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Charleston fights early influx of mosquitoes
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston County officials say a mild winter and a wet spring with high tides have them already working around the clock to fight mosquitoes.
SC bill doesn't touch sales tax cap on vehicles
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The poster child for outdated sales tax exemptions in South Carolina is the $300 sales tax cap on vehicles.
SC, NC offer respite for homeless female veterans
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Roberta Lockwood and Judy New manage transitional programs that help homeless female military veterans get back on their feet.
Company to allow SC bar to fly US flag again
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Officials with a company that owns a bar in downtown Charleston say they're examining their decision to remove the U.S. and POW/MIA flags from outside the building.
Child custody dispute leads to fatal shooting
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man angry over a child custody dispute has shot and killed one man and wounded another in North Charleston.
Special Easter Second Sunday event in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Easter Sunday means a special Second Sunday in Charleston.
Beaufort County joins statewide litter crackdown
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Beaufort County is bringing out its cardboard cops as part of a statewide crackdown on litter.
Man found dead in his Summerville home
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say a 38-year-old Summerville man has been found dead in his home and a window in his back door was broken.
SC Bill: Sales Tax Cap on Vehicles
The poster child for outdated sales tax exemptions in South Carolina is the $300 sales tax cap on vehicles.
Cops: 2 killed trying to break in Spartanburg home
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say two men are dead after a man said he shot them as they tried to break into his Spartanburg County apartment.
SC man gets 35 years for kidnapping, assault in NY
WEEDSPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for kidnapping a woman he assaulted and left unconscious in an upstate New York hotel.
Man killed in parking lot after running over guard
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say security guards at a Columbia nightclub shot and killed a driver who ran over another guard after striking several parked cars.
The Masters Gives Columbia Businesses a Boost
The Masters may be played in Augusta, but Columbia businesses are feeling a boost from those attending the tournament.
Local Churches Host Over-the-Top Easter Celebrations
Easter spending is expected to reach $16.8 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation. But spending isn't the only thing that's big. Some Midlands churches are taking the message of Easter, literally, over the top.
Sterling's final appeal rejected; exec off to jail
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The final executive convicted in the collapse of Carolina Investors is heading to prison to serve his five-year sentence nearly a decade after one of the biggest bankruptcies in South Carolina history.
Man charged in 2009 Colleton County homicide
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man serving time in federal prison on a weapons violation is charged with murder in the killing of his ex-girlfriend nearly three years ago in Colleton County.
SC Wildlife Federation creates new outdoor Academy
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A wildlife organization is creating a new program to educate people about the world of nature by combining several of its popular programs.
Fort Jackson general leaving the military
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — The two-star general in charge of the Army's largest training base is departing military life after overseeing the start of a $1 billion building boom and the most intensive revamp of training in decades.
Minor leak forces shutdown of Oconee reactor
SALEM, S.C. (AP) — One of the three nuclear reactors at Oconee Nuclear Station has been shut down.
