COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Close to 500 students and 100 volunteers from the University of South Carolina are kicking up their heels all night long to raise money for the Palmetto Health Children's Hospital in Columbia.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House budget-writing committee has advanced a 2012-13 budget that gives employees raises, pays down debt and sets aside money to deepen Charleston's port.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The state Senate has postponed further discussion on whether to confirm Catherine Templeton as head of South Carolina's public health and environmental control agency.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Gov. Nikki Haley's administration has agreed to repay the state the $16,000 it cost to provide security during out-of-state fundraising trips she took during the past year.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina Election Commission review of allegations that dead people have been voting has found no evidence that any such ballots were cast.
At a time when state dollars are hard to come by for various programs and organizations due to budget cuts, The Auntie Karen Foundation seeks to meet that need by highlighting talent and providing opportunities for those right here in the Midlands.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A senator is filibustering to hold up a vote that would put the leader of South Carolina's labor agency in charge of the state's public health and environmental control agency.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina business leaders and policy experts are meeting to exchange ideas and discuss connections between clean energy and jobs.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ The head of South Carolina's Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism is predicting a 5 percent increase in the number of people taking in the state's sights in 2012.
Duane Parrish said Wednesday that a number of tourism indicators were up in 2011, including hotel occupancy which was up more than 2 percent.
Even though authorities think the safe return of his son is highly unlikely, Gary George from Lexington isn't letting that stop him from turning to the internet and establishing a foundation to help find other families' missing loved ones, including his own.
As the price at the pump hit its highest over the weekend, the average cost for a gallon of gas in the Palmetto State is still lower than the national average. However, petroleum experts say the increase will be felt far beyond the pump, nonetheless.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A panel of state legislators has approved a bill that would bar people convicted of a child sex offense from serving as foster parents.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new study by researchers in South Carolina has found that the further young Mexican-Americans move away from the dietary habits of their native culture, the more weight they gain.