COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Gov. Nikki Haley and Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt will be in Germany next week to recruit jobs at the world’s biggest show for the automotive industry. Hitt says he and Haley leave Monday for the 65th International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany. The head of South Carolina’s economic development agency says it’s the first…
Columbia, SC (The Labor Department)- It looks like some of our neighbors are still out of work.A new jobs report released today by “The Labor Department” says U.S. employers added 169-thousand jobs last month.But it’s fewer than economists had predicted.Still, the unemployment rate dropped to seven-point-three percent…the lowest in five-years. Categories: Local News, News
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) _ Wildlife officials say one man is dead and another missing after a boat capsized on a lake in Fort Mill.
State Attorney General’s office arrests eight individuals, seize more than 700 plants, in connection with major indoor marijuana growing operation.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says eight people have been charged with trafficking marijuana after an eight-month investigation that led to the seizure of more than 700 plants from indoor growing operations in the Midlands. Wilson announced the arrests Friday, following a joint investigation by local, state and federal law enforcement. He says…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A serial rapist has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for brutally assaulting women last year on the Charleston peninsula. The Post and Courier reports (http://bit.ly/17ZtVP9 ) 48-year-old Nathaniel Tyler pleaded guilty Friday to raping three women. As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped charges for two other attacks. Prosecutors say the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” State law enforcement is receiving $900,000 from the federal government to improve background checks for guns bought in South Carolina. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles announced the grant Friday. The state Law Enforcement Division applied for it after the Legislature passed a law in May meant to prevent mentally ill residents from buying guns. The…
For the first time in four years the Georgia Bulldogs have defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 41-30.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The former leader of the world’s 70 million Anglicans is making a trip to South Carolina this weekend. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral says George Carey is leading a weekend of celebration at the Columbia church this weekend. Carey is preaching at two services on Sunday and will lead a discussion on the power of Anglican worship. He…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” More out-of-state students are going to public universities in South Carolina without paying the full out-of-state tuition costs. An analysis of data by The State of Columbia (http://bit.ly/18Erq0F ) found nearly 13,400 out-of-state students at the state’s 12 public colleges paying discounted rates, an increase of 43 percent in the past five years. University…
