Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The House on Wednesday passed a bill it says is designed to make state roads safer. With overwhelming support, lawmakers approved the distracted driving bill.

 

 

CHARLESTON, SC (AP) -- Two Marine Corps jet pilots were rescued off the South Carolina coast after their aircraft went down.

Aiken County, SC (WLTX) -- Officials say a 29-year-old inmate walked away from a minimum security prison early Tuesday morning.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- After spending days in the hospital, a Lexington High School senior spoke about surviving an accident that authorities say was caused by a drunk driver on Interstate-26.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The Columbia City Council voted Wednesday to hold the election for the vacant District II seat on April 6, after E.W. Cromartie II resigned Tuesday after admitting to tax evasion.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) --The city council seat formerly held by E.W. Cromartie hasn't even had a chance to get cold yet, and already three men say they'll run for the position.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina motorists would be fined $25 if they're caught sending or reading text messages while they drive under legislation that won approval in the House.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- In an effort that's being supported by Congressional members on both sides of the aisle, legislation moved forward Tuesday that could create 40,000 jobs nationally.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The unemployment rate in South Carolina is now at 12.6 percent, a record high for the jobless statistic.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina's adjutant general is warning that proposed deep cuts in the state's military department budget will force the closure of many of the state's 70 National Guard armories.