SC bill would require drug tests for welfare
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Opponents of a bill requiring welfare applicants in South Carolina to pass a drug test say the costly proposal would violate the constitution.
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Okra Strut Finally Finds Home
Years of debate about where to hold Irmo’s Annual Okra Strut have come to an end with the purchase of 14 acres to construct a new park that will house the decades-old festival.
Columbia’s Water Ranks Second Best in the State
Columbia’s water recently won top honors in a statewide taste test at the South Carolina Environmental Convention.
Voter ID Law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina voters represented by the American Civil Liberties Union have been granted permission to get involved in a lawsuit over the state’s new voter ID law.
Cops: Tardy USC student leads police on chase
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a University of South Carolina student blamed being late for class as the reason she wouldn’t get out of her car when stopped by police.
Sentencing Date Set for Shaquan Duley
A sentencing date has been set for a South Carolina mother who pleaded guilty to killing her two young sons, then staging a watery car crash scene.
Suspect Arrested in Fatal Orangeburg Shooting
Deputies in Orangeburg County have arrested a man in connection with shooting and killing a man Tuesday night.
Accused Internet Predator Arrested in Kershaw Co.
Kershaw County deputies have arrested a man they say drove from North Carolina to have sex with who he thought was a 14 year old girl.
Bill Banning Camping Advances at State House
South Carolina legislators are trying again to boot Occupy Columbia protesters from Statehouse grounds.
AG Wilson on Healthcare Act Panel
South Carolina’s top prosecutor is in Washington this week to participate in a panel discussion about the Obama administration’s health care overhaul.
