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Major Marijuana Growing Operation Busted in Three Counties

State Attorney General's office arrests eight individuals, seize more than 700 plants, in connection with major indoor marijuana growing operation.

8 arrested in marijuana operation in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says eight people have been charged with trafficking marijuana after an eight-month investigation that led to the seizure of more than 700 plants from indoor growing operations in…

Serial rapist sentenced to 25 years in prison

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” A serial rapist has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for brutally assaulting women last year on the Charleston peninsula. The Post and Courier reports (http://bit.ly/17ZtVP9 ) 48-year-old Nathaniel Tyler pleaded guilty Friday…

SLED getting $900,000 to improve background checks

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” State law enforcement is receiving $900,000 from the federal government to improve background checks for guns bought in South Carolina. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles announced the grant Friday. The state Law Enforcement Division applied…

USC Comes Up Short At Georgia 41-30

For the first time in four years the Georgia Bulldogs have defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 41-30.

Former Anglican leader visiting Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The former leader of the world's 70 million Anglicans is making a trip to South Carolina this weekend. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral says George Carey is leading a weekend of celebration at the Columbia church this weekend.…

SC sees rise in out-of-state student discounts

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” More out-of-state students are going to public universities in South Carolina without paying the full out-of-state tuition costs. An analysis of data by The State of Columbia (http://bit.ly/18Erq0F ) found nearly 13,400 out-of-state students…

Newberry teen wearing headphones killed by train

NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 16-year-old boy listening to music on his headphones has died after he was struck by a train in Newberry. The coroner's office said Chamone McGraw did not react to the slow-moving train as…

Calling for Hardeville Superintendent Resignation

Dozens rallied in jasper county over the weekend urging the superintendent for schoos to step down.

Father Charged with Assaulting Suspected Peeping Tom

A new mexico man is facing felony charges after authorities say he beat a man accused of peering into his daughter's bedroom window.

Medicaid agency helping school clinics succeed

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four high-poverty schools in Charleston County could become a statewide model for in-school medical clinics that offer parents a convenient way to take their children to the doctor. South Carolina's Medicaid agency is working with a…

Bells to call attention to fetal alcohol issues

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Groups are gathering in Columbia to draw attention to fetal alcohol disorders. Members of the South Carolina Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Collaborative are sponsoring a ringing of the bells Monday on the north steps of the…

Greenville Police Investigate Deadly Stabbing

Authorities in Greenville are looking into a stabbing that left one man dead.

2 go to hospital after Columbia police car wreck

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two people went to the hospital after a wreck involving a Columbia police cruiser and another car. The wreck happened around 3 p.m. Sunday near Benedict College. Both drivers were taken to a hospital. South Carolina…

Gov. Haley names new chief of staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is naming former Rep. Ted Pitts as her next chief of staff. Haley's office told The Associated Press that Pitts will replace Bryan Stirling, who is taking the helm of the state prisons…

Search for Chief of Police On Hold

The search for a new Columbia Police Chief has been put on hold.

SLED probes delay search for Columbia police chief

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia will wait for two state investigations to finish before continuing with its search for a new police chief. Councilwoman Leona Plaugh told The State of Columbia (http://bit.ly/15OHHx5 ) that it will be hard to get…

EXCLUSIVE: Mac's on Main to Close

After nearly 15 years, the Mac's on Main restaurant location is being sold to CW's Grill, as CEO Barry Walker turns his focus to catering and marketing his signature peach cobbler.