Santee Cooper approves $5 million in loans
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's state-owned electric and water utility Santee Cooper has approved almost $5 million in loans for industrial projects in Orangeburg and Anderson counties.
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Transportation Commission OKs SC road needs plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Transportation Commission has given final approval to a plan outlining the state's transportation needs for the next quarter century.
1 dead; 3 hurt in Clarendon County club shooting
SUMMERTON, S.C. (AP) — Clarendon County deputies say a shooting in the parking lot of a nightclub killed one man and wounded three others.
USC student killed in wreck; 2 injured
HOPKINS, S.C. (AP) — A 19-year-old University of South Carolina student was killed and two people injured in a wreck.
Speaker Lucas: All of this is so improbable
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House's newly elected leader calls himself an improbable speaker, but he believes he's the right person to lead the chamber past the cloud that's hung over it for two years.
Massive LA fire shuts down parts of 2 freeways
Officials say a massive fire in downtown Los Angeles closed down portions of two major freeways.
It's a royal affair in New York City
Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, are in New York City.
Gas prices continue fall
The good news just keeps on coming for drivers pulling up to the gas pump.
Black Hawk Helicopter Recovered
The South Carolina National Guard spent Sunday recovering a helicopter forced to make emergency landing.
Deadly Shooting
Deadly shooting in Charleston still being investigated.
Clemson President Addresses Off Campus Party
A Off Campus party reportedly held by some Clemson students sparks outrage.
Cops: Suspect drives man he shot to the hospital
MANNING, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Manning man has been charged with murder after he shot the brother of his estranged wife, then took the victim to the hospital.
Man shot to death by US Marshal in Kershaw County
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a U.S. Marshal shot and killed a Kershaw County man as he tried to arrest him after he failed to show up this week to serve more than four years in prison.
State Farmers Market staging Country Christmas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Farmers Market is staging a Country Christmas to get folks into the holiday spirit.
Gas Prices Continue To Dip over weekend
Columbia, SC (WOLO)-Gas prices continue to fall for consumers just in time for the holidays, here in the midlands we are seeing prices as low as $2.40 per gallon.
SC bill would bar abusers from owning guns
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Senate Judiciary chairman says lawmakers need to get serious about curbing South Carolina's domestic abuse problem and bar abusers from owning guns.
Man leads Kershaw County deputies on 120 mph chase
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a convicted felon who recently got away from Fairfield County deputies in a high-speed chase couldn't shake off officers in Kershaw County.
Man gets life for baseball bat killing of his mom
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of killing his 85-year-old mother with a baseball bat.
SC Man's Death Sentence Overturned in Deaths
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A judge in Greenville has sentenced a man to life in prison for murder and rape after the defendant's earlier death sentence was overturned.
2nd loan approved for SC State, this time for $12M
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University will receive a second state loan to pay long overdue bills and keep student services running.
VA official Gibson to visit Charleston Center
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A top Veterans Affairs official is scheduled to visit the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston to see its new mental health research center.
City Commemorates 150th Anniversary of Sherman Burning
City leaders on Friday launched a series of events to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the burning of Columbia.
9/11 survivor to address SC criminal justice group
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A survivor of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at New York's World Trade Center is scheduled to address a criminal justice convention in South Carolina.
SC man pleads guilty in stabbing, gets 18 years
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 44-year-old Orangeburg man has plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a 2011 stabbing death.
SC joins 17-state lawsuit on immigration order
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is joining 16 other states in a lawsuit contending President Barack Obama's order on immigration overstepped the law and violated the Constitution.
