82-Year-Old Greer Woman Killed by Pickup Truck
GREER, S.C. (AP) _ Troopers say an 82-year-old woman has been killed after she was struck by a pickup backing out of a Greer driveway.
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SC DHEC director defends layoffs to senators
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The new director of South Carolina's public health and environmental agency tells senators she didn't start her job intending to fire anyone, but she is laying off nine people in an administrative merger.
SC agency says information leaked on 228K people
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The agency that runs South Carolina's Medicaid program says an employee improperly transferred information about more than 228,000 people to a private email account.
Signal lantern from Confederate sub conserved
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A small lantern thought to have been used to signal from the Confederate submarine Hunley has been conserved.
SC Democrat says taxpayers shouldn't pay for trips
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The House's leading Democrat says Republican Gov. Nikki Haley should pay for her own security detail when she's out of state on personal business.
Woman regains competency, charged with killing mom
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors say a woman deemed mentally unfit to stand trial for killing her mother in 2007 has regained her mental competency and been charged with murder.
82-year-old Greer woman killed by pickup truck
GREER, S.C. (AP) — Troopers say an 82-year-old woman has been killed after she was struck by a pickup backing out of a Greer driveway.
DHEC Layoffs
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The new director of South Carolina's public health and environmental agency tells senators she didn't start her job intending to fire anyone, but she is laying off nine people in an administrative merger.
3 SC employers praised for Guard, Reserve support
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Defense Department agency is recognizing three South Carolina employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve forces.
Former Hospitality Assoc. Employee to Plead Guilty
A former employee of the South Carolina Hospitality Association has admitted she embezzled nearly $500,000 from the group whose director killed himself earlier this year.
Prom Season Boosts Midlands Retail Sales
Instead of buying dresses brand new for prom, some girls are opting to rent or consign.
Horses rescued from Colleton County I- 95 wreck
YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Officials were able to rescue five of six horses trapped in a trailer in a wreck on Interstate 95 in Colleton County.
CEO sought on grand larceny suspicion in SC
BLACKSBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the chief executive of a company that plans to open a solar panel plant in Cherokee County stole aluminum from the site and sold it for scrap.
Spirit adding Myrtle Beach flights
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Spirit Airlines is adding direct flights from Myrtle Beach to Washington and more flights to upstate New York and Florida.
Loris area students delayed after buses vandalized
LORIS, S.C. (AP) — There are delays for some Horry County children getting to school after buses were vandalized in a parking lot.
Man found shot to death in car in Spartanburg
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Spartanburg police are investigating the shooting death of a man found in a car.
SC Senate hopes to pass drug court bill next year
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Legislators say they are not going to be able to pass a bill this year to create special drug courts in each county in South Carolina.
Health Agency: Employee stole beneficiary information
The South Carolina Medicaid agency reports an employee stole the personal information of 228,435 South Carolina Medicaid beneficiaries.
Amended SC bill on sales tax exemptions advanced
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A pared-down bill eliminating less than one-third of South Carolina's sales tax exemptions is heading to the House floor.
Charleston student falls, dies after stargazing
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say it appears a 23-year-old College of Charleston student was climbing down from a roof after stargazing when he fell three stories to his death.
