Leading GOP candidates attending SC forum
The leading Republican presidential candidates are visiting South Carolina this Labor Day to attend a forum in Columbia hosted by U.S. senator and tea party favorite Jim DeMint.
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Man killed in shooting with police after SC game
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the fatal shooting of a person by a Columbia police officer after a football game.
State treasurer to lead Romney efforts in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State Treasurer Curtis Loftis will serve as the South Carolina chair of the presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
SC to send aid to Irene-battered Vermont
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor has verbally authorized the state to deploy National Guardsmen, dump trucks and Humvees to Vermont to help the state recover from damage caused by Hurricane Irene.
USC foreign exchange student drowns
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A foreign exchange student attending the University of South Carolina has died of an apparent drowning in the Saluda River.
Myrtle Beach business owners: summer season OK
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Myrtle Beach business owners say the best thing about the 2011 vacation season is that revenues didn’t drop.
Officials: Major change in SC since Sept. 11, 2001
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the days following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, South Carolina Army National Guard troops rushed to stand sentry at state airports, Air Force F-16s scrambled on round-the-clock air patrols and emergency responders quickly realized they could barely communicate with each other.
I-20 widening project in Richland County delayed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The widening of Interstate 20 in northeast Richland County has been delayed to tweak the contract proposal.
Garcia Rallies Gamecocks To 56-37 WIn
Stephen Garcia ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to rally the 12th-ranked Gamecocks past East Carolina 56-37 on Saturday after sitting out the first quarter and South Carolina trailing 17-0
Ga. native plans swim in handcuffs, shackles
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia native says he’s planning a daring swim across the Mississippi River in handcuffs with his hands behind his back, shackles around his legs and a blindfold to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
