Americans traveling to the Games this year should be vigilant of their surroundings, officials said.
We looked at stories from across America in the year since the shootings at Sandy Hook School to try to illustrate the scale of the problem.
The policy change begins Wednesday for everyone under the age 18.
A a black, brown and white female Chihuahua named Pixie Trixie was stolen from Pets Inc. in West Columbia on Wednesday.
The following people have outstanding arrest warrants with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.
A 27-year-old Columbia man was sentenced to 20 years in a federal prison.
The 49-year-old deputy was off-duty at the time of the incident.
Two women allegedly stole a tray of silver utensils worth about $2,600 from a St. Andrews store on Sept. 23.
A Columbia teen is charged with breaking into a motor vehicle and tampering with a motor vehicle.
Residents should be aware of a scammer posing as a sheriff's department lieutenant calling about outstanding bench warrants.
The remains were found at the Lake Murray spillway on Oct. 20, 2010.
A sentencing hearing will be held in December.
A 31-year-old was riding a motorcycle Tuesday night on Kennerly Road when a deer ran into his path.
The man allegedly exposed and fondled himself near the children's section at the Kohl's department store.
The federal gambling trial for three Midlands men including Irmo bookie, Brett Parker, continues Wednesday.
The federal gambling trial begins at 9:30 a.m. at the Matthew J. Perry federal courthouse.
The incident occurred at the Walmart located at 1180 Dutch Fork Road.
Sixty-five Dodge vehicles have been broken into or damaged in the Broad River Road, Harbison Boulevard and Dentsville areas since June 1.
The men were charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after Lexington County deputies found a meth lab outside a motel room at Motel 6.
The owners were not at home during the incident.
Courtesy of the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.
The 75-year-old man wandered away from a home on Brown Chapel Circle.
Police say a man robbed a drug store in Chapin around 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Four people are accused of stealing cell phones, energy drinks and cigarettes from stores in the Chapin area.