For the third straight season, the Gamecocks will play for a national championship at the College World Series. USC beat Arkansas 3-2 Friday night to eliminate the Razorbacks and advance to the national championship series against Arizona. Game one of the best-of-three championship series is Sunday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
Businesses across the Midlands increased the canine employment rate Friday, as a nationwide idea of taking your pet to work, is quickly catching on here at home.
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a woman’s body was found inside a parked van in Santee.
Investigators say it appears 31-year-old Kathy Mack of Orangeburg was shot to death, but an autopsy has been ordered to confirm how she died.
The South Carolina Gamecocks survived their second elimination game of the day and kept their national title hopes alive with a 2-0 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday night at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. The Gamecocks (48-18) and Razorbacks (46-21) will meet again on Friday at 9 p.m. ET with the winner advancing to the championship series.
Three South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday while conducting combat operations.
1st Lt. Ryan Davis Rawl, 30, of Lexington, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Bradford Thomas, 30, of Easley and Spc. John David Meador II, 36, of Columbia were killed in Khowst City, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A 30-year FBI veteran will become South Carolina’s first independent inspector general.
The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to confirm Patrick Maley (MAY’-lee), Gov. Nikki Haley’s pick for the agency that investigates allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in state government.
Riding a brilliant complete game two-hitter from senior ace Michael Roth, the South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes, 4-1, in an elimination game on Thursday afternoon at the College World Series. With the win the Gamecocks (47-18) advance to play Arkansas in a 9 p.m. ET contest Thursday night.
Thunderstorms in Omaha, NE prompted NCAA to announce just after 9:30 Wednesday night that the elimination game between the Gamecocks and Golden Flashes will take place Thursday at 11 a.m. CST (Noon EST).
McCORMICK, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say at least five inmates have been stabbed with homemade knives after a fight at a South Carolina prison.
If you are a victim of a crime, you want to know law enforcement will respond immediately. However, calling 9-1-1 isn’t the only way to get them there.
