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SC to send aid to Irene-battered Vermont

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor has verbally authorized the state to deploy National Guardsmen, dump trucks and Humvees to Vermont to help the state recover from damage caused by Hurricane Irene.

USC foreign exchange student drowns

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A foreign exchange student attending the University of South Carolina has died of an apparent drowning in the Saluda River.

Officials: Major change in SC since Sept. 11, 2001

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the days following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, South Carolina Army National Guard troops rushed to stand sentry at state airports, Air Force F-16s scrambled on round-the-clock air patrols and emergency responders quickly realized they could barely communicate with each other.

Garcia Rallies Gamecocks To 56-37 WIn

Stephen Garcia ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to rally the 12th-ranked Gamecocks past East Carolina 56-37 on Saturday after sitting out the first quarter and South Carolina trailing 17-0

Ga. native plans swim in handcuffs, shackles

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia native says he's planning a daring swim across the Mississippi River in handcuffs with his hands behind his back, shackles around his legs and a blindfold to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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