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DHEC wants to reduce pregnancy-associated deaths

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” South Carolina health officials are launching a new effort to review deaths associated with pregnancy. The Department of Health and Environmental Control this week announced the creation of a committee that will meet regularly to try…

USC taps UNC's Peter Brews dean of business school

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” The University of South Carolina has chosen a specialist in international business from North Carolina as the new dean for the Darla Moore School of Business. USC provost Michael Amiridis says 56-year-old Peter Brews takes over…

House Ethics to consider colleague's case

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” A House panel is considering ethics allegations against Rep. Harold Mitchell. The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday will consider the accusations and his explanations. The Spartanburg Democrat told his colleagues last month that he kept poor…

3 men to be sentenced in SC sports betting ring

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ Three men are being sentenced for their roles in running an illegal gambling business in Columbia. A federal judge on Wednesday is set to hand down sentences for Brett Parker, Jack Parker and Douglas…

SC 5th graders graduate from DJJ-sponsored program

MANNING, S.C. (AP) รƒยขone spaceโ‚ฌone spaceโ€ Some South Carolina 5th graders have completed a program that state officials hope will help them stay away from gangs. On Wednesday, 75 students from Manning Elementary School are graduating from G.R.E.A.T., which stands…

Thousands of Army soldiers depart Fort Jackson

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) โ€” The first of some 7,000 Fort Jackson Army soldiers are starting their annual two-week holiday leave. Army spokeswoman Kara Motosicky says the soldiers in basic training begin departing Wednesday evening just before midnight. The troops…

Dust still plagues operating rooms at Columbia VA

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Officials say they may have to reconstruct the entire ventilation system that heats, cools and filters the air in the operating rooms at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Columbia. Dorn VA officials say they…

Judge won't toss wiretaps in SC State case

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) โ€” A federal judge won't throw out wiretap evidence against a former South Carolina State University trustee. U.S. District Judge David Norton on Wednesday also denied a request by Jonathan Pinson's attorneys that a racketeering charge against…

SC--Daybook

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” The Associated Press South Carolina daybook for Thursday, Dec. 19

Capt. Haley talks about his time in Afghanistan

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Capt. Michael Haley says improvised explosive devices hit his convoy twice during his deployment to Afghanistan, but thankfully no one on his team was seriously injured.

3 men sentenced in SC sports betting ring

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” A Columbia man serving life in prison for killing his wife and another man has also been sentenced to two years in federal prison for running an illegal gambling business.

Dust still plagues operating rooms at Columbia VA

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Officials say they may have to reconstruct the entire ventilation system that heats, cools and filters the air in the operating rooms at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Columbia.

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