SC House to take its 4th week off this year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina representatives are taking another week off next month.
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House passes bill to keep guns from mentally ill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House unanimously approved a bill designed to prevent residents deemed mentally ill from buying guns.
Toal: Treasurer, panel dispute ‘political theater’
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top jurist says a dispute between Treasurer Curtis Loftis and the board that oversees pension funds for the state’s public workers amounts to “political theater.”
More than 130 SC runners were in Boston Marathon
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than 130 South Carolina runners were taking part in the Boston Marathon.
Boston Police Search Apartment
REVERE, Mass. (AP) — Police have been seen carrying several large bags from a suburban Boston apartment that authorities say was searched in connection to the Boston Marathon bombing.
Graham raises $1M in 3 months; has $5.4M in bank
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham raised more than $1 million during the first three months of 2013 and now has nearly $5.4 million in the bank as he prepares for re-election in 2014.
Man charged with murder in West Columbia shooting
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County deputies have a suspect in the shooting death of a 43-year-old woman last week in West Columbia.
McDonald’s manager gets 30 years for fatal robbery
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A 32-year-old former McDonald’s store manager has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for setting up a robbery at his restaurant that ended with an employee being killed.
Whitmire Man Charged in Girl’s Murder
A Whitmire man is in custody, soon to be charged in the death of his child’s mother.
Security Beefed up Worldwide after Boston Blasts
Security is being tightened at landmarks, government buildings, transit hubs and sporting events around the U.S. and the world following the explosions at the Boston Marathon.
