SLED: Former deputy sent sexual messages to teen
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputy is accused of sending increasingly sexual online messages to a 15-year-old girl that led to personal meetings while he was on duty.
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President Says U.S. Troops Home by end of 2011
President Barack Obama says the Iraq war is at its end, and he’s announcing that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn by year’s end.
Obama’s statement put an end to months of wrangling over whether the U.S. would maintain a force in Iraq beyond 2011.
AT&T invests $125M in wireless in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AT&T has invested more than $125 million in the first half of 2011 in its South Carolina telecommunications networks.
4 of 5 SC high school students pass exit exam
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly four out of five students passed South Carolina’s high school exit exam on their first try last spring — a tiny increase over last year.
More Arrests Made in Dog Fighting Bust
Two more people have been charged in connection with a major dog fighting bust in Richland county that dates back to September.
$344M bond package that includes I-73 delayed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The board that oversees the South Carolina Department of Transportation is delaying a $344 million bond package due to the agency’s cash flow problems.
Wells Fargo customers get others’ bank statements
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An undetermined number of new Wells Fargo bank customers in South Carolina and Florida have received portions of other customers’ bank statements in the mail.
Air Force looking at SC base for drone squadron
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Air Force says it is looking at South Carolina’s Shaw Air Force Base as one of three possible sites to station a ground control squadron for its remote-controlled Reaper and Predator drones.
Dirty Diapers, Maggots Found in SC Home
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Spartanburg County deputies say they charged a woman with child neglect after finding dozens of soiled diapers and maggots in a home where she was caring for three children.
Authorities said 24-year-old Mashana Goodwin was arrested Thursday at her home. She remains in the Spartanburg County jail and it wasn’t clear if she had an attorney.
Final SC GOP Presidential Primary Debate Date Set
A date has been set for the final Republican debate before South Carolina’s first-in-the-South presidential primary.
