Federal bills would let state prisons jam cellphone signals
Federal legislation proposed Thursday would give state prison officials the ability they have long sought to jam the signals of cellphones smuggled to inmates within their walls.
Some South Carolina lawmakers are considering legislation that would require doctors, nurses or other medical professionals to report to child welfare services if a child is diagnosed with neonatal abstinence syndrome or a fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
A bill offering the Carolina Panthers about $120 million in tax breaks to move its team headquarters and practice facility to South Carolina has slowed down.
Federal legislation proposed Thursday would give state prison officials the ability they have long sought to jam the signals of cellphones smuggled to inmates within their walls.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Police say a man whose vehicle broke down on a Charleston bridge has died after another driver hit his car and knocked him off of the bridge. Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis said the man was outside his Ford sedan checking on it when he was sent over the barrier of the Interstate 26 East ramp…
South Carolina lawmakers are considering legislation that would expand the legal reasons someone can seek a divorce.
(AP) — The second week of the NCAA tournament gets going Thursday night. The Oregon Ducks take on No. 1 Virginia in the South Region. Oregon is the closest thing to a long shot remaining in the NCAA Tournament after advancing through the opening weekend as a No. 12 seed. But the Ducks are also in the Sweet 16 for…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Tennessee has fired women’s basketball coach Holly Warlick after a season in which the Lady Vols barely kept their NCAA Tournament streak alive and then promptly lost in the opening round. Athletic director Phillip Fulmer announced the decision Wednesday afternoon. Although Warlick won 72 percent of her games after taking over for Pat Summitt in 2012,…
South Carolina lawmakers are considering legislation that would require neonatal testing for certain genetic disorders and diseases in addition to the existing newborn screenings.
Clemson starting receiver Amari Rodgers sustained a knee injury at practice that will require surgery.
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson and Oklahoma will play a home-and-home series in 2035 and 2036. The schools announced the two games Wednesday. Oklahoma will make its first trip to Clemson’s Death Valley on Sept. 15, 2035 while the Tigers will play in Norman, Oklahoma, on Sept. 13, 2036. The teams have met five times in all, the last was…