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Leader of Spartanburg nonprofit accused of theft

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The former director of a nonprofit organization in Spartanburg has been accused of taking more than $40,000 for her own use.

SC 9th in AIDS Cases

Health officials say poverty and a lack of access to health care are among the reasons South Carolina is near the top of the list of AIDS cases nationally.

SC Ranks 43rd in Caring for Children

An annual report has ranked South Carolina better than only seven other states in terms of the overall wellbeing of its children.

Boil Water Advisory Lifted

Good news for those who live in the Briarcliffe subdivision.

Registration Underway For Drills and Skills Clinics

Jump-starting young minds and bodies just in time for the upcoming school year.

Global trade prospects subject of Charleston talks

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Business leaders from the South Carolina Lowcountry are getting a chance to hear about the growth of global trade.

Operation Move-Out gets under way in Charleston

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Operation Move Out is ready to clean up in Charleston.

Community Helps Midlands Officer Battling Cancer

A Midlands law enforcement officer is getting what he deserves, in a good way, as local volunteers extend a helping hand to make needed repairs to his home.

Groundbreaking Midlands Fire, EMS Partnership

A groundbreaking move by the City of Columbia and Richland County, when you call an ambulance, changes who shows up to your 9-1-1 call first and how fast they are allowed to provide care.

2 indicted in fatal Goose Creek fire

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two men have been indicted on federal drug charges stemming from a fire at a Goose Creek apartment in May that killed three people and left 36 homeless.

Drake publisher of Herald-Journal of Spartanburg

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A regional sales director for Halifax Media Group has been named as publisher of the Herald-Journal of Spartanburg (http://bit.ly/NPsvvb).

SC's HHS director: Let's open health care dialogue

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's director of Health and Human Services wants to start talking about how the state will respond to the new federal health care act.

APNewsBreak: Lead found at SC asphalt plant site

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health and environmental officials have found elevated levels of arsenic and lead at a Columbia asphalt plant site.

Northside Crime Prevention

Dozens of residents met with law enforcement officials to come up with solutions to take back their crime ridden area.

Third NC victim dies after Interstate-26 SC crash

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 1-month-old North Carolina infant has become the third victim of a sports utility vehicle crash on Interstate 26 in South Carolina.

SC wants water solution with Georgia

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials want a new agreement with Georgia to limit pumping from the aquifer that provides drinking water to coastal communities in both states.

Murder for Hire Investigation

Kershaw County authorities are investigating an alleged murder-for-hire plot by an accused child predator involving his accuser and her mother.

Two Indicted in Fatal Goose Creek Fire

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Two men have been indicted on federal drug charges stemming from a fire at a Goose Creek apartment in May that killed three people and left 36 homeless.