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South Carolina authorities search for missing toddler
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:22:09 -0800
Authorities in South Carolina searched intently Thursday for a missing toddler who was last seen nearly two months ago, and whose pregnant mother has been charged with cruelty toward a child.
S.C. Democrats to vote for Obama, elect convention delegates
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:32:41 -0800
South Carolina Democrats will formally select Barack Obama as their presidential candidate on Saturday at dozens of “firehouse caucuses” across the state.
APNewsBreak: New search for missing boy
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:00:24 -0800
Federal, state and local police are searching a county in central South Carolina for a toddler who has been missing since Thanksgiving.
Foreclosure closings account for fewer home sales in South Carolina
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:54:22 -0800
Sales involving foreclosure-related properties totaled 10.25% of all sales in South Carolina during the third quarter of 2011, according to new data released by RealtyTrac , a national foreclosure tracking firm.
UPDATE: Search for Missing Toddler Called Off
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:10:23 -0800
Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Columbia police have called off their search of a wooded area in Northwest Richland County for missing Columbia toddler Amir Jennings, just hours after they began their probe.
Ellington's Bucket Gives USC First SEC Win of Season
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:37:01 -0800
Richland County, SC (WLTX) - Richland deputies are searching for a man ... COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Bruce Ellington's driving basket with 1.4 seconds left lifted South Carolina to its first Southeastern Conference victory this season, a 56-54 win over Alabama on Wednesday night.
Community Calendar | Jan. 27, 2012
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:11:41 -0800
FREE FRIDAYS AT THE ZOO: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays through Feb. 24, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, 500 Wildlife Parkway. Richland and Lexington County residents admitted free with valid driver’s license (as proof of residence). (803) 779-8717
South Carolina Primary by the Numbers
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:36:00 -0800
Newt Gingrich won the South Carolina primary handily on Saturday. It was a game-changing result for the Republican Party's presidential nomination process and before the G.O.P. candidates move on to Florida for their next contest on January 31 let's take a closer look at the numbers behind the South Carolina result:
New search for missing boy
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:28:34 -0800
Federal, state and local police are searching a county in central South Carolina for a toddler who has been missing since Thanksgiving.
Officials call off search for missing SC toddler
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:39:55 -0800
The mother of a South Carolina toddler missing since Thanksgiving is pregnant and mentally ill and should be released from jail because she needs medical care, the woman's attorney argued in court papers filed this week.