COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The Rev. Jesse Jackson says his civil rights organization will announce its plans to fight for social justice and against poverty at several stops across South Carolina next week. Jackson said Wednesday his Rainbow Push Coalition will announce in Charleston on Monday night a 10-point plan to make the South better. He will continue with stops in Columbia and Greenville on Tuesday.
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) _ Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says a rape suspect led deputies on a chase, firing his shotgun at officers before crashing his vehicle.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A 53-year-old woman who admitted she stole more than $800,000 from a small tool and die business in Greenville has been ordered to spend more than three years in prison.
Even before the sound of the bell, signaling the start of the 2012 General Assembly, Gov. Nikki Haley pushes forward to challenge the federal government's ruling that blocks a proposed voter ID law in South Carolina.
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a microchip implanted in the family dog helped Aiken officers reunite a missing 3-year-old girl with her family.
As Lexington County authorities continue their search for a man suspected of nearly abducting a young girl, the mother of the child speaks out for the first time since the incident.
Authorities say a medical helicopter taking a patient to a Charleston hospital had to make an emergency landing after the patient fought with the crew and tried to leap from the aircraft.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) _ Rock Hill police say they arrested a mother after her 13-year-old son told officers she got him drunk. Investigators said the boy's father called police early Sunday morning and told him his mother let him drink until he got drunk.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ If unemployed workers in South Carolina can't find a job in six months, they would have to volunteer 16 hours weekly to continue getting a check under a bill up for debate by a Senate panel.
Less than a month after his K-9 partner, Fargo, dies in the line of duty, Richland County Master Deputy Warren Cavanagh opens up about coping with the loss.
The South Carolina State House will see the return of State Lawmakers Tuesday for the start of the 2012 Legislative session.
An early morning fire at a Midlands restaurant is deemed arson.
WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) _ A man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to killing two sisters in an Oconee County home invasion. Prosecutors said Shawn Owens pleaded guilty Friday to murder.
Richland County K-9 Deputy, Fargo, died like a true soldier in battle, according to his partner who recounts the details of the dog's final moments.
Saturday, January 7, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, at CMRTA Headquarters on Lucius Road, officials will host a public forum. Riders of Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority, CMRTA, will have a chance to respond to a reduction in services that could come as early as next month.
The leaders of South Carolina's Republican-controlled Legislature say they will not use an additional $913 million in revenue to boost agencies' budgets back to pre-recession levels.
NORWAY, S.C. (AP) _ The new mayor of Norway says someone else climbed through a Town Hall window on New Year's Day to get inside, not him.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Two firms that are part of BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina are providing $20,000 to provide a mortgage-free home for an Army veteran wounded in Iraq. Spokesman Billy Quarles says the firms are presenting keys to the Columbia home Monday to retired Army 1st Sgt. Peter Lara, who suffered gunshot wounds during a firefight in Iraq in 2005.
The new mayor of Norway says he climbed into City Hall through a back window on New Year's Day because he hadn't been given the key yet.
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Another small earthquake has been recorded on the South Carolina coast.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's unemployment agency says it has identified 180 people who fraudulently received at least $10,000 each in unearned jobless benefits. The Department of Employment and Workforce is working with the U.S. Labor Department and the state attorney general's office to investigate and prosecute unemployment insurance fraud.
The cold weather means there is an increased risk of house fires.
Republican presidential candidates Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann have canceled campaign trips to South Carolina.
CLOVER, S.C. (AP) _ A husband and wife have been killed after they were struck by a car while walking down a York County highway. Authorities said 35-year-old Marsha Rose and her husband, 36-year-old Jerry Rose, were hit as they walked on U.S. 321 south of Clover around 6:30 p.m. Monday.
