the lugoff fire department has been busy outfitting a military vehicle capable of dealing with the ice --- in the event they have to go out and make rescues. chief dennis ray says his desire is to use that only what could be a dangerous storm. dennis ray --- lugoff fire chief "i mean this isn't the first time we've been through this..we remember going through this last year. we're looking at the forecast. we want to be prepared." gene faulkenberry --- dir. emergency services, kershaw county "our county public works.and our state highway maintenance crews..they have a good relationship.they stay on the phone and stay in touch with each other and help each other out accordingly as the needs arise." kershaw county officials say they've also put notices out to residents to have what's necessary in case they lose power. much like here in fairfield county --- leaders in both areas plan to make a decision on whether schools will be in session by early friday morning. live in winnsboro, mike desumma, wis news 10. though much of the developing winter weather is expected to hit the upstate harde

it happened in lugoff off springvale road. kershaw county deputies say the two suspects took off after firing several shots into the home wounding a man and woman. the victims are expected to be with attempted murder. republican presidential the former governor of arkansas was at trinity baptist church in cayce meeting voters. but before, he delivered the sunday sermon and performed with the church choir and praise band. huckabee has drifted away from the top gop candidates. but he says the polls won't necessarily predict what will happen at the iowa caucus. looking ahead -- gop presidential hopeful dr. ben carson will be in the midlands tomorrow. carson will join attorney general alan wilson for a forum in west columbia at the brookland baptist banquet and conference center at 5:30 p-m. the south carolina republican presidential primary will be held saturday, february 20th. the democratic primary is the following week... on feburary 27th. voters must register by january 27th. still ahead -- restaurant week capped off a milest

deputies say the duo shot into a home on bob-o-link road in lugoff saturday night. after the shooting an elgin officer spotted the suspect's vehicle, but when she tried to pull them over, they took off. the suspects were later found after crashing their vehicle near wildwood lane in elgin. they were taken to the hospital and are now in jail awaiting a bond hearing. the man and woman who were shot are expected to be okay. a driver dies in a crash while trying to elude deputies. it happened around 5 this morning in the pelion area of lexington county. highway patrol says the driver of a 1998 honda civic was trying to get away from lexington deputies when they ran off the left side of harvey berry road and hit a tree. troopers say that person was not wearing a seatbelt and died. a passenger was taken to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. no word yet on why deputies highway patrol is also investigating a fatal crash in sumter county. it happened early sunday morning on s-c 261, four miles north of pinewood. troopers say the driver of a nissan four door was

deputies say shawn bowers admitted to stripping copper from 2 a/c units at a lugoff business on highway one. it happened on christmas eve. and deputies say surveillance video and receipts from bowers selling the material to a scrap yard helped them i-d their suspect. he was eventually found in his truck near the lake wateree dam. bowers remains in jail awaiting a bond hearing. several inmates at the lee correctional institution were injured last night as fists flew during a fight. the department of corrections says the disturbance involved one half of a housing unit at the prison. 5 inmates had to receive medical treatment...but are okay. no officers or staff members were hurt. right now, the f-b-i is looking for a woman behind a multi state series of jewelry store robberies including in north carolina this week. agents say a woman with a pistol held up a jared's employees' hands before stealing several pieces of jewelry. investigators think the woman has been involved in a number of jewelry store robberies last year including in bluffton, south carolina, tennessee, florida, and georgia

kershaw county deputies responding to a reported house fire in lugoff, ended up discovering a meth lab. just after one this morning fire officials responded to a house fire at 572 railgate loop. the fire out, they discovered items they believed to be used to make methamphetamine. katrina severson and dylan wells were both arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine. a west columbia man is behind bars after deputies say he participated in the prostitution of a minor. investigators say stephen skacall solicited minors for prostitution online. skacall is charged with one count of participating in the prostitution of a minor and could face up to five years in prison. video surveillance catches two people breaking into a sumter business. police say the two men broke into the palmetto explosion off of south pike west just after midnight last month. anyone with information is asked to call the sumter police a second review of the dorn va pulmonary medicine clinic received positive feedback from the office of inspector general. the clinic was previously canceling appointments witho

deputies say shawn bowers admitted to stripping copper from 2 a/c units at a lugoff business on highway one. it happened on christmas eve. and deputies say surveillance video and receipts from bowers selling the material to a scrap yard helped them i-d their suspect. he was eventually found in his truck near the lake wateree dam. bowers remains in jail awaiting a bond hearing. an orangeburg county man accused of attacking a nurse during a medical exam will stay locked up. 28-year-old bryan pierson was ordered held without bond tuesday. he's charged with kidnapping and first- degree assault and battery. orangeburg county deputies say the assault happened at the regional medical center in orangeburg. on new year's day, they say pierson grabbed the nurse from behind and put her in a choke hold. he's being held at the former columbia city councilman brian newman is on probation after admitting he did not file his tax returns for two years. charges against newman and richland county councilman kelvin washington came up after a state investigation into the use of penny sales tax money. newman

it happened in lugoff off springvale road. kershaw county deputies say the two suspects took off after firing several shots into the home wounding a man and woman. the victims are expected to be o-k. the suspects were caught after a brief chase. they are expected to be charged with attempted murder. saturday was the last day of 'restaurant week.' for one columbia restaurant the milestone. sato japanese steakhouse was one of several shops in forest acres heavily damaged by the october flood. now, after tremendous support from its staff, the restaurant is back on its feet. wis' mike desumma has the story. "i'm here it's almost ten years right now." "flower...first everywhere." for more than a decade --- young kim says she's found, owning a successful restaurant -- takes one key ingredient. "i have the dream if i run business restaurant how can i do? the loyalty and happiness of a working staff. "if they make money? good! i'm happy." that's why, since taking over sato japense steakhouse back in 2006 --- many of her longtime emplo

two men are in jail today accused of shooting into a it happened in lugoff off springvale road. kershaw county deputies say the two suspects took off after firing several shots into the home wounding a man and woman. the victims are expected to be o-k. the suspects were caught after a feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal temperatures much of the week. arctic air has settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10 cooler during the day and night. mostly sunny days, clear cold nights, highs in the middle to upper 40s .overnight lows low to middle 20s through wednesday. rain chances increase late thursday into friday with our next storm system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower to middle 50s. feeling every bit of winter as we'll see below normal temperatures much of the week. settled down over much of the southeast, look for temperatures to be at least 10 cooler during the day and night. mostly sunny days, clear cold nights, highs in the middle to upper 40s .overnight lows low to middle 20s through wednes