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Undiscovered Places Highlights of Tourist Campaign

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Everyone knows about Myrtle Beach, Charleston and Hilton Head Island as popular tourism destinations. But the state tourism campaign for next spring will also focus on so-called undiscovered places in South Carolina.

Greenville Couple Were Stabbed to Death in Home

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say an elderly Greenville couple was stabbed to death in what a deputy coroner called a brutal double homicide. Greenville County deputies say acquaintances of 78-year-old Gary Wells and his 77-year-old wife, Helen, found them dead after no one answered the door Wednesday.

USC lecture to focus on US-Israel sacred destiny

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An author and scholar from Columbia University is scheduled to speak with students at the University of South Carolina and lecture on the idea that the United States and Israel share a special sacred destiny.

Meningitis Outbreak Could Spread

Health officials say a tainted steroid suspected of causing a meningitis outbreak has made its way to 75 clinics in 23 states, including South Carolina.

A Boom Downtown

Residents say they're noticing something different downtown Columbia - revitalization. A host of new shops, restaurants and retailers have been popping up, and the newest edition is drawing lot of attention, The Sheraton Convention Center.

One Dead After Late-Night Shooting in Summerville

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a 36-year-old man is dead after a late night shooting in Summerville. Summerville police say it happened shortly before midnight Wednesday outside a house in a subdivision.

E.W. Cromartie: 'I ask for the Court's mercy'

Former Columbia city councilman and convicted felon for tax evasion, E. W. Cromartie, pleaded for his professional life Thursday, as he asked the South Carolina Supreme Court not to take away his law license.

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