USC Upstate chancellor Tom Moore to leave
The chancellor at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg is stepping down.
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Police: 19-year-old playing with gun kills 15-year-old
A 19-year-old man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after police say he was playing with a gun when he fatally shot a 15-year-old boy in North Charleston.
AG looking into Medicaid payments to SC's abortion clinics
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorney General Alan Wilson's office is looking into Medicaid payments to South Carolina's three abortion clinics to determine whether any fraud occurred.
SC pension fund's worth falls as investments don't keep up
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of the agency that invests South Carolina's pension portfolio says its worth slid backward because investments didn't earn enough to cover benefit payments to retirees.
Report: More funding needed for spent bomb material program
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A report commissioned by U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz says that a program in South Carolina to convert weapons-grade nuclear material into reactor fuel needs more money to succeed.
Gov. Haley says she'll fight bringing detainees to SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says she will fight the possibility that detainees will be brought from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the Naval Brig in Hanahan.
Top South Carolina prosecutor hosting presidential hopefuls
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's top prosecutor is hosting a series of constitutional conversations with more than a dozen of the contenders seeking the Republican presidential nomination.
Boil Water Advisory Issued for Old Forest Dr.
Officials with the City of Columbia say an 18 inch water main break means customers on Old Forest Drive need to boil water for one minute prior to drinking or cooking.
Lexington county man arrested on murder charge
Lexington County Sheriff’s Department investigators have charged a Gaston man with murder in the fatal beating of Joanne White Taylor.
Woman in DC wins $100,000 in SC lottery
While in Charleston for business, a Washington D.C. man bought a lottery ticket for one of his employees that turned out to be a winner.
Train derailment in North Charleston causes delays
Officials with Norfolk Southern say crews are continuing to clear railroad tracks in North Charleston after a train derailment on Wednesday.
Warrant issued for NC man in nightclub shooting death
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County sheriff's deputies are looking for a North Carolina man in a shooting outside a nightclub in which one man was killed and three others wounded.
Warrant issued for NC man in nightclub shooting death
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County sheriff's deputies are looking for a North Carolina man in a shooting outside a nightclub in which one man was killed and three others wounded.
Haier expansion in Kershaw County expected to add 410 jobs
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Appliance manufacturer Haier America is announcing plans to expand its refrigerator plant outside Camden, creating an expected 410 new jobs over the next five years.
Gov. Haley 'State will not entertain Gitmo detainees'
Gov. Nikki Haley's office says they "will absolutely draw the line," with any plans to bring prisoners from Guantanamo to South Carolina.
Siblings charged with neglect after father dies from bedsore
Two siblings have been accused of neglecting their father, who authorities say died from a large bedsore that caused him to become septic.
SC college presidents want trains to put on the brakes
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The presidents of the two universities in Orangeburg want trains in the city to apply the brakes.
Danny becomes first Hurricane of the season
What began as Tropical storm Danny earlier this week has intensified overnight and is now a hurricane with sustained winds of 75 mph.
Jimmy Carter Due for treatment for Melanoma on His Brain
Former President Jimmy Carter today said he’ll be treated this afternoon for melanoma on his brain.
GOP hopefuls slated to return to SC
In an effort to court South Carolina voters, at least two Republican presidential candidates will be returning to the state in the coming days.
Siblings charged with neglect after father dies from bedsore
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Two siblings have been accused of neglecting their father, who authorities say died from a large bedsore that caused him to become septic.
Man killed in Columbia shooting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man has been shot to death in a Columbia apartment complex.
"A Devine Summer Night" raises funds for Ray Tanner Foundation
You have the chance to go shopping for a good cause.
National Guard base in SC holds mock "shooter" exercise
MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. (AP) — Officials at the McEntire Joint National Guard Base are warning members of the public they are holding a mock "active shooter" exercise and they should not be alarmed.
Appeals court agrees SC robocall ban is unconstitutional
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court is backing a lower court in ruling that South Carolina's ban on automated political phone calls is unconstitutional.
