Garcia Dismissed from USC football team
Senior Quarterback Stephen Garcia has been dismissed from the football team.
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SC Gov Haley raised $200K cash in 3rd quarter
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s re-election campaign reports it raised $200,000 in cash in the third quarter.
Conway lawyer disciplined for slapping defendant
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Conway attorney for up to 90 days and ordered him to take anger management classes after he slapped a defendant during a deposition.
SC delays fed education standards waiver request
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will delay until February a request for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law.
6-year-old girl dies in shooting in Greenwood
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old girl playing with her cousins in Greenwood has been shot and killed after the children found a gun inside a vehicle.
SC State Fair opens 12-day run on Wednesday
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina State Fair begins its 12-day run on Wednesday.
Blustery winds and rain to affect Carolinas
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Blustery winds nearing tropical storm strength and as much as 4 inches of rain are expected along the Carolinas coast as a storm system that drenched parts of Florida moves north.
13 SC Football Players Suspended in Hazing Probe
Clover school officials have suspended 13 varsity football players after getting allegations that three players suffered hazing.
No Child Left Behind-SC, Delay
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina will delay until February a request for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law.
The state Education Department had planned to request the break from the federal law in November. Agency spokesman Jay Ragley said Monday that will give the agency more time to gather data and see how other states file their requests.
Dad Killed While Walking Alongside Bike-Riding Son
PICKENS, S.C. (AP) _ A father walking alongside his 12-year-old son as he rode his bike in Pickens County has been struck and killed by an SUV.
Authorities said 38-year-old Michael Cummings died a short time after he was struck around 6:15 p.m. Friday on a rural road about six miles north of Pickens.
