Primary field challenging Graham may grow
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of South Carolina’s U.S. Senate races in 2014 may soon be getting more crowded.
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Upstate, Florence get record July rainfall
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Several places in the South Carolina Upstate along with Florence have seen their rainiest July since records have been kept.
3 GOP governors to attend Haley fundraiser
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three Republican governors who are potential 2016 presidential candidates are helping Gov. Nikki Haley raise money toward her expected bid for a second term.
Inquest planned in death of man shot by SC police
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts is planning to hold an inquest in the death of a 21-year-old man shot by Columbia police.
SC blames higher goals for school grade drop
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Letter grades for nearly half of South Carolina’s school districts dropped during the past school year, but education officials blame more ambitious performance goals rather than poorer achievement by students.
USC to review grants of sued pharmacy researcher
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina says it will review the grants of a researcher accused of misspending federal money in his previous job.
Army veteran convicted of killing his girlfriend
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An Iraq war veteran is sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his girlfriend last year and placing her decomposed body in the front yard of her Columbia home.
Former Columbia ranger charged again with burglary
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former Columbia city park ranger is accused of using his job to scout homes to break into and monitoring city radios to notify other burglars about police.
Judge finalizes Cherokee girl’s adoption in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The attorney for a South Carolina couple says a judge has finalized their adoption case, which reached all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
NRC: defers decision on Duke Energy nuclear plants
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency has told Duke Energy a decision on its application to build and operate two nuclear power plants in South Carolina won’t be made until 2016, about three years later than planned.
