Leading GOP candidates attending SC forum
The leading Republican presidential candidates are visiting South Carolina this Labor Day to attend a forum in Columbia hosted by U.S. senator and tea party favorite Jim DeMint.
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Man killed in shooting with police after SC game
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating the fatal shooting of a person by a Columbia police officer after a football game.
SC man charged with stealing copper from church
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 48-year-old Spartanburg man was arrested in connection with the theft of copper from a local church where the metal had been stolen four times in two weeks.
State treasurer to lead Romney efforts in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State Treasurer Curtis Loftis will serve as the South Carolina chair of the presidential campaign of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
SC to send aid to Irene-battered Vermont
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor has verbally authorized the state to deploy National Guardsmen, dump trucks and Humvees to Vermont to help the state recover from damage caused by Hurricane Irene.
Perry attending town hall with SC’s Scott
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry is attending a Labor Day town hall meeting on the South Carolina coast. The meeting on Conway is another in a series of presidential candidate events hosted by freshmen U.S. Rep. Tim Scott of the state’s 1st Congressional District.
Former Pa. senator campaigning in SC on Labor Day
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is campaigning in the Midlands and in upstate South Carolina this Labor Day.
USC foreign exchange student drowns
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A foreign exchange student attending the University of South Carolina has died of an apparent drowning in the Saluda River.
North Charleston police look at high-speed chases
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Police in North Charleston are discussing whether to change their policy on high-speed pursuits.
Myrtle Beach business owners: summer season OK
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Myrtle Beach business owners say the best thing about the 2011 vacation season is that revenues didn’t drop.
