Category Archives: Local News

Road crews are starting to close the eastbound lanes of Interstate 26 from Columbia to Charleston to prepare to use the lanes for a hurricane evacuation route. 

The Latest on Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Nicole (all times local):

The Latest on Hurricane Matthew and Tropical Storm Nicole (all times local):

Strength to Achieve Greatness Vets Incorporated conducted free workshops for veterans’ farmers and those who want to become farmers on Wednesday. The theme of the program is STAG Vets Seeds of Prosperity Farming as a Business. 

As coastal evacuations are set to begin Wednesday at 3 p.m. ahead of the potential damage from Hurricane Matthew, many expect the Midlands to be the place for the evacuees to stop.

The debate will be in a town hall format at Washington University in St. Louis and will begin at 9 p.m. ET and will run without commercial interruption.

Not all the claims in the vice presidential debate stand up to scrutiny. A look at some of them and how they compare with the facts:

Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Yeti. It has many different names, and now some are wondering if the elusive beast has been caught on camera in Michigan. 

A Greenville, GA police officer is being heralded as a hero after he saved the life of a 2-month-old baby.  

An aggressive form of cancer has spread and doctors estimate that LSU’s live tiger mascot, Mike VI, will no longer undergo treatment.