SC Coroner: Baby sleeping with dad suffocates
PELZER, S.C. (AP) — Anderson County authorities say a 2-month-old baby boy has died after he appeared to have slipped down a pillow and suffocated against his father's back.
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Horry County police arrest 12-year-old in threat
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A 12-year-old Horry County middle school student has been arrested and suspended from school after a bomb threat Forestbrook Middle School.
SC public school choice bill advances in Senate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill requiring school districts to offer educational choices and allow students to cross attendance lines is heading to the Senate floor.
Beating Victim Pleased with Assailant's Sentence
A Richland County judge sentenced Tyheem Henry, one of eight young people accused of beating a Columbia teen in Five Points in June 2011, to 15 years, and the victim says that's a good ruling.
Terminated Deputy Chief Goes Public with Grievance
Several weeks after a high profile missing persons case-turned-suicide, a major player in the investigation is terminated and is now fighting back, creating a classic 'he said, she said' with Columbia's chief of police.
SC Supreme Court to consider child custody dispute
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court will determine if a lower court judge was correct in ordering a 2-year-old removed from a Charleston couple who thought they had adopted her legally and returned her to her biological father.
Beaufort Marines to practice landings, take-offs
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Marine Corps F/A-18 jets from the air station at Beaufort are going to be making some noisy takeoffs and landings.
Barnwell man found with cocaine and $634,000
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 32-year-old Barnwell man who was found with cocaine, guns and more than $600,000 in cash during an arrest last month has been indicted.
Fired Columbia officer says she is a scapegoat
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A high-ranking Columbia police officer fired for her handling of the investigation of a missing lobbyist that turned out to be a suicide says she was made a scapegoat for the botched investigation and unjustly fired.
Duke Sandwich to open new Anderson County site
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sandwich spread maker Duke Sandwich Productions is investing $5 million in a new plant in Anderson County.
SC House panel OKs cutting sales tax exemptions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina House panel has approved a bill eliminating most of the state's sales tax exemptions, but not before adding back a few on its list to keep.
SC Supreme Court to Consider Child Custody Dispute
The South Carolina Supreme Court will determine if a lower court judge was correct in ordering a 2-year-old removed from a Charleston couple who thought they had adopted her legally and returned her to her biological father.
Deterring Distracted Drivers
A bill speeding through the house has passed and is now in the senate sub-committee in an effort to put the brakes on texting and driving.
Duke Sandwich to Open New Anderson County Site
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Sandwich spread maker Duke Sandwich Productions is investing $5 million in a new plant in Anderson County. Secretary of Commerce Bobby Hitt said in an announcement Tuesday that the company, which traces its history in South Carolina back nearly 100 years, expects to add 45 new jobs at the plant in Powdersville.
Former Lt. Gov. leads 7th District fundraising
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Former Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer leads in the race to raise money in South Carolina's new 7th Congressional District in the state's northeastern corner.
SC bill would cover federal share of port project
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators will consider a bill allowing the state to borrow $120 million to deepen the Charleston harbor.
SC container volume highest in 42 months
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Container volume at the Port of Charleston has reached its highest level since the fall of 2008.
Stopping Domestic Violence
Law enforcement officials from across South Carolina attended a free seminar Tuesday
Sales Tax Exemptions
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A bill eliminating two-thirds of sales tax exemptions worth $260 million a year is up for debate in a South Carolina House panel.
Feds want suit over SC pollution permit dismissed
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wants a federal judge to toss a lawsuit that says a $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel needs a South Carolina pollution permit.
