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Columbia City Council Moves Forward With Cromartie Replacement

Columbia City Council Moves Forward With Cromartie Replacement

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - E.W. Cromartie II has resigned from the Columbia City Council, ending his 27-year run on the elected panel, the longest tenure of any current member.

Man Sentenced to Five Years for Killing Wife

Man Sentenced to Five Years for Killing Wife

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina man has been given a maximum sentence of five years in prison after being convicted on lesser charges in his wife's death nearly two years ago.

SC Legislators to Discuss Driver Vision Tests

SC Legislators to Discuss Driver Vision Tests

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina legislators will discuss doing away with a requirement for driver's license vision tests every five years.

SC Lawmakers Remember Fallen Military Members

SC Lawmakers Remember Fallen Military Members

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina lawmakers are honoring 10 members of the armed forces who died over the past year with a ceremony in the state capital.

6-Month-Old Sumter Boy Battling Brain Cancer

6-Month-Old Sumter Boy Battling Brain Cancer

Sumter, SC (WLTX) - A Sumter family is hoping for a miracle. Their 6-month-old son was diagnosed with cancer just before Christmas.

Archaeologists Discover Artifacts in Darlington

Archaeologists Discover Artifacts in Darlington

Darlington, SC (WLTX) - Archaeologists with the University of South Carolina and The Department of Natural Resources have discovered aproximately 200,000 Native American artifacts at the Johannes Kolb Site in Darlington.

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Woman Charged With Killing Her 2-Year-Old Cousin

Woman Charged With Killing Her 2-Year-Old Cousin

Greenville, SC (Greenville News) -- A Greenville woman is in jail  on a charge that she shook her 2-year-old cousin to death, authorities said.

Truck Crashes Into Columbia Home

Truck Crashes Into Columbia Home

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- South Carolina Highway Patrol investigators say a truck crashed into a Columbia home near the intersection of Creekwood Drive and Edgewater Drive.

Woman Bitten By Alligator in the Lowcountry

Woman Bitten By Alligator in the Lowcountry

Moncks Corner, SC (AP) -- A woman has been bitten by an alligator at South Carolina's Cypress Gardens, but her injuries didn't appear to be serious.

One Dead in Early Morning Collison on I-26

One Dead in Early Morning Collison on I-26

Lexington County, SC (WLTX) - One person is dead after a car accident early Tuesday morning on Interstate 26 in Lexington County.

Cromartie Resigns: What Next for His Seat?

Cromartie Resigns: What Next for His Seat?

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Now that E.W. Cromartie has resigned from the Columbia City Council, how long would it take to find a replacement for his position?

Budget is in the Hands of House Members

Budget is in the Hands of House Members

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- The Fiscal Budget for the South Carolin House of Representatives has made its way to the desk of each member.

Experts to Finish Study of Sofa Super Store Fire

Experts to Finish Study of Sofa Super Store Fire

Charleston, SC (WLTX, AP) -- In a few months, national fire investigators are expected to begin a study of the Sofa Super Store fire in Charleston that killed nine firefighters.

SC City Approves Daytime Curfew for Youth

SC City Approves Daytime Curfew for Youth

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina city has approved a daytime curfew for young people who should be in school.

Publix Recalls Some Seasoning Mixes

Publix Recalls Some Seasoning Mixes

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Publix Super Markets, which has more than 1,000 stores in five Southern states, has voluntarily recalled four kinds of seasoning mixes that may possibly be contaminated with salmonella.

Tolls Being Considered for New SC Expressway

Tolls Being Considered for New SC Expressway

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Officials are suggesting tolls could be used to build a $600 million expressway to ease tourist traffic congestion and provide another hurricane escape route in northeast South Carolina.

Cromartie:

Cromartie: "I Am Genuinely Sorry"

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Columbia City Councilman E.W. Cromartie II has agreed to a plea agreement on federal income tax evasion charges--an agreement which apparently causes for him to serve jail time and give up his seat. Related links: Part One of Cromartie Plea Agreement | Part Two of Cromartie Plea Agreement

Columbia Mayor, City Council React to Cromartie Plea

Columbia Mayor, City Council React to Cromartie Plea

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - As News19 found out, the media was the first to break the news to nearly everyone on the Columbia City Council that Councilman E.W. Cromartie had pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion.

Educator Announcing Bid for SC Superintendent

Educator Announcing Bid for SC Superintendent

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina State University dean is launching his campaign for state schools superintendent.

Experts From the Carolinas Discuss

Experts From the Carolinas Discuss "Turbo-Tourists"

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Tourists who visit the Carolinas and then return later to stay for good is the topic of a forum being held on the coast.

NY CFO Charged With Stealing From SC Company

NY CFO Charged With Stealing From SC Company

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- A Rockville Centre man has been charged with stealing $429,000 from the company where he worked as a chief financial officer.

Cromartie Constituents Disappointed

Cromartie Constituents Disappointed

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Folks in District Two where Councilman E.W. Cromartie has served for more than a quarter century are reacting with shock and disappointment about his tax evasion charges.

Man Stabbed, Bitten During Fight

Man Stabbed, Bitten During Fight

Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- Richland County deputies say one man was stabbed and bitten Monday night after an argument at the Spring Valley Apartments.

One Person Dead in Sumter County Car Wreck

One Person Dead in Sumter County Car Wreck

Sumter County, SC (WLTX) -- The 32-year-old driver of a 2005 Dodge Caravan died after his vehicle struck a ditch Monday morning, highway patrol officials say.

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