In a landmark ruling with wide-ranging implications, the Supreme Court today upheld the so-called individual mandate requiring Americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty, the key part of President Obama's signature health care law.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A company that recovers and sells component materials is planning to create 75 new jobs in Charleston County. The South Carolina Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday that PyroTec Inc. is planning to spend $10 million to set up its domestic and global corporate headquarters.
CHESTER, S.C. (AP) _ A man has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a man at a Chester nightclub nearly two years ago. The Herald of Rock Hill reported (http://bit.ly/KAZ6zK ) 24-year-old Keith Kenner entered the plea Monday in Chester. Keener originally was charged with murder.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities have identified a man riding in a motorized wheelchair who was struck and killed by a dump truck in Columbia.
The Arizona Wildcats scored three times in the top of the ninth inning to defeat the South Carolina Gamecocks, 4-1 Monday night in game two of the best-of-3 College World Series Championship Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. The hard-fought win in front of an announced attendance of 23,872 gave Arizona a sweep of the championship series and ended South Carolina’s hopes of a third-straight title.
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say an 87-year-old lawyer has died after he drowned while wading in water in Lake Murray just outside his Chapin home.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Police say a man in a motorized wheelchair has been struck and killed by a dump truck in Columbia.
The South Carolina Gamecocks meet The Arizona Wildcats in Game 2 of the College World Series Monday at 8pm. Arizona topped the Gamecocks, 5-1 Sunday night in the first game of the best-of-3 College World Series Championship Series at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha.
The Gamecocks will send Forrest Koumas (2-2) to the mound against an Arizona team that is fourth in the nation in batting (.330) and sixth in scoring (7.4 runs a game) in game one of college baseball's national championship series Sunday at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
For the third straight season, the Gamecocks will play for a national championship at the College World Series. USC beat Arkansas 3-2 Friday night to eliminate the Razorbacks and advance to the national championship series against Arizona. Game one of the best-of-three championship series is Sunday at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
Businesses across the Midlands increased the canine employment rate Friday, as a nationwide idea of taking your pet to work, is quickly catching on here at home.
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a woman's body was found inside a parked van in Santee. Investigators say it appears 31-year-old Kathy Mack of Orangeburg was shot to death, but an autopsy has been ordered to confirm how she died.
The South Carolina Gamecocks survived their second elimination game of the day and kept their national title hopes alive with a 2-0 win over the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday night at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. The Gamecocks (48-18) and Razorbacks (46-21) will meet again on Friday at 9 p.m. ET with the winner advancing to the championship series.
Three South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers were killed in Afghanistan on Wednesday while conducting combat operations. 1st Lt. Ryan Davis Rawl, 30, of Lexington, Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Bradford Thomas, 30, of Easley and Spc. John David Meador II, 36, of Columbia were killed in Khowst City, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A 30-year FBI veteran will become South Carolina's first independent inspector general. The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to confirm Patrick Maley (MAY'-lee), Gov. Nikki Haley's pick for the agency that investigates allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in state government.
Riding a brilliant complete game two-hitter from senior ace Michael Roth, the South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Kent State Golden Flashes, 4-1, in an elimination game on Thursday afternoon at the College World Series. With the win the Gamecocks (47-18) advance to play Arkansas in a 9 p.m. ET contest Thursday night.
Thunderstorms in Omaha, NE prompted NCAA to announce just after 9:30 Wednesday night that the elimination game between the Gamecocks and Golden Flashes will take place Thursday at 11 a.m. CST (Noon EST).
McCORMICK, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say at least five inmates have been stabbed with homemade knives after a fight at a South Carolina prison.
If you are a victim of a crime, you want to know law enforcement will respond immediately. However, calling 9-1-1 isn't the only way to get them there.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Federal prosecutors say 30 people have been indicted for traveling from South Carolina to New Mexico to illegally obtain driver's licenses.
A local church pastor plans to keep a controversial sign on display for a few weeks, even though the subject matter is causing quite a stir.
An explosive message on a Midlands church sign causes controversy over an already sensitive issue: abortion. This time, it's the supposed target audience of abortion that has one local pastor in hot water.
The Arkansas Razorbacks scored twice in the first four innings and held on for a 2-1 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks in a winner’s bracket game at the College World Series on Monday night. The loss drops Carolina (46-18) into a Wednesday night elimination game against Kent State (47-19). The loss snaps Carolina’s NCAA-record 22-game postseason winning streak and also ends the Gamecocks’ 12-game winning streak at the College World Series.
The onset of summer brings with it a push to promote locally grown, certified South Carolina fruits and vegetables, and agricultural officials say everyone, including farmers, consumers, restaurants and, ultimately, the state's economy, benefits.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Officials have released the names of three people killed in a head-on crash on a rural road in Darlington County. Coroner Todd Hardee says the accident happened Sunday night outside Hartsville.
