Man escapes his burning home, struck and killed by pickup truck
Authorities say a man who escaped from his burning South Carolina home was struck and killed by a pickup truck a short time later.
Author: Associated Press
Teen charged with attempted murder after car hits SC deputy
Authorities say a 15-year-old boy is charged with attempted murder after he struck a South Carolina sheriff’s deputy with a car.
Republican lawmakers to file Medical Marijuana bill Tuesday
Columbia, S.C. (AP)–South Carolina lawmakers are again introducing legislation to legalize marijuana for treatment of critically ill patients in the state. Beaufort Republican Tom Davis tells The Associated Press he plans to file the Compassionate Care Act on Tuesday. Republican House Rep. Peter McCoy is sponsoring similar legislation in the House. Davis tried last year to get approval for the…
PSC: SCE&G “Imprudent” in VC Summer fallout
Columbia, S.C. (AP)–South Carolina regulators have changed their minds and ruled that a private utility did intentionally withhold information and mislead them about a project to build a pair of nuclear reactors that ultimately failed. The Public Service Commission voted Monday that South Carolina Electric & Gas was “imprudent” in its dealing with regulators over the reactors. The utility abandoned…
Police: NYC Triple homicide suspect may be in South Carolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Police say a suspect wanted for killing three people in a shooting last summer in New York City may be hiding in coastal South Carolina. Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis says officers are helping look for Sam Cross in Charleston and nearby Colleton County. New York Police say Cross shot and killed 33-year-old Mustafa Tarver; 33-year-old…
SC man carrying gun, baton and handcuffs arrested after telling deputies he needed to make citizen’s arrest
Authorities say a man in South Carolina openly carrying a gun in a holster on his waist along with a police baton and handcuffs told a deputy he had the items in case he needed to make a citizen’s arrest.
Coast Guard reprimands officer over white supremacy sign
The Coast Guard has reprimanded a Coast Guard officer in South Carolina for flashing a white supremacy hand sign on live television.
Couple found dead in state park were both shot in the head
Authorities in South Carolina say a couple found dead in a state park were both shot in the head.
South Carolina panel advances bill on medical pot research
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – A panel of South Carolina legislators has advanced a resolution urging Congress to open more research on medical uses for marijuana. The measure approved Thursday now goes to the full Senate Medical Affairs Committee for consideration. Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Jonathan Lubecky is a lobbyist for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, a nonprofit that works…
SC’s Rep. Joe Cunningham to introduce offshore drilling ban
South Carolina’s newest Democratic congressman is revamping an anti-offshore drilling effort championed by his Republican predecessor.
