North Charleston chief governor’s pick for SC Public Safety
SC Gov. Henry McMaster is nominating the police chief in North Charleston to be the next leader at the agency that includes state troopers.
Author: Associated Press
Green clutch as N Iowa knocks off South Carolina 78-72
AJ Green scored 26 points, including Northern Iowa’s last 10 points, leading the Panthers to a 78-72 win over South Carolina in the third-place game at the Cancun Challenge on Wednesday night.
Mid-Carolina grad Carl Edwards Jr. signs with Mariners
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that reliever Carl Edwards Jr. and the Seattle Mariners have agreed to a $950,000, one-year contract.
Gamecocks fall to Wichita St. in Cancun
Erik Stevenson had 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals and Wichita State led wire-to-wire in a 70-47 victory over South Carolina on Tuesday night to advance to the title game of the Cancun Challenge.
No. 3 Clemson vows better defensive performance vs Gamecocks
Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables just can’t forget what happened against South Carolina a year ago.
DPS director will not be back for third term
SC DPS website Columbia, S.C. (AP)–The director of the South Carolina agency that oversees state troopers says he will not be nominated for a third term. State Public Safety Department Director Leroy Smith wrote an email to his employees Tuesday saying he is disappointed his eight years at the agency is coming to an end. Smith was appointed director in…
10-year-old killed by another 10-year-old playing with gun
(AP) – Authorities in Lancaster County say a 10-year-old boy was shot and killed by another 10-year-old boy while playing by themselves on November 15th. Deputies say the boys were playing in a Lancaster home when one fired the 9 millimeter gun at the other then carried him out of the home. Authorities say the parent who hid the gun…
SC has not hired advocate pushed for after nuclear debacle
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A South Carolina agency hasn’t yet hired an attorney to argue for consumers over rate hikes and other utility matters, nearly 18 months after the position was created. Lawmakers created the consumer advocate position as part of several reforms over utilities and power generation in the wake of billions of dollars lost when construction was ended…
Biden files papers for South Carolina presidential primary
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press
(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Former vice president Joe Biden talks with officials after speaking at a rally in support of striking Stop & Shop workers in Boston, Thursday, April 18, 2019. ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Joe Biden has made his presidential bid official in South Carolina. The former vice president filed his paperwork as a candidate in next year’s Democratic primary…
Harris files papers for South Carolina presidential primary
By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Kamala Harris has officially signed her papers to be a candidate in South Carolina’s Democratic presidential primary. Harris signed documents just ahead of a Saturday night round table discussion in Columbia. The California senator is stumping in the state in what her campaign is calling a “Black Women’s Weekend of Action,” a trip focused on the contingency…
