Teen Shooting
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a teen has been shot and killed while sitting in a car in Aiken.
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1 Fired from SC Jail After Inmate Escape
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ One employee has been fired and several others disciplined after an inmate escaped from the Berkeley County jail.
Sheriff’s spokesman Dan Moon says one person was fired, one employee was demoted and two others were suspended.
Gilbert Teen killed while helping remove deer from road
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating an accident that took the life of a 17-year-old Gilbert teen.
SC DMV plans more realistic driving tests
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials say they plan to put new drivers through a more realistic road test before giving them a license.
New Video in Carter Strange Beating Revealed
Eight months after their son was severely beaten in Columbia’s Five Points, the parents of the victim witness the moments leading up to their son’s attack.
SC Army post has community tour of installation
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — The Army’s largest training installation is inviting the public to tour the post and get an up-close look at how soldiers are trained.
Local school showcased in Apple commercial
Lexington High School is now being showcased in an Apple commercial about using the iPad 2 in the classroom.
Peaches already blooming in SC, worrying farmers
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — The warm winter already has some peach trees blooming, and that has farmers worried.
Could Warmer Temps Threaten Local Crops?
South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers is closely monitoring unseasonably warm temperatures’ possible impact on crops, so you don’t end up paying more at the grocery store.
SC Group goes to Court over Inmate Mental Health
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – An advocacy group that has sued South Carolina’s prisons agency over the care of mentally ill inmates is getting its day in court.
Circuit Court Judge Michael Baxley on Monday is expected to begin hearing arguments in the case. The lawsuit accuses the Corrections Department of violating the constitutional rights of inmates suffering from mental illness.
Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities sued the agency in 2005, saying mentally ill inmates were being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment by being severely punished for disciplinary infractions. The group also said the inmates were not being given enough access to psychiatric care.
The advocacy group says as many as 4,400 of the state’s inmates are mentally ill.
Prison officials deny claims that mentally ill inmates’ rights are being violated but acknowledge their agency needs more money.
