COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Senate has approved the new leader of the state wildlife agency. The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to make Robert Boyles Jr. the new director of the state Department of Natural Resources. The agency’s board had recommended Boyles at its November meeting. Boyles has been interim director of the department since May 2019, when…
Ryan Newman flipped across the finish line, his Ford planted upside down and on fire, a grim reminder of a sport steeped in danger that has stretched nearly two decades without a fatality.
Freshman Aliyah Boston had 12 points and 14 rebounds and No. 1 South Carolina used its relentless defense for a big run in the first quarter en route to its 19th straight win, 95-44 over Vanderbilt on Monday night.
UConn’s record streak of top five appearances in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll is over.
A white professor at an Indiana university who called police to his classroom after a black student refused to change seats will not be teaching for the remainder of the semester, the school said in a written statement.
Two charter flights carrying cruise ship passengers from Japan landed at military bases in California and Texas on Sun. & Mon. respectively.
South Carolina’s Maik Kotsar swished four free throws in the final 21 seconds to deliver an improbable 63-61 win over Tennessee on Saturday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators want more information about a bill that would require state inspectors to check on wooden balconies on hotels, apartment buildings and other multifamily dwellings. Jennifer Mykytyn’s son died in 2008 after he slipped and fell through a rotten wooden railing on a balcony at his Massachusetts apartment. Mykytyn advocated for inspection laws in…
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – Lawmakers are set to discuss the future of state-owned utility Santee Cooper next month. State senators reviewed a report by the State Department of Administration this week that details the options for the troubled power provider. Those include an offer to purchase the company by Next Era Energy of Florida, an offer to manage the company…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – South Carolina lawmakers are getting ready for more than a dozen complex meetings over the next month as they decide what to do with state-owned utility Santee Cooper. The first meeting took place Thursday before an audience comprising about 70 senators and House members and a few reporters. No questions were allowed as officials spent nearly…
