Half of SC hospitals commit to no early C-sections
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — About half of South Carolina hospitals have formally agreed to stop delivering babies early through Cesarean sections that are not medically necessary.
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SC Kangaroo customers donate $450,000 for troops
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Customers of South Carolina's Kangaroo Express convenience stores have donated more than $450,000 for soldiers since Memorial Day.
Three Purse Snatchings in Eight Days
Law enforcement officials in the Midlands are dealing with their third instance of purse snatching in a little over a week.
Last complaint in DPS director file dates to '97
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The last complaint made against the interim director of South Carolina's public safety agency was made more than a decade before the attorney general's office launched a review into new allegations against him.
SC DOT: make highways safe over Labor Day weekend
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina highway officials want motorists to drive safely this Labor Day weekend as they report highway fatalities have risen over last year.
No bond for suspect in USC professor's death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man accused of killing a University of South Carolina professor he once dated will stay in jail.
Grand Strand tourism to bounce back for Labor Day
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Labor Day weekend tourism along South Carolina's Grand Strand is expected to bounce back strongly after last weekend's brush with Hurricane Irene.
The Business of Giving Back
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) On the heels of a tragedy involving suspected domestic violence - a year ago today , one local store dedicated itself to helping area women - down on their luck, get back on their feet.
1 Person Dead, 3 Wounded Including a Toddler In Sumter Shooting
A late night shooting leaves one woman dead and three more people injured including a 2 year old child.
No Bond for Accused Killer of USC Professor
37-year-old Hank Hawes, who is charged with stabbing to death his ex-girlfriend, 36-year-old USC professor, Jennifer Wilson, remains in jail, having been denied bond.
AAA: NC, SC holiday travel to rise despite Irene
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — More people in North Carolina and South Carolina are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend compared to last year despite the impacts of Hurricane Irene on the coast.
Hype has SC's Clowney nervous
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon (juh-DAY'-vee-ahn) Clowney feels the same butterflies building for Saturday night as he did before his first high school game. That could mean bad news for Gamecock opponents starting with East Carolina.
Man gets 40 years in SC shooting of ex-cellmate
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A 25-year-old man is facing 40 years in prison after being convicted of murder in the shooting death of a friend who was his cellmate in a Florida prison.
Connection between Barbados, Charleston celebrated
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A four-day celebration of the connection between Barbados and Charleston is scheduled to start with a field trip for some school children.
Haley, DMV Offer Free Rides to Get Photo ID
Governor Nikki Haley and the SC Department of Motor Vehicles team up to provide free transportation to citizens who do not have photo identification, as would be in line with the governor's pending Photo ID Law put on hold by the federal government.
McConnell proposes steps to help SC finances
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell is proposing a five-point plan to keep the state "fiscally fit"
SC officials to provide answers on voter ID
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina attorney general's office has given election officials 2½ weeks to answer questions from the Justice Department on how the state would carry out its new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.
SC high court: Vetoes are statewide business
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's high court says legislators can no longer override a governor's veto with a handful of votes.
Guard suspended without pay in SC inmate's death
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An employee at the Richland County jail has been placed on leave without pay as deputies investigate the death of an inmate.
SC woman's $180 iPad turns out to be block of wood
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — There probably isn't an app for this.
5 charged with murder in 2008 Kershaw County death
CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say five men already behind bars are now charged with murder in the 2008 death of a man during a robbery in his Kershaw County home.
SC workshop to pair small businesses with lenders
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Small business owners in South Carolina are invited to a workshop to learn about financing their businesses and to meet lenders.
SC's Voter ID Law Halted, Feds Need Answers
The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice requires state officials to provide more details on how the state plans to carry out its new Voter ID Law, requiring voters to produce photo identification at the polls.
SC State president to help education in Africa
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University's president Is joining several education officials on a trip to Tanzania as part of President Obama's initiative to expand academic opportunities for students in Africa.
Spurrier Says Both QBs To Play In Opener
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier still isn't ready to name a starting quarterback for Saturday's season opener against East Carolina. Spurrier says both senior Stephen Garcia and sophomore Connor Shaw will play a few possessions in the first half before he decides if he will stick with just one QB or a rotation.
