign officials say the Republican congressman's ad debuts Wednesday.In the ad, a somber Wilson introduces a retired two-star Marine general who tells Miller he should return contributions he's taken from the liberal organization M...

The full transcript of the president's speech can be found at the bottom of this page.Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: "It's time to turn the page." Now, he said, the nation's most urgent priority is fixing its own sickly economy.From the Oval Office, where George W. Bush fir...

If it were a television show, it might be called "Oak Tree CSI."Naturalists are trying to find out what's killing branches of live oaks along the South Carolina coast.The Beaufort Gazette reported Monday that branches dying on oaks throughout Beaufort County.Sudden oak death is a disease that has claimed oaks in California. But that disease hasn't appeared in the Beaufort area and some think the p...

Walt Disney Co. and Time Warner Cable Inc. said Sunday that they have made "significant progress" in resolving their issues over programming fees with less than a week left to renew a pact that feeds TV channels like ESPN into American households."We are now focusing all our attention on a successful conclusion of these efforts prior to the Sep. 2 deadline," both companies said on their websites S...

The first video released of the 33 men trapped deep in a Chilean copper mine shows the men stripped to the waist and appearing slim but healthy, arm-in-arm, singing the national anthem and yelling "long live Chile, and long live the miners!"Only about five minutes of what is reportedly a 45-minute video was released late Thursday by Television Nacional de Chile via the Chilean government.The men m...

Authorities say the bodies of two children have been recovered from a car submerged in a South Carolina river.Orangeburg County Sheriff Larry Williams told several media outlets the children were recovered from the North Edisto River after the car as found near a boat landing Monday.Williams told WIS-TV the child's mother has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident.Neither the names of ...

James J. Kilpatrick, who rose from cub reporter to become one of the South's most prominent newspaper editors and the nation's most widely syndicated political columnist, has died. He was 89.Kilpatrick's wife, Marianne Means, said he died Sunday night at George Washington University Hospital. Means said he was being treated for congestive heart failure.TV watchers in the 1970s knew Kilpatrick as t...

RAEFORD, N.C. - North Carolina police say a 23-year-old man has been electrocuted while trying to steal copper wiring from an electrical substation.Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin told WRAL-TV in Raleigh that William Joshua Reavis of Aberdeen was cutting copper wire used for grounding at the power station early Saturday morning.Peterkin says Reavis was electrocuted and fell 10 feet to the grou...

Watch out, Susan Boyle. Here comes Jackie.A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who was chosen by YouTube viewers to compete on NBC's America's Got Talent stunned the judges and audience Tuesday night with her big voice.Jackie Evancho, of Pine Township, sang Giacomo Puccini's aria "O Mio Babbino Caro" and received praise from the judges and overwhelming applause from the audience.The tiny blonde wore a ...

South Carolina authorities say a man died after being hit with a stun gun during a tussle with police.Multiple media outlets report 39-year-old Andrew Torres was pronounced dead at a Greenville hospital Monday evening, following an altercation that also slightly injured a police officer.Greenville police told WYFF-TV that family members had asked officers to take Torres into custody for involuntar...

From Playgirl to ... politico?That's right: Levi Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, is confirming a report that Johnston is planning to run for city office in his hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, as part of a reality TV show.Wasilla is where Sarah Palin got her start in politics, moving up from City Council to mayor before winning election as Alaska's governor in 2006. Johnston, 20, is the father of Pali...

A South Carolina university has placed its president on an indefinite leave following a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against the school.WIS-TV reports Wednesday that Allen University's trustees also named Pamela Wilson as interim president to replace Charles Young.It's not clear what role university administrator Sonya Melton's lawsuit against Young played in the board's vote on Tuesday.Melton ...

A 12-year-old Columbia boy is in serious condition at Palmetto Health Richland after being struck by two vehicles, including a Columbia Police Department patrol car.Juacqua Strothen was crossing North Main Street near Elmore Street when he was struck by a Crown Victoria being driven south on North Main by Columbia officer Leon Sealy, 61, S.C. Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Judd Jones said.The impact se...

Fire has destroyed a small South Carolina police station where a patrol car was burned earlier this year.Lynchburg Mayor Thompson Isaac told WIS-TV says the fire occurred early Wednesday. There are no reports of injuries.Isaac says police and the Lee County Sheriff's Department are investigating. But he says the fire is suspicious since a fire in March destroyed an unmarked police car.Isaac says t...

Mitch Miller, the goateed orchestra leader who asked Americans to "Sing Along With Mitch" on television and records, has died at age 99.His daughter, Margaret Miller Reuther, says her father died in New York City after a short illness.Miller was a key record executive at Columbia Records in the pre-rock 'n' roll era, making hits with singers Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page, Johnny Mathis and Tony Ben...

The death toll in three days of flooding in Pakistan reached at least 313 on Friday, rescue and government officials said, as rains bloated rivers, submerged villages, and triggered landslides.The rising toll from the monsoon rains underscore the poor infrastructure in impoverished Pakistan, where under-equipped rescue workers were struggling to reach people stranded in far-flung villages. The wea...

In one of the largest viral video ad campaign ever launched, Old Spice swarmed YouTube and reaped rewards. Sales of Old Spice Body Wash reportedly have risen 107 percent in the last month.Nielsen reports that sales of the product pitched by ex-football player Isaiah Mustafa in witty TV and internet ads posing as responses to Tweets from regular people and celebrities rose 55 percent in the last th...

You do it.Your co-workers do it.Heck, even Russ Pate does it. And he runs marathons.“You send an e-mail to someone two doors down at the office,” Pate said. “Before the Internet took over, you would walk down there and talk to them.”