Local News in Richland County, South Carolina

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People and achievements in your community, Feb. 6
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:20:25 -0800

RICHLAND 2 STUDENTS were selected for the South Carolina All-State Orchestra: Sydney Kale, Blythewood Middle; Crystal Lee, Dent Middle; Ebony Patton, E.L. Wright Middle; Hayley Belton, JulieAnne Bennet (2nd chair), Hunter Durham, Sydney Larson, RJ McDowell (2nd chair), Carlton McCormic (2nd chair) and Tom Timms, Blythewood High; Michael Halbook, Daniel Murray and Bianca Walker, Ridge View High ...

Explosion in Lab at South Carolina State
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:04:52 -0800

Orangeburg, SC (WLTX) - There has been an explosion in a laboratory on the campus of South Carolina State University, public safety officials confirm.

Black History Month events
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:00:28 -0800

“HOME: AN EVENING WITH VENNIE DEAS-MOORE”: 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cooper Branch of the Richland County Public Library, 5317 Trenholm Road. The folk life photographer will share photos and stories of Columbia and the Lowcountry, African-American heritage and Gullah culture. (803) 787-3462; www.myrcpl.com

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:

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.

Community Calendar, Jan. 23
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:37:00 -0800

DIGITAL NEWSPAPER PROGRAM: 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Lucy Hampton Bostick auditorium at the Richland County Library, 1431 Assembly St. Members of the S.C. Digital Newspaper Program team, an initiative of the USC Libraries, will demonstrate the Chronicling America website, which contains 19 South Carolina newspapers published between 1860-1922. (803) 777-2249; http://library.sc.edu/digital/newspaper/

Bose Laying Off 200 in South Carolina
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:50:02 -0800

Blythewood, SC (WLTX) - Bose is laying off 200 employees in South Carolina, a company spokesperson has confirmed.

Sleeping conditions probed in South Carolina SIDS cases
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:48:11 -0800

Last year, there were seven tragic infant deaths - listed as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - in Richland County. In 2010, six. In 2009, three. In 2008, the last year for which complete data have been compiled in South Carolina, experts reviewed 27 baby sleep deaths.

Suspect arrested in Molotov cocktail attacks at the University of South Carolina
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:52:22 -0800

COLUMBIA, S.C. (MCT) — A University of South Carolina senior is in jail after police charged him with throwing seven Molotov cocktails at buildings on campus and in downtown Columbia, including the Salty Nut Cafe.

Troopers: Looking For Car In Fatal Hit and Run
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 07:46:50 -0800

Richland County, SC (WLTX) - South Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said one person is dead after a crash on I-20 in Richland County.