Kiana Miller

Human trafficking affects an estimated 24.9 million people worldwide with 1 in 4 victims being children.

Officials say the fire was so massive, smoke from it could be seen from satellites.

Guests can drive through and see attractions and exhibits, or enjoy all their fair food favorites in a separate car line.

According to The Nobel Prize’s website, WFP won the award “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict”.

Demetria “Demi” Bannister died from COVID-19 Monday, Sept. 7. after being notified of her positive test results on Sept. 5. She was only 28. Bannister’s mother, Shirley Williams Bannister, died Sunday, Sept. 27, nearly three weeks after her daughter at the age of 57.

The first installation will support the residents of the Colony and North Pointe Apartments.

Those of the public who wish to attend the ceremony are asked to wear bright colors, as fay loved all colors and enjoyed dressing up.

Officials revealed they have an agreement with a local hotel to help provide more space for students in quarantine.

Toast-Yay! cookies are French toast inspired and dipped in icing and will be nationally recognized beginning January 2021.

Details of what caused the crash have not been released.

Funeral arrangements for the last surviving Buffalo Soldier from South Carolina are set to take place on July 1.

The University of South Carolina is now requiring all students and faculty to be tested for COVID-19 before they will be able to return to campus in the fall.

While wearing a face mask out in public has been strongly recommended by health officials to help stop the spread of the virus, it has not become a state mandate.

Deputies say the incident was a domestic argument that turned violent.

The running community in South Carolina joins other states across the nation in honoring Ahmaud Arbery with a running tribute on Friday, May 8.

Two South Carolina natives are making names for themselves, showcasing their talents on NBC’s The Voice.

Art Smart Academy in Irmo is hosting a free art event in order to keep the memory of Faye Swetlik alive, not only in South Carolina but across the world.

Students from Springdale Elementary School showed their love for Faye Swetlik by making heartfelt Valentine’s Day cards for her, this before the tragic announcement that she was found dead not far from where she disappeared.

Her body was found in the neighborhood where she lived. It's also where she was last seen.

The search for missing Faye Swetlik, 6, has entered day three and officials say they’ve received nearly 80 tips in her case.

A Chapin Intermediate School student took her talents to the Food Network to pursue her passion for baking.

A defective part inside the airbag can explode when the airbag deploys, potentially shooting sharp metal fragments at the driver and passengers.

Bat Biologist Jennifer Kindel of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) is conducting annual hibernating bat counts, as well as testing bats and the places where they hibernate for the fungus that causes White-nose syndrome (WNS).

South Carolina Representatives Neal Collins and Mandy Powers Norrell prefiled a bill Dec. 11 that aims to create more employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

Deputy Chelsea Cockrell was working at Lugoff Elementary School when a driver plowed into her around 7:10 a.m., throwing her body.

A recent study published by security.org focused on the best and worst cities for police officers in the country. Five South Carolina cities made the list.

WalletHub released its report on 2019′s Best & Worst States for Teachers and the Palmetto State ranked eighth in the nation as one of the worst states for teachers to work. South Carolina ranked 44th overall in WalletHub’s study of best and worst states.

South Carolina has risen in rank as one of the deadliest states for women. The rate of women being murdered by men in the state has gone up since the Violence Policy Center’s When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2016 Homicide Data report, causing S.C. to go from sixth to fifth in the nation.

As the North American leg of the highly-successful Group Therapy Tour comes to a close in the birthplace of Hootie & the Blowfish, the Grammy Award-winning band is using its three-night stand for good in partnership with Central Carolina Community Foundation.

The initial volume of the 2019 South Carolina Housing Needs Assessment presents hard truths regarding the challenges that citizens, and the Palmetto state as a whole, face in the housing market.

The University of South Carolina’s Cocky the Gamecock was ranked seventh nationally by Sports Illustrated for greatest mascots in college football history.

On Wednesday, Hootie & The Blowfish announced on Twitter that they would be releasing new music on August 8.

Each year, schools in Richland Two come up with creative ways to kick off the start of a new school year.

With the release of the live action version of 'The Lion King,' almost everyone is familiar with the iconic intro to the 'Circle of Life' ballad. But you've never heard it like this.

Rapper DMX has responded to the Columbia Police Department’s sketch of the Blossom Street shooting suspect, recognizing the uncanny resemblances found in the sketch.

On Thursday, South Carolina Department of Corrections moved Death Row from Kirkland Correctional Institution to Broad River Correctional Institution to the unit originally built to house these inmates in 1988.

The father of the family killed on I-95 after hitting an alligator in May 2018 filed a lawsuit against Kia Motors, Hyundai and the South Carolina Department of Transportation late May 2019.

Lexington County deputies have charged a man in connection with two break-ins of the same car.

American Idol has released its list of cities where it will be hosting auditions for its next season and Columbia is on the list.

LGBT advocates have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the state of South Carolina on behalf of a lesbian couple who were discriminated against by a government foster care agency for failing to meet it’s religious criteria.

ASecureLife released a report detailing the top 10 safest and dangerous states for Memorial Day travel, ranking the palmetto state sixth on the dangerous list.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections Police Services has released arrest warrants Tuesday for a correctional officer who got pregnant by an inmate.

Beginning May 15, the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will be issuing a new type of temporary license plate which ties a newly-purchased vehicle to its owner.