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SC to announce October unemployment numbers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” South Carolina officials are preparing to release the state's unemployment rate for October. The Department of Employment and Workforce said it will release the latest jobless figures Friday. The September unemployment rate in South Carolina was…

Thanksgiving holiday travel up slightly in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” AAA Carolinas expects to see a small increase in travel for Thanksgiving. The motor club says it predicts about 630,000 people in South Carolina will drive 50 miles or more from home to celebrate between Wednesday…

Dillon woman sentenced for Social Security fraud

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” A Dillon woman has been sentenced to five years' probation for Social Security fraud. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says Emma Bowens was sentenced this week in federal court in Florence. She was also ordered to pay…

SC child taken 20 years ago safe in Australia

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) โ€” A former South Carolina woman located in Australia is facing extradition back to the United States for taking her infant daughter from the Isle of Palms 20 years ago. Federal authorities announced Thursday that Dorothy Lee…

Dog Fighting Arena Busted In Sumter County

Columbia, SC (Associated Press)- 13-adults and one-juvenile are arrested after authorities say they discovered a dog-fighting arena in Sumter county.Several law enforcement agencies conducted a raid yesterday at a Rembert home in the 51-hundred block of Springhill road.they were able…

Car lands on top SC house after police chase

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ A car South Carolina police were chasing after a suspected drug deal landed on top of a home in Columbia. The State newspaper of Columbia reports (http://bit.ly/1edZJ2g) that the home's residents were not hurt…

SLED: 13 arrested in Rembert dogfighting raid

REMBERT, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ More than a dozen people have been arrested and 19 animals have been seized as part of a dogfighting investigation in Rembert. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says state and local officers raided…

Ex-Clemson, USC players visit hospitalized kids

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Some children being treated at a Columbia hospital are getting a very special visit this weekend. Several former football players from Clemson University and the University of South Carolina are visiting Palmetto Health Children's Hospital on…

Clio bank employee sentenced for embezzlement

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) โ€” A teller at a Clio bank has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $200,000 from the institution. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles says Betty Lee Johnson was sentenced Friday in Florence to 33 months…

1st tires roll out at Continental Tire's SC plant

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ The first tires are rolling out at a new Continental Tire plant in Sumter. The Item of Sumter reports (http://bit.ly/1hbipE6 ) that the first test tires produced at the new facility were displayed on…

Search for Missing Man

Richland County Sheriff's are asking the public to help them locate a man who has been missing since Saturday morning.

SC announcing Class A Football Championships

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” The South Carolina High School League is announcing the teams that will be competing in this year's Class A Football Championships. Commissioner Jerome Singleton is speaking at a luncheon following the announcements on Monday at the…

Dust causes Columbia VA to close operating rooms

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Officials say the operating rooms at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Columbia should reopen next week, nearly two months after dust particles were found on supplies. Authorities said a disintegrating filter caused the dust.…

Agency: Health insurers leaving SC affect 33K

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” The state Insurance Department says a dozen insurers will no longer write health policies in South Carolina, impacting more than 30,000 people. Agency spokeswoman Ann Roberson says insurers cited the federal health care overhaul in abandoning…

Rain, but not wintery weather heading for SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ Forecasters expect a steady rain across South Carolina on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The National Weather Service said the precipitation could start as sleet in northern parts of the…

Police Officers Endorse 'Strong Mayor'

Local police officers support the Strong Mayor form of government. A group representing law enforcement says giving a sitting mayor more authority is the most effective way to fight crime and keep the public safe.

USC Tiger Burn

It's an annual tradition kicking off Carolina Clemson week before the two rivals hit the grid iron.

Hurricane Season

Columbia, SC (Associated Press)-South Carolina gets by nearly unscathed as another Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Saturday.

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