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Woman Charged in Coach's Hit-and-Run Death

CADES, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities have charged a woman with reckless homicide in the death of Kingstree High School's women's basketball coach.

SC state employees could pay more for health care

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ State employees in South Carolina would pay more for health care under the House Ways and Means budget plan.

USC gets more police officers after violent crimes

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Six new officers are being added to the University of South Carolina's police force in response to two armed robberies and a rape being reported on campus in the past week.

SC man who shot 2 pleads guilty to gun charge

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A convicted felon who shot and killed two men he said were trying to rob his Spartanburg apartment has pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge.

SC chief justice: Court's technology is secure

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's top jurist says she's confident that the technology used by the state's court system is secure.

Ethics panel proceeds with case against legislator

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House Ethics Committee says ethics allegations against Spartanburg Rep. Harold Mitchell need further review.

Ex-DHHS employee indicted in SC agency data breach

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two people have been indicted in connection with a data breach at South Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services.

Students Return To Evacuated Building

USC's campus returns to normal Wednesday night after some scary moments.

Recycling firm: New Graniteville plant, 200 jobs

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An Atlanta recycling firm is putting $40 million into a former mill in Graniteville and expects to employ 200 people.

SC attorney general returns money from Harrell

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorney General Alan Wilson is returning campaign contributions from House Speaker Bobby Harrell after an ethics complaint was filed against the Charleston lawmaker.

SC highway commissioner opposes cutting I-26 trees

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Not everyone is pleased with state Transportation Department plans to cut all the trees in the median on heavily traveled Interstate 26 between I-95 and Summerville.

Elderly, low income people can get tax help at USC

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina law school and accounting students are offering their time to provide free tax assistance to the low income and elderly.

Wal-Mart HR manager speaking at SC State Univ.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A top executive for Wal-Mart Inc. is giving an address at South Carolina State University.

Money to local governments may again fall short

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators probably will again not fund local governments at levels required by state law.

House panel approves shifting car sales tax to DOT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House budget-writing committee has advanced a bill shifting money collected from the state sales tax on cars to road and bridge repair.

SC committee reaffirms ban for state plane usage

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University could no longer use state planes for recruiting athletes under a clause legislators voted to keep in the budget.