Gingrich plans 2-day swing to court SC voters
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker and GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich is planning to make two days of campaign stops in South Carolina.
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Witches brew, swamp creatures at SC plantation
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Witches brew and swamp creatures are the highlights of a Halloween celebration at a plantation on the South Carolina coast.
11-year-old receiving Coast Guard commendation
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — The Coast Guard is awarding a commendation to an 11-year-old South Carolina boy who saved his father’s life during a fishing trip last summer.
SCDOT: 2 key bridges replaced ahead of schedule
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina transportation officials say two emergency bridge repairs on major highways in the state have been completed weeks ahead of schedule.
Lexington sheriff, school kids start chess program
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department and Lexington County School District One are teaming up to start a chess program for at-risk kids.
USS Yorktown becomes ghost ship for Halloween
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — The aircraft carrier Yorktown on Charleston Harbor is being turned into a ghost ship for the Halloween season.
Pella offers voluntary retirements, closes plant
PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Pella Corp. will offer incentives to employees who take early retirement or voluntarily leave the company and will close a plant in South Carolina as it tries to offset a decline in new home construction.
Plane of missing SC man found near Moncks Corner
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — The wreckage of a plane belonging to a Berkeley County man missing for two weeks has been located near the county airport near Moncks Corner.
Autopsy finds teen at boat ramp was shot in back
SENECA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have determined a Pickens teen found dead at an Oconee County boat ramp was shot in the back.
2-county chase leads to 5 crashes in SC Upstate
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say three burglary suspects led police on a chase through Greenville and Spartanburg counties, crashing into five different vehicles during the pursuit.
