The Associated Press announced its annual conference awards Tuesday.
Authorities say a baby has been injured in an apparent drive-by shooting in South Carolina.
State law enforcement leaders say the state needs to do more to keep guns out of the hands of convicted criminals.
The Houston Texans have placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on defensive end/outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney.
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) – Three finalists have been chosen to fill the superintendent’s seat for the Sumter School District. The Sumter School Board says the finalists are Cynthia Ambrose of Charleston County School District; Ronald Hargrave of Scotland County Schools in Laurinburg, North Carolina and Penelope Martin-Knox of Baltimore County Public Schools in Towson, Maryland. The Sumter Item reports the…
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – State agents are helping investigate after six trucks burned at a trash company. Jamison Fire Chief Kirk Davis said the Wednesday night fire didn’t appear to be intentionally set. But Davis told The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg that with hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment damaged, he thought it was a good idea to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – In a state where eight county sheriffs have been convicted of crimes in office over the past decade, South Carolina lawmakers want to tighten the qualifications to be a top law enforcement official. The proposal would bar someone from running for sheriff in any of the state’s 46 counties if the person has been convicted, pleaded…
A group of business leaders, elected officials and others haven’t given up on Amazon building a headquarters in New York City, and are sending an open letter to CEO Jeff Bezos urging him to reconsider the decision to abandon the effort. In the letter, expected to appear in The New York Times on Friday, the group acknowledged the loud opposition…
South Carolina lawmakers say some former convicted offenders who complete their sentence, parole and probation period are unaware that current state law allows for their voting rights to be restored.
The U.S. government is offering $1 million for help tracking down the son of the late terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.
