Fake kidnapping call leads to SC Amber Alert
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man called in a fake kidnapping report about his wife and child that led Anderson County deputies to issue a statewide alert.
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DMV: 25 residents get free photo ID ride from SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Department of Motor Vehicles has arranged to give 25 people a free ride to get a photo identification card to comply with South Carolina’s new voter law.
10 jail inmates to graduate from cooking class
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Inmates in the Lexington County jail are graduating from a six-week culinary arts training class.
Columbia police chief to trade badge for apron
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia Chief Randy Scott is trading his badge for an apron as he makes biscuits for charity.
MUSC receiving $130,000 in cancer research grants
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Medical University of South Carolina is receiving $130,000 to help research cancer in children.
Police Ride the Super Information Highway
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is expanding how they communicate with the public. The Department is increasing their efforts on social networking sites in hopes of capturing the attention of those who use the sites daily.
Happy talk: SC Gov orders ‘great day’ phone answer
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is ordering state workers to answer phones with a cheery “It’s a great day in South Carolina” __ despite a sky-high unemployment rate and the fact that one-in-five residents are on Medicaid.
Federal Officials Question SC Senate Redistricting
The U.S. Justice Department is questioning plans drawn by the South Carolina Senate for its 46 districts.
8 NYC Kids Taken from Foster Care Found OK in PA
Eight children taken from a New York child welfare agency by their mother last week have been found in Pennsylvania, authorities say, and their parents are in custody.
Rash Of Dryer Thefts
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Summerville police say more than a dozen clothes dryers have been stolen from apartment complexes in recent weeks.
