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Yesterday at 9:23 PM  Columbia City Council reconvened Thursday after hearing from hundreds of residents through a series of meetings.

Yesterday at 8:20 PM  The National Hurricane Center says Earl's winds are now at about 110 mph and could weaken further.

Yesterday at 6:54 PM  Officials are seeing a record low in the number of fatalities during the 100 deadly days of summer.  To help continue that downard trend, the Highway Patrol is beefing up it's presence on the road during the 78 hour Labor Day travel weekend.

Yesterday at 5:05 PM  UPDATED 4:05 p.m. CDT. The Coast Guard is backing off its earlier report that an oil sheen about a mile long was spreading following a platform explosion in the Gulf of Mexico.

Yesterday at 4:51 PM  Boeing Co. will do some limited testing on two more 787 airliners in addition to the six planes in its flight test fleet.

Yesterday at 4:33 PM  Having trouble sleeping at night? Well you're not alone. There are some very common ailments that keep people from getting some sleep.

Yesterday at 2:30 PM  A third-party candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina is opening his state campaign headquarters in the capital city.

Yesterday at 1:59 PM  How many wins does Coach Spurrier need to keep himself off the hot seat this season?

Yesterday at 1:25 PM  Hurricane Earl is expected to pass by well off the South Carolina coast, but its effects will evident as the storm passes.

Yesterday at 12:45 PM  The top executive of the South Carolina State Ports Authority says officials are asking architects for proposals for a new passenger terminal in Charleston.

Yesterday at 10:47 AM  A former University of South Carolina president who's been pushing for an expansion of the medical school to Greenville is being paid more than $200,000 a year by the Greenville Hospital System.