Charleston mulls changes in carriage rules
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The City of Charleston is considering changes the rules governing one of its more popular visitor attractions — the carriages that ply the city’s narrow streets.
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State HHS promises probe into Veritas video
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s Health and Human Services director promises a probe into an undercover video in which an actor posing as an Irish Republican Army supporter seeks South Carolina Medicaid help for associates supposedly wounded in IRA fights.
800-acre coastal SC fire caused by fireworks
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A fire that has charred more than 800 acres in the Myrtle Beach area was apparently caused by fireworks.
SC dairy defends its raw milk after NC illnesses
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The owner of a South Carolina dairy is defending the raw milk she sells to consumers despite officials blaming the product for multiple illnesses in North Carolina.
Florence man arrested in weekend shooting death
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A Florence man has been arrested and charged with murder in a weekend shooting death.
Hopkins man pleads guilty to bank embezzlement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the former chief financial officer of a South Carolina bank has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $300,000 from the institution.
Gingrich makes below-radar South Carolina stop
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich made a low-profile visit to South Carolina and paused for pictures and autographs at a fast-food restaurant.
Son of Baptist Convention president shot in SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the son of the president of the South Carolina Baptist Convention was found shot to death in Charleston.
SC treasurer reacts to Moody’s credit warning
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis is urging Congress to find a permanent solution to the debt crisis in response to word from Moody’s Investors Service that the state’s credit rating probably would be lowered if it downgrades the U.S. government’s credit rating.
Wife of Mitt Romney visits South Carolina coast
NORTH CHARLESTON, S. C. (AP) — The wife of GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is making a two-day visit to South Carolina, site of the nation’s first Southern primary.
