Teacher's lawyer says sex accusations are false
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — The lawyer for a Sumter middle school teacher charged with committing a sex act on a student says her client is innocent.
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Sheriff hosts free health fair in Holly Hill
HOLLY HILL, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell is helping put on a free health fair for children and young adults in Holly Hill.
SC ice storm power outages down to 200 customers
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials say almost everyone in South Carolina who lost power in last week's winter weather has had their electricity restored nine days after the ice storm.
Sheriff says teen killed in mistaken retaliation
ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) — Calhoun County sheriff's deputies say a 17-year-old girl has been killed by two brothers who thought she set them up to be robbed.
SLED: 65 gun permits revoked due to reporting law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The chief of South Carolina's law enforcement agency says a law meant to prevent the mentally ill from buying guns has already led to 12 people being denied a concealed weapons permit.
Richland County jail guard charged with assault
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former Richland County jail guard is charged with assault after authorities say he threw a mixture of bleach and water on two inmates.
New Habitat Homeowner: "I had faith"
Erica Figueroa has been dreaming of owning her own home for 18 years, since her first child was born. That dream was realized this week with the help of corporate sponsors, Habitat for Humanity and the Department of Juvenile Justice.
Winter storm left scars on SC's only national park
HOPKINS, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's only national park is still recovering from the worst winter storm to hit the state in a decade.
Bond Issued for Teacher Accused of Criminal Sexual Conduct
A Midlands teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student went before a judge for a bond hearing Friday.
W. Columbia Woman Killed in Train Accident
A West Columbia woman was killed in a train accident while working on a movie in southeast Georgia.
New Gorilla on Display at Riverbanks Zoo
There is a new gorilla on exhibit at Riverbanks Zoo.
SC--Daybook
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Associated Press South Carolina daybook for Friday, Feb. 21
18 golf carts stolen from Manning golf course
MANNING, S.C. (AP) — Eighteen golf carts have been stolen from a Manning golf course.
US judge won't stop Columbia from closing shop
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to stop the city of Columbia from closing an adult store.
SC State University has exhibit on black servitude
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University is scheduled to host an exhibit inspired by the Douglas Blackmon book on forced servitude following the Civil War.
Incarcerated SC youths finish Habitat home
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Youths incarcerated in South Carolina have finished work on a second home for Habitat for Humanity.
South Carolina law officer being remembered
FOREST ACRES, S.C. (AP) — The Forest Acres community is gathering to remember a law officer killed 40 years ago.
Sumter school music teacher charged with sex crime
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Sumter County deputies say a middle school music teacher has been arrested after committing a sex act on a 13-year-old student.
Watchdog: Analysis needed of escalating MOX costs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal watchdog says officials overseeing a South Carolina project to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial nuclear reactor fuel should have a better handle on why costs have ballooned.
SC Senate ethics bill wouldn't change oversight
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators have given tentative approval to an ethics reform bill after trimming it to maintain the current system of legislators investigating their colleagues.
Esurance Expanding in Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. (WOLO) -- Insurance provider Esurance is planning to expand operations in the upstate.
Esurance Planning SC Expansion, 450 Jobs
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Insurance provider Esurance is planning to expand in Greenville County.
Arrests Made in Connection with Missing Orangeburg Teen
Calhoun County (WOLO)-Calhoun County Sheriff Thomas Summers has announced the arrests of several individuals in connection with the disappearance and Murder of an Orangeburg teenager. According to Sheriff Summers, Bryant McKnight, 28, of St. Matthews, has been arrested and charged with Murder and Obstructing Justice. Also charged in connection with the case is Jerry McKnight, 45, of St. Matthews, who is also charged with Murder. Jonathan McKnight, 20, of St. Matthews has been charged with Accessory after the fact of Murder.
Tega Cay utility cited for spilling sewage
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal environmental regulators have cited the parent company of a South Carolina utility for spilling hundreds of thousands of gallons of untreated sewage.
Teacher Accused of Sex Act with Student
A Sumter teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student.
