Congaree National Park plans cuts in center hours
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Visitors to Congaree National Park are going to encounter a closed visitor center on Sundays and Mondays come this fall.
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President faces scrutiny in SC State changes
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The new president of South Carolina State University is proposing adding six administrative positions he says are badly needed.
West Columbia man charged with killing roommate
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a West Columbia man has strangled his roommate in the home they shared
Agency gives former worker $120K to settle dispute
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former employee of the South Carolina agency that polices workplace safety has received $120,000 to settle a dispute over his firing.
Columbia man charged in shooting death at complex
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have charged a 29-year-old Columbia man with killing another man at an apartment complex in a shooting that stemmed from an argument between middle school gang members.
Primary field challenging Graham may grow
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of South Carolina’s U.S. Senate races in 2014 may soon be getting more crowded.
Upstate, Florence get record July rainfall
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Several places in the South Carolina Upstate along with Florence have seen their rainiest July since records have been kept.
3 GOP governors to attend Haley fundraiser
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three Republican governors who are potential 2016 presidential candidates are helping Gov. Nikki Haley raise money toward her expected bid for a second term.
Inquest planned in death of man shot by SC police
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County Coroner Gary Watts is planning to hold an inquest in the death of a 21-year-old man shot by Columbia police.
SC blames higher goals for school grade drop
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Letter grades for nearly half of South Carolina’s school districts dropped during the past school year, but education officials blame more ambitious performance goals rather than poorer achievement by students.
