Some 400 SC Guard troops returning from Kosovo
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — About 400 South Carolina National Guard soldiers are returning to their families and friends after completing a nine-month deployment in the Balkan nation of Kosovo.
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Bamberg County’s 1st 2013 homicide is investigated
DENMARK, S.C. (AP) — A 20-year-old Denmark man has been found dead in what authorities say is the first homicide of the year in Bamberg County.
SC man cleared of burning home he said had witches
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A Sumter man has been ordered to a state mental facility after saying he burned his house down because it was full of witches.
Grandson facing arson, murder charges in SC fire
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — The 20-year-old grandson of a Sumter couple is accused of setting the fire that killed them in their home.
6 I-26 bridges top AAA Carolinas worst in SC list
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AAA Carolinas says South Carolina’s six most substandard bridges are all on Interstate 26.
Columbia zoo Tuesdays deal benefits food bank
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Weekday visitors to the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia can get a deal on admission this summer and help people in need.
Suspect in 3 SC deaths tries to kill himself
NEW ZION, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 31-year-old man charged with killing three women during a crime spree last week has tried to kill himself in jail.
SC agencies practice for hurricane evacuation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are preparing for their annual drill on how to get people away from South Carolina’s coast as quickly as possible if a hurricane threatens.
SCE&G asks for 3 percent electric rate increase
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Electric and Gas is asking to increase its electric rates by about 3 percent to help pay for costs of building two new nuclear reactors.
A recap of SC’s legislative session so far
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s legislators have passed more than 40 measures into law this year, with highlights providing incentives to Boeing, allowing for legal raffles and helping prevent the mentally ill from buying guns.
