Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- John Spratt, a former longtime Democratic congressman from South Carolina who successfully pushed for a ...
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Is South Carolina finally getting a Del Taco? Here’s what we know & where it could be
A popular fast food chain on the West Coast has yet to open up a location in the Palmetto State. Could that change soon?
Paper, plastic, metal: SC app shows what, where and how to recycle
For anyone left with mountains of boxes and wrapping paper after opening their gifts, a state-run app can help sort out ...
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Map: Where minimum wage is — and isn’t — increasing in 2025
While the federal minimum wage has been unchanged since 2009, more than 20 states are set to see an increase in 2025. After the new rates take effect, nearly a dozen states will have minimum hourly ...
COVID Update: CDC Map Reveals States With 'High' Wastewater Viral Activity
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC) shows that over half of U.S. states have either "high" or "very high" levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—in ...
Map Shows Safest US States to Live During Nuclear War
The "safest" states' exposure ranges from 0.001 Gy to 0.5 Gy, compared with the states in the most danger (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota), where ...
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26 states have passed laws restricting gender-affirming care for trans youth
An estimated 40% of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 live in these states, according to MAP and The Williams ... So far this year, Ohio, Wyoming, South Carolina and New Hampshire joined the list ...
Tornado watch issued for Columbia area as severe thunderstorms are forecast to hit SC
The greatest threat of severe thunderstorms in the Columbia area is between 9 and 11 a.m., National Weather Service meteorologists said in a morning briefing. A limited threat of severe weather ...
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SC towns share names with Scandinavian countries. Here's a look at a town with different origins.
DENMARK — On the southern outskirts of the Midlands area — a little over an hour from Columbia — sits a ... Denmark, South Carolina is among a number of towns in the Midlands area to ...
Coroner identifies man killed in fatal hit and run in Columbia; Search for suspect remains
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Richland County Coroner's Office has identified the man killed in a fatal hit and run in Columbia this ...
‘Very loud’ noise overnight in Columbia has explanation, SC fire department says
There was a loud noise late Sunday night in a section of Columbia that’s in Lexington County. Many people went on social media to report hearing the mysterious sound, but few knew that the cause was a ...
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Want to experience geographic history of inland South Carolina? Visit Peachtree Rock.
PELION — Lexington County's Peachtree Rock is about a 30-minute drive from the bustling heart of South Carolina's capital ... provided building blocks for Columbia and other cities around ...