The intersection of Blanding and Barnwell Streets is closed until construction of a manhole replacement is complete, the city of Columbia announced. Construction should be complete by the end of August.Also, temporary road and lane closures on Devine, Assembly and Main Streets will begin Friday. A water main replacement is under construction on Devine Street between Assembly and Main. Construction on this project should be complete by the end of August.If you have any questions on these road clo

ROCK HILL -- A Richburg man died Tuesday in a single-vehicle collision, officials said.Around 8:20 p.m., the man traveled west in a 1978 Chevy pickup truck along Hunter Road, about two miles from Richburg, said Lance Cpl. Jeff Gaskin of the S.C. Highway Patrol.He ran off the right side of the road, overcorrected, traveled across the roadway to the left side, where he overturned several times before striking a tree, Gaskin said. The man, whose name had not been released pending notification of fa

MYRTLE BEACH -- Drug-sniffing dogs at traffic checkpoints, closing Ocean Boulevard after midnight, closing certain streets and turning sections of Kings Highway into one-way zones -- all these and more are possible measures the city of Myrtle Beach could take to curtail the May motorcycle rallies.City Attorney Tom Ellenburg on Tuesday offered the council a look at a list of options for the money the city will raise through a 3-mill property tax increase it passed in June specifically for anti-ra

A retired Baptist minister from Batesburg-Leesville has been appointed to the board of the state agency that provides services to people with disabilities.The state Department of Disabilities and Special Needs says the Rev. Bill Bishop of began his four-year term on the seven-member board earlier this summer.The agency provides services to people with mental retardation, autism and spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries.The 72-year-old Bishop retired as director of convention relations at the

Heavy rains prompted South Carolina firefighters to halt their effort to battle a blaze in the mountains of Greenville County near the North Carolina state line.Forestry Commission spokesman Scott Hawkins said Wednesday the area where the fire was burning had received more than an inch-and-a-half of rain.Hawkins said it was too slick and dangerous for crews to return to the area. A skeleton crew was to check the area Thursday or Friday to make sure the flames had been doused.He said the fire has

The West Columbia Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred just after midnight on Monday. The burglary happened at Al’s Carwash on Charleston Highway.West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall stated that around 12:26 a.m., a man used a cement block to smash the glass on the front door of the business. He entered the store, grabbed the lottery machine and threw it to the floor. He then took the register drawer. Reports indicate the man went behind the cashier’s cou

MYRTLE BEACH -- Hard Rock Park laid off employees earlier this week for the first time, a park spokesman said.Both full- and part-time employees in various areas of the park were laid off, said Jim Olecki, a spokesman with Weber Shandwick, which works for the park. He would not say how many people were laid off, though the number is under 100, he said.This is the first time the park has laid people off, he said.Olecki said the layoffs were a response to seasonal changes in the business.He also s

Investigators remained tightlipped Thursday as they questioned several people in the shooting death of a Colleton County deputy.No one has been charged in the death of Dennis Compton, who was killed early Wednesday as he responded to a burglar alarm at an empty house.A man considered a person of interest in the shooting was taken into custody in neighboring Dorchester County, Sheriff Ray Nash told news outlets. But Nash did not identify the man or say whether he faces charges. Officials with the

The Irmo Police Department is investigating aan early morning home invasion and robbery. The robbery took place on Eastview Drive in Irmo. Victims said that two men entered the residence armed with a pistol and an assault rifle and demanded money.Five people, including a 5-year-old, were inside the home during the 12:30 a.m. incident, Irmo Police Chief Brian Buck said.No one was hurt during the robbery and the attackers fled with an unknown quantity of money. Investigators believe that the v

A charter bus carrying Vietnamese worshippers on a pilgrimage slammed onto its side and off a highway north of Dallas early Friday, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 40, authorities said.The bus skidded across a guard rail before sliding off U.S. 75 on the other side of a bridge over a creek. The right front tire of the bus carrying 55 people from Houston to Missouri blew out, but officials were still investigating the cause of the wreck."There were people deceased from the front