DHEC to Stores: Bath Salts, Fake Marijuana Illegal
South Carolina’s public health agency is warning stores that sell mind-altering “bath salts” and synthetic marijuana that the substances are now illegal and possession will soon bring state charges.
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President Says U.S. Troops Home by end of 2011
President Barack Obama says the Iraq war is at its end, and he’s announcing that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn by year’s end.
Obama’s statement put an end to months of wrangling over whether the U.S. would maintain a force in Iraq beyond 2011.
Dirty Diapers, Maggots Found in SC Home
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Spartanburg County deputies say they charged a woman with child neglect after finding dozens of soiled diapers and maggots in a home where she was caring for three children.
Authorities said 24-year-old Mashana Goodwin was arrested Thursday at her home. She remains in the Spartanburg County jail and it wasn’t clear if she had an attorney.
Final SC GOP Presidential Primary Debate Date Set
A date has been set for the final Republican debate before South Carolina’s first-in-the-South presidential primary.
Air Force Drone
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The Air Force says it is looking at South Carolina’s Shaw Air Force Base as one of three possible sites to station a ground control squadron for its remote-controlled Reaper and Predator drones.
President Remarks on News of Gadhafi’s Death
President Barack Obama says the death of Moammar Gadhafi marks the end of a long and painful chapter for Libya.
Obama did not independently confirm Gadhafi’s death, and instead cited the fact that Libyan officials have announced his killing.
2,000 Added to Voter List Lacking ID
South Carolina has added more than 22,000 inactive voters to a list of people lacking state issued photo identification that a new state law requires.
Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Fatal SC Shooting
YORK, S.C. (AP) _ A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after admitting he shot and killed his uncle at a home in Clover.
The Herald of Rock Hill reports, 25-year-old Otavis Bigger of Gastonia, N.C., pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter.
SC Primary Court
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina’s Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to take a case challenging the state’s authority to conduct the GOP’s first-in-the-South presidential primary in January.
Papers are due in court next week, but no hearing date has been set.
Dangerous Drugs Could Be in Your Home
Once again, DEA officials and law enforcement agencies across South Carolina are working together to get unused and expired prescriptions out of the wrong hands.
