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President Signs Sequester Order

President Barack Obama has signed an order that will force the government, including the Pentagon, to make $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts.

Coroner: No public health threat from child death

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say there is no public health threat related to the death of a 5-year-old Greenville student who went home sick and died hours later.

Debate Over Gun Control Spikes Ammo Sales

As the debate over gun control in America continues, the sales of both guns and ammunition continues to climb in the Midlands.

Coastal Carolina Shooting suspect Turns Himself In

Investigators say the suspect accused of shooting a Coastal Carolina student has turned himself in to authorities.

Coroner: Woman found in fire died from gunshot

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a woman whose body was found in a woods fire in northeast Richland County died of a gunshot wound.

Gen. Livingston on Sequestration: 'It's personal'

President Obama says communities near military bases will take a serious blow, due to the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration. That, of course, could mean the Midlands. Adjutant General of the South Carolina National Guard, Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston, is not happy about it.

Officials: SC exports set record high in 2012

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The value of South Carolina's exports has reached a record high.

SC students have chance to study interviewing

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some living civil rights icons are sharing their stories with South Carolina high school students during a summit in Columbia.

African American Chamber hosts nuclear energy talk

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina African American Chamber of Commerce is bringing utility leaders and politicians together to discuss the future of nuclear power and engineering.

SC panel tweaks bill on improving cyber-security

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Senate panel has decided not to create a whole new agency for the state's cyber-security officer.

SC committee on children releases recommendations

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Testing students' readiness for first grade and requiring prescriptions for meth-making medicines are among the recommendations of a committee that advocates for South Carolina's children.

Retirement commission censures SC treasurer

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The board that invests public workers' pension money has censured South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis for what it calls his "false, misleading and deceitful rhetoric" about his fellow commissioners.

Third Arrest in West Columbia Man's Disappearance

Investigators have made another arrest in the death of a West Columbia man who was reported missing more than a year ago

Charleston Bus Drivers to Vote on New Contract

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Union school bus drivers in Charleston are about to vote on a new contract. The drivers plan to vote on a new contract Saturday. The president of Teamsters Local 509, L.D. Fletcher, says if union members reject the contract, a strike would begin Monday.

Sumter woman killed while trying to disperse fight

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) _ Police say a Sumter woman was shot and killed while trying to break up a fight in front of her home.

South Carolina & The Sequester: Who Will Be Affected?

With $85 billion in spending cuts looming the nation, including South Carolina, is bracing.

Where SC Stands in Voting Rights Act Debate

It is being called the most important legal battle over minority voting rights in decades, and South Carolina's impact is inevitable, either way, says one law school professor.