Rash Of Dryer Thefts
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Summerville police say more than a dozen clothes dryers have been stolen from apartment complexes in recent weeks.
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Midlands Postal Workers Protest USPS Closings
Dozens of local postal workers picketed outside area post offices urging state lawmakers to help protect their South Carolinians' jobs and prevent post office closings.
Mother of Abandoned Infant Charged
The mother of an abandoned infant is facing charges.
Helping Expecting Mothers In Crisis
A local organization is working to help expecting mothers and to save the life of more children.
More Arrests Made in Dog Fighting Bust
Two more people have been arrested in connection with a major dog fighting bust in Richland County earlier this month.
SC Republican panel hears tax overhaul ideas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's House Republicans are considering ways to overhaul the state's tax system.
Nonprofit for poor honoring Rep. Clyburn
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina nonprofit that advocates for the poor is honoring U.S. Rep. James Clyburn.
Abandoned Newborn Found
Richland county sheriff's are searching for the mother of a newborn baby boy they say she gave birth to in an area apartment complex. A resident found the infant on a staircase with the umbilical cord still partially attached.
Zais will ask feds to let SC rely on own system
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's new education accountability system will look a lot like the system that has been in place for years if the U.S. Education Department lets South Carolina opt out of No Child Left Behind.
Woman Arrested for Hitting Boyfriend with High-Heel Shoe
Authorities say a woman has been arrested after she hit her boyfriend with a high-heel shoe after he became upset because she was at a party with a male stripper.
Clemson Gets Million Dollar Grant
Clemson University's automotive engineering program has received a $1 million federal grant to fund research on building vehicles that are more reliable and environmentally friendly.
Family of 5-Year-Old MD Boy Says Shark Bit Him
The family of a 5-year-old Walkersville, Md., boy says he was bitten in the leg by a shark off North Myrtle Beach, but authorities aren't sure what kind of animal bit the child.
John Edwards
Federal prosecutors seeking to try John Edwards for campaign finance violations have filed a sealed response to the former presidential candidate's motion asking a judge to dismiss the charges.
Kids, Mom Trapped in Truck When Tree Falls
A commute home during Sunday night's thunderstorm turned near-deadly for a Midlands mother and her three children, as they were trapped inside their SUV after a tree fell on it.
Gingrich plans to stay at SC Governor's Mansion
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — White House hopeful Newt Gingrich plans to stay overnight at the South Carolina Governor's Mansion next week.
Counties rebel over SC presidential primary tab
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — County officials across South Carolina are in revolt about picking up costs tied to the GOP presidential primary.
Scary Moments in Wake of Storm
A local elementary school closes due to a power outage; a family of four in their truck as a tree falls on it; and a man forced to clear his yard of branches after limbs tumble atop his roof; all examples of Sunday's storm aftermath in the Midlands.
Palmetto Payback: SC Treasurer's Office
You could have some money out there and not even know it. According to the State Treasurer's office, the Palmetto Payback program is holding nearly fifty million dollars in unclaimed funds for the midlands alone.
US Rep. Wilson plans Lexington town hall meeting
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is holding a town hall meeting with his constituents.
Program is putting old newspapers from SC online
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A project by the libraries at the University of South Carolina has taken 19 newspapers from across the state and made editions between 1860 and 1922 available on a website.
Elie Wiesel speaks to audience in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel says those who tried to bring mankind to a better place after the horrors of the Holocaust have failed.
SC secretary of state: Nominate angel charities
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond wants residents to nominate charities that deserve to be called "angels."
Authorities: mom of 8 missing NY kids may be in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a mother from New York who is accused of abducting eight of her own children from a child welfare agency may be in South Carolina.
The upside of Economic Worries: Lower Gas Prices
Soaring gasoline prices are in the rearview mirror. For the first time in months, retail gasoline prices have fallen below $3 a gallon in places, including parts of Michigan, Missouri and Texas. And the relief is likely to spread thanks to a sharp decline in crude-oil prices.
SC Voter ID Law
Several states have adopted new laws requiring photo IDs to vote. But there's little evidence of the kind of fraud that these laws are supposed to prevent.
