Fairfield County deputies say eight gang members waiting in a parking lot to ambush a drug dealer decided to follow the owner of the store home and attack him instead.Investigators told WIS-TV ( http://bit.ly/psUUIO) that seven of the men were arrested over the past few days and an eighth is being sought on a murder charge.Deputies say the men waited for a drug dealer they planned on robbing in th...

Mark Quinn, host of “The Big Picture,” ETV’s program that aired on TV and radio, has left the station to become the director of public and member relations at the Electric Co-Operatives of South Carolina.Taped episodes of the program will air through the summer, ETV’s Rob Schaller said. A replacement will be named. Staff reports

A hostage hiding in a North Carolina bank secretly helped police during a standoff with a teenager who was shot dead after slowly emerging from the building holding a gun to the head of one of his captives, authorities said.The gruesome final scene after three tense hours in the quiet suburban town played out live on television Thursday during the dinner hour. None of the hostages nor any of the o...

Sugary, high-alcohol energy drinks that are popular with college students who want to get drunk quickly and cheaply came under renewed scrutiny Monday as investigators announced that nine freshmen had been hospitalized after drinking them at an off-campus party.Several states are considering outlawing the drinks and at least two universities have banned them from campus while the Food and Drug Adm...

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...

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...

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...

The three Democrats vying to become governor of South Carolina are meeting on the state's coast to debate how best to help the state's economy.State Superintendent of Education Jim Rex and state Sens. Robert Ford and Vincent Sheheen meet Thursday evening in a debate at Coastal Carolina University in Conway.The Republican candidates were in Florence earlier this week to discuss the same issue.The d...

With only a week to go before the South Carolina primary, the three Democrats who would be governor are debating on the state's coast.State Education Superintendent Jim Rex, state Sen. Vincent Sheheen and state Sen. Robert Ford meet in a debate being televised Tuesday evening by WCSC-TV in Charleston.The three are seeking the Democratic nomination for governor to replace Mark Sanford. Sanford is s...

Democrats and Republicans hoping to be South Carolina's next governor will face off for a debate in the state capital.The Palmetto Family Council event will be broadcast on Tuesday on WIS-TV in Columbia beginning at 7 p.m.The four Republican candidates will take the stage first followed by three Democrats.It's one of dozens of public debates candidates have had since the race began last year.The R...

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