BREAKING: Secret Service Director Resigns
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson, who has been skewered by critics over the Sept. 19 White House security breach, has resigned, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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3 plead guilty in scheme to defraud SC air base
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Three men have pleaded guilty as part of a scheme to defraud Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter through construction contracts.
‘Emma’s Law’ to fight DUIs goes into effect in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A law requiring more people convicted of drunken driving in South Carolina to use a locking device that won’t let their car start if they have been drinking is going into effect.
US judge won’t change ruling on SC adult store
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to change his ruling that will allow Columbia to close an adult store.
SLED charges Columbia man for selling gun permits
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials have charged a 30-year-old Columbia man with 29 counts of perjury for selling concealed weapons permits without giving people the required training.
SC Aquarium planning $5M hospital expansion
The South Carolina Aquarium is planning a $5 million expansion to create a larger sea turtle hospital and exhibit to allow visitors to better see how it cares for the turtles.
1 dead, 1 hurt in separate Eutawville shootings
EUTAWVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County deputies say a fatal shooting in Eutawville and another shooting a quarter-mile away are related.
Follow-up shows improvement in BabyNet
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State auditors say South Carolina’s program for infants and toddlers with disabilities has shown improvement, but performance evaluations of BabyNet’s providers continue to lag.
West Columbia Mayor Speaks out on Rejected Referendum
Unofficial numbers are in and West Columbia residents vote against Strong Mayor referendum.
Janitor Gets 9 Years for Secret YMCA Taping
YORK, S.C. (AP) _ A 60-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to register as a sex offender for using secret cameras to tape women in bathrooms at two YMCA facilities in York County.
