State’s Fallen Soldiers’ Families Honored
Republican Senator Jake Knotts treated the families of South Carolina soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice to an afternoon of lunch, thanks and recognition for the seventh straight year.
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Cancer Screening
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill directing $2.5 million in state cigarette tax collections toward cancer screening.
Lawmakers Debate Eliminating Sales Tax Exemptions
The South Carolina House is debating a bill that eliminates two dozen sales tax exemptions worth less than $13 million.
SC Senate Panel Bans Some Texting and Driving
A state Senate panel has approved a bill that would ban drivers from calling, texting or reading electronic messages in South Carolina’s work or school zones.
SC House Approves Bill Cutting Income Taxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill cutting personal income taxes.
Legislators voted 104-3 on Tuesday to collapse the state’s tax brackets and give all residents who pay taxes a modest break. Budget advisors expect it would reduce state revenues by $78 million.
Indian Gambling
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A Circuit Court judge has rejected the Catawba Indian Nation’s request to build a casino in York County.
SC Man Gets 30 Years for Killing Mother of His Child
YORK, S.C. (AP) _ A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing the mother of his child, then taking their 2-year-old son, prompting an Amber Alert.
Drive-By Victim Dies, Family Speaks
What Columbia police call a drive-by shooting has authorities looking for one of the drivers and the family of the victim planning a funeral.
Gun Store Robbery
RICHLAND COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR TWO MEN THEY SAY DROVE A TRUCK THROUGH A GUN STORE AND STOLE MORE THAN 30 WEAPONS.
SC Army Dad 1 of 3 in line for fatherhood award
An Army father based at South Carolina’s Fort Jackson is one of three finalists for the 2012 Military Fatherhood Award.
