Bill allowing HPV vaccination clears Senate panel
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislation seeking to allow South Carolina to offer free HPV vaccinations to underinsured and uninsured sixth graders to prevent cancer has advanced in the state Senate.
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SC senators balk at $28M cost for cursive writing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Senate panel narrowly advanced a bill requiring South Carolina's school districts to teach students how to write in cursive by fifth grade after questioning its $27.6 million price tag.
Alligator Shot on Beach in Charleston County
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) _ A 10-foot alligator has been shot and killed in the surf at Folly Beach southeast of Charleston.
Rabid Cat In Saluda County
Saluda County (WOLO)- A Saluda County resident is receiving treatment after D-HEC officials say they were exposed to rabies by a cat. D-HEC officials say hundreds in our state undergo treatment for rabies every year.
Deputies Search for Sexual Assault Suspects
Richland County Deputies are looking for two men accused of sexually assaulting a woman after offering her a ride home from Five Points.
Police: Columbia woman drugged, sexually assaulted
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police say a 20-year-old woman was drugged and sexually assaulted by two men who gave her a ride home in Columbia.
SC Senate bill targeting child sex abuse advances
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill aimed at stopping more children from being sexually abused in South Carolina has advanced in the Senate.
Bill would provide diploma alternative to GED test
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Senate panel has advanced a bill giving South Carolina residents another option for earning a high school equivalency diploma.
Panel advances bill updating SC's sex ed law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Senate panel has advanced a bill that updates South Carolina's 26-year-old sex-education law by requiring the teaching of medically accurate information.
SC speaker ruling raises accountability questions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge's recent ruling is raising questions both about the power of the top prosecutor in South Carolina and the process of holding lawmakers accountable.
Man gets 8 years in Horry shooting death
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A Conway man has pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery in the 2009 shooting death of a Myrtle Beach man.
Faculty opposes Charleston School of Law sale
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two groups of faculty members from the Charleston School of Law have written the state Commission on Higher Education asking that the agency oppose the sale of the school to the InfiLaw System that runs three for-profit law schools.
Columbia public safety agencies seek applicants
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Several agencies in Columbia are putting on a job fair for people interested in getting involved in law enforcement.
Ex-Sen. Ford to pay $45,000; 2nd case sent to AG
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Charleston Sen. Robert Ford has been fined $30,000 and ordered to send nearly $15,000 to the Children's Trust for using campaign donations for personal expenses, then trying to cover it up.
SC Senate approves budget plan for 2014-15
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina state senators have approved a $7 billion spending plan for state taxes after again rejecting Democrats' push to expand Medicaid.
Troopers report deadly accident along I-26
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is responding to a deadly accident along Interstate 26 in Orangeburg County.
SC Guard engineers back after year in Afghanistan
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nearly 130 members of a South Carolina Army National Guard engineering unit have returned home after a year in Afghanistan.
Percy Mack Retires
Richland County Schools District One Superintendent retires after transforming the school district.
Boil Water Advisory
The City of Columbia Water Works has advised customers of a water main break in Richland County.
Police Say Bluffton Woman's Death is a Homicide
BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) _ The Beaufort County coroner's office says the death of a Bluffton woman was a homicide.
SC Army National Guard Returns
Columbia, SC (WOLO)- Members of The South Carolina Army National Guard have made a safe return back to the midlands, after a year in Afghanistan.
A Texas Woman Indicted for Murder Arrested in Richland Co.
A Texas woman wanted for the murder of her common-law husband was arrested in Richland County this week.
SC panel approves proposed Charleston university
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill to create a research university within the College of Charleston has advanced in the South Carolina Senate.
Palmetto Parent Family Fit Challenge
Coca-Cola wants families in our state to get fit together.
Clyburn: Republican choices keep SC from improving
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn says life for most people in South Carolina is not going to improve until voters stop choosing Republicans all the time.
