Seminar on Civil War-era Mitchelville on SC coast
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Scholars from across the country are gathering on Hilton Head Island to discuss the history of Mitchelville, established on the island in 1862.
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Man working on roof falls to his death in Seneca
SENECA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 51-year-old Westminster man has died after falling off a roof he was replacing in Seneca.
Lexington County Deputies Probe Fatal Shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Lexington County sheriff's deputies say a man has been killed in a shooting. Investigators said 40-year-old Kelvin Bouknight was shot three times on a road just off Interstate 26 near Columbia around 9 p.m. Thursday.
Gasoline Thieves
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Orangeburg County deputies say thieves managed to pump about 2,200 gallons of premium gasoline from a gas station in five separate thefts this month.
Columbia police officers respond to burning cross
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia spokeswoman says police officers responded to a report of a burning cross and racial slur involving a man charged this week with taking money from seven vulnerable adults.
Thieves take 2,200 gallons of gas from SC station
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County deputies say thieves managed to pump about 2,200 gallons of premium gasoline from a gas station in five separate thefts this month.
DHEC to Stores: Bath Salts, Fake Marijuana Illegal
South Carolina's public health agency is warning stores that sell mind-altering ``bath salts'' and synthetic marijuana that the substances are now illegal and possession will soon bring state charges.
70 Families Could Soon Be Homeless
Nearly 70 families call Parkwood Mobile Home Park in West Columbia, home. But on Thursday, residents received an unofficial eviction notice.
Museum sex suspect was Ravenel's cocaine supplier
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the man who pleaded guilty three years ago to providing cocaine to former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel has been charged with trespassing after being caught having sex in a Charleston museum.
Sept. SC jobless rate drops slightly to 11 percent
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's unemployment rate fell slightly in September to 11 percent.
SLED: Former deputy sent sexual messages to teen
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former Beaufort County Sheriff's deputy is accused of sending increasingly sexual online messages to a 15-year-old girl that led to personal meetings while he was on duty.
President Says U.S. Troops Home by end of 2011
President Barack Obama says the Iraq war is at its end, and he's announcing that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn by year's end. Obama's statement put an end to months of wrangling over whether the U.S. would maintain a force in Iraq beyond 2011.
AT&T invests $125M in wireless in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AT&T has invested more than $125 million in the first half of 2011 in its South Carolina telecommunications networks.
4 of 5 SC high school students pass exit exam
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly four out of five students passed South Carolina's high school exit exam on their first try last spring — a tiny increase over last year.
Rock Hill woman gets 25 years for hit and run
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A Rock Hill woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to several charges in the death of a man struck and killed on a highway earlier this year.
SC police shoot and wound man who pulled gun
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — State police are investigating the wounding of a gunman by two officers in Anderson County.
Beaufort coroner refuses to release autopsy report
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Beaufort County coroner has refused to release an autopsy report to a Charleston newspaper.
More Arrests Made in Dog Fighting Bust
Two more people have been charged in connection with a major dog fighting bust in Richland county that dates back to September.
400-year fraud sentence upheld for ex-officer
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a 400-year prison sentence for a former Florence County deputy convicted of fraud charges related to the deaths of his mother and stepfather.
$344M bond package that includes I-73 delayed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The board that oversees the South Carolina Department of Transportation is delaying a $344 million bond package due to the agency's cash flow problems.
