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United Airlines Honoring Glitched Ticket Prices

United Airlines says it will honor the tickets it accidentally gave away for free.

Gunshot Victim is 1st Rock Hill Homicide in 2013

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say a 34-year-old man has been shot to death in Rock Hill.

'Curing Kids Cancer' Donates $50,000 to Childhood Cancer Research

Friday, 'Curing Kids Cancer,' donated a $50,000 check to Palmetto Health Children's Hospital to aid in childhood cancer research.

Couple charged after 13-month-old child's death

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” Lexington County deputies say they have charged a father and mother with homicide by child abuse after their 13-motnh-old daughter died from malnutrition and dehydration. Investigators say the child weighed just over 9…

SC school district tries to reach dropout students

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — An Orangeburg school district is trying to get students who have dropped out of high school back in the classroom. School District Five's office of dropout prevention is holding a walk Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to…

Lee County Cotton Festival has 5K, parade, pageant

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” The South Carolina Cotton Museum is working with the Lee County Chamber of Commerce to put on a Cotton Festival this weekend. The Item of Sumter reports (http://bit.ly/13TuPWX ) that Saturday's event in Bishopville…

SC volunteers work on dolls for deployed military

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” Volunteers are gathering to build and decorate anti-stress "Dang-It Dolls" for military servicemen and women. Organizer Carol Davis says Saturday's workshop is being held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cayce…

Here is the latest South Carolina news from The Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” The Oklahoma Supreme Court says it will consider the custody dispute over a 3-year-old Cherokee girl. Dusten Brown of Oklahoma has been fighting a South Carolina couple, Matt and Melanie Capobianco, over custody of…

SC launching 'healthy outcomes' initiative

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” Hospitals statewide are working with free- and low-cost health clinics to improve the lives of thousands of South Carolina's chronically ill residents who don't have insurance. The state's "healthy outcomes initiative" starts next month…

Clemson University senior killed in truck crash

ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) Ã¢one space€one space” The Calhoun County coroner says a 21-year-old woman on her way to a wedding has died in a crash that threw her and two others from a truck. The Herald of Rock Hill…

Deadly Nightclub Shooting

a 21 year old man is shot and killed outside of a Dillon County nightclub.

Governor Haley Readies Re-election Plans

Governor Nikki Haley's camp is busy prepping for the Campaigns re-election kick off, which will be Monday in Greenville.

Children's Trust of South Carolina Gala

A fundraiser and silent auction was held in the Capitol City to keep area children safe

Fort Jackson Welcomes New Commander

The Army Training Center is getting ready to welcome it's 46th commanding general.

Man Accused in Deadly Shooting Stabbed

Authorities in Chesterfield County are trying to figure out what led to a shooting turned stabbing over the weekend.

US Sen. Rand Paul making another trip to SC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Rand Paul is returning to South Carolina this week, making his second trip here in as many months. On Monday, the Kentucky Republican is holding a fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan in Anderson.…

Hilton Head Island Drowning

A woman on vacation with her family dies after drowning on Hilton Head Island over the weekend

3 people rescued from Saluda River

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Three people and a dog have been rescued from the Saluda River by firefighters in Greenville County. Parker Fire Chief Steve Alverson says a 48-year-old man and two brothers, ages 15 and 17, were pulled from…

Group Launches Web Site for Strong Mayor Petition

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)-- A petition drive is underway to change the way Columbia is governed. The group "Let Columbia Vote" has launched a web-site that allows residents to sign a petition that would put a strong-mayor referendum on the city's…

Outlet mall suggested as site for Catawba bingo

SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — The owner of the nearly-vacant Santee Outlet Mall hopes the Catawba Indian Nation can use it for a high-stakes bingo operation. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reports (http://bit.ly/19U7sV3 ) owner Herman Lischkoff is looking for…