Author: Associated Press

Judge stops $75M state payment to SC private law firms

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A judge has temporarily blocked private attorneys from receiving $75 million from South Carolina for helping the state negotiate a settlement with the federal government over nuclear material left at the Savannah River Site. The ruling Wednesday is in effect for two days. A judge promises by Friday she will rule if the payments can be…

Loaded weapon found at SC high school; investigation ongoing

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina high school and middle school were placed on lockdown Wednesday after a loaded gun was found in a student’s backpack. The City of Simpsonville, in a news release, said the school resource officer at Hillcrest High was told at about 9:15 a.m. that a student had alcohol. When the student was confronted, he…