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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.

SC coroner: Mauling death of infant a homicide

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina coroner has ruled the death of a 2-month old infant killed and dismembered by a dog as his father slept nearby was a homicide.

SC Sheriff: Girl suffers broken arms, leg

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — The Kershaw County sheriff says a mother and her live-in boyfriend have been arrested after a 4-year-old girl suffered broken arms and a broken leg.

Man gets 30 years for killing mother of his child

YORK, S.C. (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing the mother of his child, then taking their 2-year-old son, prompting an Amber Alert.

Couple Denied Bond in Kershaw Abuse Case

A Kershaw County Couple Accused of abusing a 4 year old child are denied bond on of of three felonies. The Solicitor's office and police both telling a judge this is one of the worst abuse cases they've seen involving a child.

Prosecutors request receiver in SC silver scheme

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors want a receiver to sift through the assets of a former Anderson County councilman accused of running a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.

SC Army Dad 1 of 3 in line for fatherhood award

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — An Army father based at South Carolina's Fort Jackson is one of three finalists for the 2012 Military Fatherhood Award.

SC Man Gets 30 Years for Killing Mother of His Child

YORK, S.C. (AP) _ A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing the mother of his child, then taking their 2-year-old son, prompting an Amber Alert.