Richland sheriff holding crime prevention meeting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County's top law officer is inviting people from across the area to come together and talk about ways to prevent crime.
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Nickelodeon Theater's Indie Grits Festival Grows
It's been dubbed one of the 20 coolest festivals in the world and it's right here in our own backyard. The indie Grits Festival which started 6 years ago is growing by leaps and bounds.
SC Senate Panel Bans Some Texting and Driving
A state Senate panel has approved a bill that would ban drivers from calling, texting or reading electronic messages in South Carolina's work or school zones.
Automotive company expanding in Greenville County
PIEDMONT, S.C. (AP) — An automotive parts manufacturer is hoping to create 80 new jobs as part of an expansion in Greenville County.
2 arrested in Sumter shooting death
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Two men have been arrested in the shooting death of a man in Sumter last weekend.
SC judge rejects Catawbas' bid for casino
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Circuit Court judge has rejected the Catawba Indian Nation's request to build a casino in York County.
SC man convicted of rape in Fremont sent to prison
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) — A South Carolina man convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in Fremont in 2008 has been sentenced to 15 to 20 years in prison.
Former SC teacher pleads guilty in child porn case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former Spartanburg school teacher has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of possession of child pornography.
SC Senate panel bans some texting and driving
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A state Senate panel has approved a bill that would ban drivers from calling, texting or reading electronic messages in South Carolina's work or school zones.
Six-year-old Murder Case Solved
Three people have been arrested and charged with the 2005 murder of Tony Corbitt, and the victim's family says they always knew those responsible would be apprehended.
SC House Approves Bill Cutting Income Taxes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina House has approved a bill cutting personal income taxes. Legislators voted 104-3 on Tuesday to collapse the state's tax brackets and give all residents who pay taxes a modest break. Budget advisors expect it would reduce state revenues by $78 million.
Indian Gambling
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A Circuit Court judge has rejected the Catawba Indian Nation's request to build a casino in York County.
James Island tries for 4th time to incorporate
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — James Island voters head back to the polls for a fourth time to decide whether they want to form their own community in the Charleston suburbs.
NRC discussing safety at Catawba nuclear plant
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Federal regulators are discussing safety at a South Carolina plant that lost offsite power earlier this month.
Man found shot to death at North Charleston store
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Police in North Charleston are investigating the shooting death of a man found in a liquor store.
Thieves accused of taking guns from Columbia store
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County sheriff's deputies are looking for two people who crashed a pickup truck into a gun shop and took off with a number of weapons.
Spartanburg magistrate to resign as constable
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A state senator says a Spartanburg County magistrate plans to give up his constable's commission.
Feds: Pilot disoriented in SC crash that killed 2
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Federal investigators have determined that a Massachusetts pilot became disoriented making instrument approaches before a fatal plane crash at an RV park in North Myrtle Beach last year.
Senate Finance to take up SC budget for 2012-13
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Pay raises for state workers and more money for special needs students are among the topics that senators will consider as they write the state's spending plan.
Padilla to Supreme Court: Reinstate torture case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man held for years as an "enemy combatant" wants the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate a lawsuit accusing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other government officials of torturing him in a South Carolina military prison.
