Richard Rogers served as master of ceremonies at the 2012 Special Olympics in Columbia County.

Even though that disaster hit more than 6,000 miles away, some say it hits very close to home.

Anyone from Belvedere that ordered takeout from the North Augusta Domino's between 4 and 6 p.m. on Sunday was greeted with the delivery man and a fire truck full of firefighters.

Clarke and Oconee counties are spending $17.6 million to buy land and prepare the site for Caterpillar, which is also getting $12.4 million in property tax breaks and $45 million in state incentives.

Friday the Georgia Lottery presented them with their check. They could choose between $250,000 a year for 30 years or a lump sum of four million dollars. They chose the lump sum.

Experts are expecting to see a pretty big insect problem this summer. They are expecting ants to be the worst, but they also expect fleas, mosquitoes and termites to be pretty bad.

Hazmat crews, police and firefighters are working a train derailment right in the city of Abbeville.

In a 3-2 decision Wednesday, the justices reversed a ruling it made in 2010 about divorced parents and their requirements to pay for college.

A local group is collecting and distributing free prom dresses for their "Prom-A-Palooza" event." It's time for local young ladies to make an appointment for a special and affordable prom experience.

According to Kraft, 50 percent of Oreo eaters pull apart their cookies before eating. Women twist them open more often than men.

Breast-feeding in public is a hot topic around the country and Monday dozens of women in Columbia County took their concerns straight to the courthouse steps.

SOS kicked off a new outreach program at Castle Pines Mobile Home Park. It's part of an initiative they are taking throughout the area to stop the violence

People between 24 and 83 years old spent their day learning about guns and how to use them.

The Girl Scouts also have a history of inclusiveness. Early troops were formed for black girls and those with disabilities. Last year, a Girl Scout troop in Colorado admitted a transgender child.

The 2012 Heart & Sole 5K is on!

After a huge storm last week, many people are still dealing with the damage. Now, they are gearing up again for storms in the early morning.

News 12 reached out to Mattel. The company says they reached out to the founders of the bald Barbie movement.

Bethanny Weegar McDonald wants to know what happened the night her mother was murdered. She's also speaking out against domestic violence so others "don't end up like her mom".

Customers of DialTone & More Inc. may lose landline telephone service on March 1, 2012.

Organizers say they hope the competition will give local performers a place to showcase their hidden talents.

The worst part of the storm hit around Wagener, but the storm also caused damage all over the area. One North Augusta couple had a tree fall onto their house that they moved into just last week.

The family of a murder victim is devastated after they say a tornado took all they had left of their sister.

James Brown's daughters Deanna and Venisha are back in Augusta after attending Whitney Houston's funeral. They are now singing, crying, and revealing their personal family connection for the first time.

Whitney Houston sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide.

South Carolina's Riverbanks Zoo is getting a rescued female bald eagle that will live in a new exhibit space.