SC Dems Call on Lt. Gov. to Step Down
South Carolina Democrats have renewed calls for Republican Lt. Gov. Ken Ard to resign and say GOP senators are cutting backroom deals on how he would be replaced.
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Cops: Teen loses part of hand during copper theft
BLACKSBURG, S.C. (AP) — Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies say an 18-year-old Union man trying to steal copper lost part of his hand after an explosion at a brickyard.
Spartanburg mom gets bond in breast-feeding death
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg mother charged with homicide by child abuse after investigators say she killed her child by passing a lethal dose of morphine through her breast milk has been released from jail on bond.
SC town requires visitors to fill holes on beach
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — If you’re building a sand castle in North Myrtle Beach, please fill in the moat before you leave.
SC man gets 18 years in lawnmower getaway robbery
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — An Aiken man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for robbing a convenience store, assaulting an employee with a tree limb and fleeing on a lawn mower.
Man faces charge in 1999 sex-assault case in Neb.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A man wanted in a 1999 sexual-assault case has been returned to Nebraska after disappearing while out on bond 12 years ago.
Greenwood man wins $200,000, doesn’t tell wife
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Greenwood man didn’t tell his wife he won $200,000 in the South Carolina lottery. He just planned to let her know with their paid bills.
Trial date set for SC student in school shooting
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Trial is set for next month for a former Socastee High School student charged with bringing with bringing pipe bombs to school and wounding a police officer.
Man kills woman, then himself in Richland County
Richland County sheriff’s deputies say a man has killed the mother of his child, then turned the gun on himself.
Scott bill would prevent NLRB from closing plants
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina U.S. Rep. Tim Scott has introduced legislation in Congress to prevent the National Labor Relations Board from closing down plants or ordering companies to transfer employment.
