Clemson University to start merit-pay system
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University professors are being evaluated under the college's new pay-for-performance system.
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Clyburn says he hopes to cut deeper than $1.5T
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn says he hopes to use his appointment to Congress's debt-reduction supercommittee as a way to ensure tax loopholes are closed, waste is found and even military spending cuts are considered.
Coast Guard search under way for overdue SC boater
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for a boater in Murrells Inlet.
Haley, DeMint, Scott opening RedState Gathering
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The conservative web and blog site RedState.org is holding a gathering in South Carolina and several of the state's leading Republicans are welcoming the group.
Metal recycler expanding in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A metal recycler is expanding in South Carolina, creating 50 new jobs.
Darlington police chief found dead at home
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Darlington Police Chief Jay Cox has been found dead at his home.
Nude PETA Protestors in Downtown Columbia
People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, brought its shock-value approach to the Capitol City to spread its message of water conservation and environmental protection.
Starting Coastal Carolina guard suspended
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Coastal Carolina University starting guard Danny Nieman has been suspended for the fall semester for violating the school's code of conduct.
Town fries plan to allow chickens in Port Royal
PORT ROYAL, S.C. (AP) — The Port Royal Town Council has killed a plan to allow residents to raise chickens in their yards.
Man sentenced to 2 life terms on sex convictions
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to two life terms in prison after a Greenville County jury convicted him on several charges of criminal sexual conduct involving two girls.
NTSB: SC flying boat was doing aerial loops
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A preliminary federal report says a flying boat was doing aerial loops before a crash that killed two people near Charleston last month.
SC deputy's 4-year-old son shoots himself
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County sheriff's investigators say a deputy's 4-year-old son shot and wounded himself with his father's personal gun.
Man convicted of charges in Rock Hill death
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A Rock Hill man has been convicted on several charges in the 2008 death of another man in York County.
SC man gets 20 years for DUI, killing pedestrian
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 49-year-old Spartanburg man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he pled guilty to driving drunk and killing a pedestrian walking along a road.
Law to curb copper thefts takes effect next week
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina law enforcement officers are hopeful a new law will cut down on thieves destroying air conditioning units and other property to sell the copper innards for scrap.
SC's MUSC reports record outside research funding
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Despite a slow economy, the Medical University of South Carolina reports it received a record $238 million in outside research funding for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
SC youth gets 6 years in explosives incident
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina high school student will serve six years in prison for wounding a school resource officer and bringing pipe bombs to Socastee High School last year.
Photographer sentenced for holding wedding photos
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Greenville photographer has been sentenced to two years of house arrest for withholding wedding photos.
Marine Corps sergeant pleads guilty to conspiracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities say a Marine Corps gunnery sergeant has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal more than 70 electrical generators from two Marine bases in Iraq in 2008.
Senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett visiting SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of President Barack Obama's top advisers is coming to South Carolina to help raise money for his re-election campaign next year.
