Former S Carolina Juvenile Justice head back to state police
Freddie Pough, who resigned under pressure as head of South Carolina’s Office of Juvenile Justice, is returning to state police.
Author: Associated Press
Taylor hits 3 HRs, Dodgers beat Braves 11-2 to extend NLCS
Ian Anderson will start for the Braves in Game 6 Saturdday night, Max Scherzer will start on the mound for the Dodgers.
Ex-Bamberg County council member sentenced to federal prison for lying about sex charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A former South Carolina county councilman has been given the maximum sentence for lying about an indictment on child sex charges when he tried to buy a gun. News outlets report that federal district Judge Mary Geiger Lewis told Kerry Trent Kinard on Wednesday that if she could have given him more than 18 months, she…
State Sen. Hugh Leatherman under hospice care
(AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins) Columbia, S.C. (AP)–South Carolina’s oldest and most powerful state lawmaker is currently receiving hospice care after the discovery of what colleagues describe as an inoperable cancer. A GOP senator told The Associated Press on Thursday that Hugh Leatherman’s staff notified a handful of lawmakers the 90-year-old Florence Republican was recently hospitalized after experiencing severe abdominal pain. Leatherman…
FBI: Remains found in Florida park ID’d as Brian Laundrie
By Curt Anderson
The FBI on Thursday identified human remains found in a Florida nature preserve as those of Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the death of girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple was on a cross-country road trip.
House votes to hold Trump ally Steve Bannon in contempt
By Mary Clare Jalonick
The House voted Thursday to hold Steve Bannon, a longtime ally and aide to former President Donald Trump, in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
South Carolina, Martin want to be physical hoops team again
South Carolina coach Frank Martin has bounced back from the worst season of his career.
Brice, Appalachian State upset No. 14 Coastal Carolina 30-27
Chase Brice is determined to make the most of what is left of his roller-coaster college career. He took a big step forward Wednesday night.
Braves blast 4 HRs, beat Dodgers 9-2 for 3-1 lead in NLCS
Behind the red-hot bat of Eddie Rosario, the Atlanta Braves are one win away from their first World Series appearance since 1999.
SC among three states warned over COVID rules
PHOENIX (AP) – The Biden administration is threatening to revoke the authority for three Republican-controlled states to handle their own workplace safety regulations because they have refused to adopt rules to protect health care workers from COVID-19. The threats were sent to Arizona, South Carolina and Utah as the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration prepares to adopt much more…
