Alexis Frazier, Author at ABC Columbia

Police: 2 students charged after hitting administrators

Jun 1, 2019 10:16 PM EDT

Associated Press,

UNION, S.C. (AP) – Authorities say two Union High School students have been arrested for hitting two assistant principals trying to break up a fight. Union Police said the two female students are charged with disorderly conduct after Tuesday’s fight near the buses after school. An incident report obtained by the Herald-Journal in Spartanburg said the two assistant principals were…

Tuition at Clemson going up

Jun 1, 2019 9:06 PM EDT

Associated Press,

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – It’s going to cost more to get an education at Clemson starting this fall. The school’s board of trustees Friday approved a 1% tuition increase for in-state undergraduate students, and a 3.8% increase for out-of-state students. That means tuition for in-state undergraduate students will rise $75 a semester to $7,560. Yearly tuition for out-of-state students will…

Lesbian couple sues over South Carolina’s foster care waiver

by MEG KINNARD Associated Press

Jun 1, 2019 4:06 PM EDT

Associated Press,

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is again at the center of federal litigation spawned by a waiver allowing a state-contracted foster care agency to deny services to same-sex and non-Christian families. A lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday accuses the state and federal governments of discriminating against a lesbian couple by rejecting them as foster parents. Eden Rogers and Brandy…

FedEx to deliver 7 days a week to satisfy online shoppers

May 31, 2019 9:03 PM EDT

Associated Press,

FedEx plans to deliver packages seven days a week starting next January as it tries to keep up with the continuing boom in online shopping.

SC Senate president: No special session for education reform

May 31, 2019 9:22 AM EDT

Associated Press,

South Carolina Senate President Harvey Peeler doesn’t plan to call the Senate in for a special session to deal with education reform.

Raptors take NBA Finals opener, beat Warriors 118-109

May 31, 2019 1:01 AM EDT

Associated Press,

The first NBA Finals game outside the U.S. was a party 24 years in the making.

R. Kelly charged with 11 new sex-related counts in Chicago

By MICHAEL TARM AND HERBERT G. MCCANN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

May 30, 2019 8:59 PM EDT

Associated Press,

Prosecutors charged R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday with 11 new sex-related counts involving one of the women who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was underage, including counts that carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, making them the most serious he faces.