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DHEC wants to reduce pregnancy-associated deaths

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health officials are launching a new effort to review deaths associated with pregnancy. The Department of Health and Environmental Control this week announced the creation of a committee that will meet regularly to try to find ways to make pregnancy, and the months that come after it, safer for South Carolina women. The group…

USC taps UNC’s Peter Brews dean of business school

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina has chosen a specialist in international business from North Carolina as the new dean for the Darla Moore School of Business. USC provost Michael Amiridis says 56-year-old Peter Brews takes over Jan. 16. Brews is a native of South Africa and is a professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the Kenan-Flagler…

House Ethics to consider colleague’s case

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House panel is considering ethics allegations against Rep. Harold Mitchell. The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday will consider the accusations and his explanations. The Spartanburg Democrat told his colleagues last month that he kept poor records and did not properly pay his bills. Mitchell said he did not use his campaign account for personal benefit….

3 men to be sentenced in SC sports betting ring

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Three men are being sentenced for their roles in running an illegal gambling business in Columbia. A federal judge on Wednesday is set to hand down sentences for Brett Parker, Jack Parker and Douglas Taylor. The men were convicted in September of running a gambling operation which prosecutors said collected thousands of dollars a…

SC 5th graders graduate from DJJ-sponsored program

MANNING, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Some South Carolina 5th graders have completed a program that state officials hope will help them stay away from gangs. On Wednesday, 75 students from Manning Elementary School are graduating from G.R.E.A.T., which stands for Gang Resistance Education And Training. Organizers say G.R.E.A.T. is a national gang, violence and bullying prevention program built around…