Air conditioner stolen from SC sheriff's station
ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Beaufort County sheriff's deputies are looking for a bold thief.
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Coroner says extreme heat factor in SC man's death
CALHOUN FALLS, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina coroner says the extreme heat was a contributing factor in the death of a 71-year-old man found in his Calhoun Falls trailer.
Heat-fueled storms knock out power across NC, SC
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Intense storms fueled by temperatures exceeding 100 degrees for a third straight day are leaving thousands in North Carolina without power, or access to air conditioning.
SC judge rules DWI penance is to read the Biblle
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman whose drunken driving seriously injured two people has been sentenced to eight years in prison, substance abuse counseling, and to read the Bible.
SC deputies shoot 2 men who try to run them over
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Two men are recovering from gunshot wounds after South Carolina deputies say they fired to defend themselves from being run down.
Attorney reviews assets in alleged $90M Ponzi case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A court-appointed attorney has begun sifting through the assets of a former Anderson County council member accused of running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.
SC Marine's posthumous Medal of Honor is missing
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina native whose last act of heroism during the Vietnam War led to receiving the Medal of Honor is having a new Navy destroyer named for him, but the medal is missing.
SC town urges less water use due to plant fire
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — A fire at a South Carolina plastics recycling plant that filled the state' capital's air with smoke is under control.
Final funeral for guardsmen killed in Afghanistan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The last of three South Carolina Army National Guard soldiers killed last week in a bomb attack in Afghanistan will be laid to rest.
Storms dump large hail, bring strong winds to Midlands
A line of powerful storms rolled through the Midlands Sunday afternoon after high instability from moisture in the Carolinas were triggered by the extraordinary heat this afternoon.
Heat wave continues to break records in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has suffered through another day of record breaking heat.
Man charged with killing 2 in Richland County
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County deputies have charged a man with two counts of murder after officers were led to the bodies of two men by a severely injured woman.
Abbeville County Sheriff confirms 2001 sex tape
ABBEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The Abbeville County Sheriff has admitted he made a sex tape more than a decade ago.
Man dies in sweltering trailer in Calhoun Falls
CALHOUN FALLS, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are waiting for autopsy results to determine if a 71-year-old man found dead in his Calhoun Falls trailer died from the heat.
Hilton Head couple loses property tax appeal
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled a Hilton Head Island couple who rented their home out for three months a year must pay the state's higher property tax for rental properties.
SCE&G seeks 6.6 percent electric rate increase
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. is asking state regulators to raise electric rates by nearly 7 percent.
Columbia breaks all-time high at 108 degrees
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — It has never been this hot in Columbia in 125 years of record keeping.
TN abortion doctor pleads guilty in SC gun case
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Blountville, Tenn., abortion doctor who authorities say pulled a gun on protesters who approached his vehicle at a Charleston clinic has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and will pay a $100 fine.
14 wildfires reported in 1 day in Greenville
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Greenville County deputies say firefighters responded to 14 bush fires in just 24 hours.
Cops: Husband kills wife, shoots self in Upstate
FINGERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Deputies say a husband shot his estranged wife then turned the gun on himself at a Spartanburg County home.
