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OnPoint on WACH Fox: Women stepping up & stepping out
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) - This week on OnPoint on WACH Fox, we look at an important annual event that has women stepping up and stepping out. Every year, women from across South Carolina come to the annual Women’s Empowerment South Carolina Conference in Columbia that is hosted by Alpha Media.
About Half of SC’s 3rd to 8th Graders Read on Grade Level. Math Scores are Worse
COLUMBIA — Fewer than half of South Carolina third- through eighth-grade students can do math as expected for their grade level, according to test scores released Friday. State education officials hope to improve scores with a new $10 million program to hire math tutors, improve training and pay for resources. A similar program has helped […]
SC death row inmate wants his attorney to decide how he will die
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — The South Carolina inmate scheduled for execution next month gave his attorney the power to decide how he will die, according to court filings. Meanwhile, the state Supreme Court said it will not schedule any more executions until justices decide how much time should pass between them, according to a Friday […]
First Look - South Carolina: Mercury Rising
COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — Melting polar ice caps, rising ocean waters and extreme wildfires are all side effects of climate change in different parts of the world, but not so much here in the Midlands. It can be easy to assume climate change is their problem, not ours, so...
SC Court of Appeals upholds Nathaniel Rowland’s convictions for murder and kidnapping
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld the convictions of Nathaniel D. Rowland for the murder and kidnapping of University of South Carolina senior Samantha Josephson, a case that garnered widespread attention for its chilling details. On August 21, 2024, the Court of Appeals affirmed Rowland’s convictions on charges...
Everything you need to know about Boar’s Head listeria outbreak
A nationwide listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meat has taken the lives of nine people and hospitalized 57 others in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has deemed the largest outbreak in the United States since 2011. The CDC reported Wednesday six new deaths in New York, Florida, Tennessee, New Mexico, […]
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