Pharmaceutical Company Locating in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A pharmaceutical company is locating its headquarters in Charleston, a move expected to create about 40 new jobs over the next five years.
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Other Indictments
Lexington County, SC (WOLO)-The multi-agency investigation resulting In Sheriff James Metts' indictment has also netted other public officials.
SC Senate postpones votes to fill leadership role
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Yancey McGill says he's ready to leave his Senate seat to temporarily become lieutenant governor, but wrangling over leadership postponed a vote.
Lexington Co. Sheriff James Metts Indicted: Accused of Bribery
U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles announced that Sheriff James Metts has been charged by a federal grand jury in a 10 count indictment.
Panel passes bill to give SC vets more benefits
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill giving extra benefits to military veterans is awaiting approval by South Carolina's House and Senate.
Zais endorses Atwater in GOP primary runoff
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Education Superintendent Mick Zais is endorsing Sally Atwater to be the Republican nominee in the race to replace him.
TEST STORY: Democrat McGill is SC's new lieutenant governor
South Carolina has a Democrat in the lieutenant governor's office for the first time in two decades.
Shaw AFB locked down briefly
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Shaw Air Force Base near Sumter was locked down for about an hour after concerns were raised about a possible threat on the base.
Man faces charges in second SC woman's death
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A man accused of killing a Charleston woman has been charged in the death of a Bluffton woman.
Search for Missing West Columbia Woman Continues
West Columbia police are hoping you can help them locate a woman missing since Thursday.
Local Woman Wins Jeopardy: Returns Tuesday for Show!
Columbia woman keeps family and friends on the edge of their seat as she appears on Game show Jeopardy.
GM recalls 3.2million more US cars for ignition problems
General Motors is recalling 3.2 million more cars in the U.S. because of ignition switch problems.
SC Speaker: AG can't investigate civil charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell says the state grand jury has no authority to investigate civil charges against him.
Defense: Ex-SC State trustee defrauded no one
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An attorney for a former South Carolina State University trustee facing public corruption charges says his client did not profit from any of the schemes in which prosecutors allege he was involved.
Youth Charged with Murder in SC Stabbing Death
GREER, S.C. (AP) _ Police are investigating a weekend stabbing death in Greenville County that has resulted in a murder charge against a 16-year-old male.
Alleged Drunken Boating Incident In The Midlands
Eutawville, SC (WOLO)- Officers with the department of natural resources are investigating a weekend boating accident that left one man dead and a boating under the influence charge against another.
New Veterans Care Act Would be Historic
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham is promising an historic overhaul to the health care veterans receive, with or without a VA hospital.
Giti Tire expected to bring 1,700 jobs to Richburg
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Singapore-based tire manufacturer plans to spend $560 million in a Chester County plant expected to create 1,700 new jobs over the next decade.
SC man charged with drunken boating in death
EUTAWVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating a weekend boating accident on Lake Marion that left one man dead and resulted in a boating under the influence charge against another.
New downtown Orangeburg envisioned
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg is coming up with a new vision this week for what its downtown area should look like.
SC firefighter group gets $1.5 million grant
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina is getting a federal grant to hire 900 new firefighters across the state.
SC officers charge 5 jail inmates with mob assault
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Five Richland County jail inmates who South Carolina law officers say are gang members are charged with assaulting another inmate.
Starbucks Offers Free College
Starbucks is giving its baristas a new job perk.
Common Core standards could change little
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Opponents of Common Core tout a law signed by Gov. Nikki Haley as throwing out the controversial education standards in exchange for state-made guidelines in one year. In reality, little may change.
Search for Stabbing Suspect Ongoing
A man is accused of stabbing his wife and son Sunday morning inside their Richland County home.
