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Gaston man gets 45 years for 2011 shooting death

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A Lexington man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for shooting a 64-year-old man to death as he answered the door at a Gaston home. Solicitor Donnie Myers said Thursday 22-year-old Shawn…

Veronica Custody; New Developments

Columbia, SC (Associated Press)- The father of a Cherokee girl at the center of an adoption dispute is fighting the Oklahoma governor's order that he return to South Carolina to face charges of parental interference.

Gun found on 16-year-old student at Sumter High

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Police say a 16-year-old Sumter High School student has been arrested after a gun and a loaded magazine were found in a book bag. School police officers investigating an unrelated case said they got…

More South Carolinians using seat belts

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” More South Carolinians are using seat belts. A new study from the National highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that seat belt usage in South Carolina increased from 86 percent in South Carolina in 2011…

EX-Lexington deputy convicted of domestic violence

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A former Lexington County sheriff's deputy has been convicted of criminal domestic violence. Thirty-two-year-old Daniel M. Creamer of Lexington was sentenced to 30 days in jail or a $1,000 fine plus six months of…

State Fair holding unique movie-making competition

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” The South Carolina State Fair is offering a unique movie-making opportunity to ten teams of filmmakers. The fair is teaming up with the Indie Grits Festival for the 48 Hour Film Blitz next month.…

Claflin building environmentally friendly dorm

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Claflin University is building a new $12 million environmentally friendly residence hall. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/15IFDXw ) the historically black university broke ground on the new building Thursday. The dorm…

Haley, Commerce to attend international car show

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” Gov. Nikki Haley and Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt will be in Germany next week to recruit jobs at the world's biggest show for the automotive industry. Hitt says he and Haley leave Monday for…

Monthly Jobs Report Just Released

Columbia, SC (The Labor Department)- It looks like some of our neighbors are still out of work.A new jobs report released today by "The Labor Department" says U.S. employers added 169-thousand jobs last month.But it's fewer than economists had predicted.Still,…

8 arrested in marijuana operation in SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson says eight people have been charged with trafficking marijuana after an eight-month investigation that led to the seizure of more than 700 plants from indoor growing operations in…

Serial rapist sentenced to 25 years in prison

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” A serial rapist has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for brutally assaulting women last year on the Charleston peninsula. The Post and Courier reports (http://bit.ly/17ZtVP9 ) 48-year-old Nathaniel Tyler pleaded guilty Friday…

SLED getting $900,000 to improve background checks

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” State law enforcement is receiving $900,000 from the federal government to improve background checks for guns bought in South Carolina. U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles announced the grant Friday. The state Law Enforcement Division applied…

Former Anglican leader visiting Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The former leader of the world's 70 million Anglicans is making a trip to South Carolina this weekend. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral says George Carey is leading a weekend of celebration at the Columbia church this weekend.…

SC sees rise in out-of-state student discounts

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) âone space€one space” More out-of-state students are going to public universities in South Carolina without paying the full out-of-state tuition costs. An analysis of data by The State of Columbia (http://bit.ly/18Erq0F ) found nearly 13,400 out-of-state students…

Newberry teen wearing headphones killed by train

NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 16-year-old boy listening to music on his headphones has died after he was struck by a train in Newberry. The coroner's office said Chamone McGraw did not react to the slow-moving train as…

Medicaid agency helping school clinics succeed

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four high-poverty schools in Charleston County could become a statewide model for in-school medical clinics that offer parents a convenient way to take their children to the doctor. South Carolina's Medicaid agency is working with a…

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