Thieves steal $50,000 from Myrtle Beach water park
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Police say someone broke into the office at a Myrtle Beach water park and stole $50,000.
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Free military admission to PGA Championship
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Military personnel will be able to attend the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island even if the event is sold out as expected.
SC highway deaths up slightly through July
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Public Safety Department says deaths on South Carolina highways are up slightly in the first seven months of 2011.
Man Arrested In String of 40 Burglaries
One man is behind bars tonight after Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, says he burglarized 40 homes throughout the Midlands.
SC man blames sticky floor mat for erratic driving
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 31-year-old South Carolina man suspected of drunken driving blames his erratic driving on a sticky floor mat.
Forestry official doesn’t favor of fireworks ban
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A top official with the South Carolina Forestry Commission says he doesn’t see the need for a fireworks ban, even though a fire that burned almost 1,400 acres in Horry County was caused by fireworks.
Civil rights lawyer, federal judge Perry dies
Matthew Perry, a civil rights lawyer who went from sitting in the courtroom balcony because he was black to having the federal courthouse in Columbia named in his honor, has died. He was 89.
Mexico reopens markets to peaches from Southern US
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. (AP) — An agreement signed this year by the U.S. and Mexican governments is allowing sweet, juicy Southern peaches to be sold in grocery stores south of the border for the first time in 17 years.
New DSS director sets tall order for improvement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina’s social services agency wants to speed up the time it takes to find safe, permanent homes for the thousands of abused and neglected children put in the state’s care.
SC store employee accused of filming in bathroom
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities accuse a Hilton Head Island convenience store employee of hiding a video camera in a toilet paper holder in the women’s bathroom and filming for at least a month.
