Criminal Charges Dropped, Civil Case Pursued
Now that trespassing charges against 19 Occupy Columbia protesters have been dropped, demonstrators push to sue the state over violation of their civil rights.
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2 Democrats want to ban Haley-ordered greeting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two Democrat representatives don’t think much of Republican Gov. Nikki Haley’s instructions for state employees to answer the phone by saying, “It’s a great day in South Carolina.”
Sebelius: Health a national security issue
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The nation’s secretary of Health and Human Services is calling the state of America’s health a national security issue.
Emails detail Citadel handling of abuse complaint
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — New emails released by The Citadel show a school attorney hoped to avoid a criminal or civil investigation if the school conducted an internal investigation of a 2007 sex abuse complaint against a former Citadel camp counselor.
GOP debate in SC to go on without volleyballs
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates will have to dodge barbs, but not volleyballs, when they meet in a debate next month on the South Carolina coast.
SC, Virginia governors bet on ACC title game
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sounds like there’ll be some good eating at a Governor’s Mansion after Saturday night’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.
Boeing opens interior components factory in SC
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Boeing has dedicated its South Carolina factory that will make interior parts for its new 787 jetliners that are being assembled nearby.
Fort Jackson schedules tree lighting ceremony
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — The Army’s largest training installation is holding its annual tree lighting ceremony to mark the beginning of the holiday season.
Cops, prosecutors meet for seminar on drug abuse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Top legal and law enforcement officials from South Carolina are meeting in Columbia to discuss drug abuse.
Magnolia Plantation decorating with gingerbread
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Visitors to a plantation on the South Carolina coast have a chance to enjoy some holiday gingerbread. .
