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.
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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.
Cops: McDonald's worker spit in customers' drinks
SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Greenville County deputies say a McDonald's employee spit in the iced tea of two customers after they returned them saying the drinks weren't sweet enough.
SC retirement commission wants to spend $9M more
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Senate panel is recommending an additional $9 million of spending by the commission that oversees South Carolina's $25 billion investment fund for public workers' pensions.
SC House committee wants to study school buses
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A House committee has gutted a bill turning over South Carolina's state-run school bus system to local districts and created a study panel.
200 attend hearing on SC cruise terminal
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — About 200 people turned out for a public hearing on a permit for a new $35 million cruise terminal in South Carolina.
North Charleston Farmers Market ready to open
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The North Charleston Farmers Market is opening its doors for the spring and summer seasons.
USC business school honors alumni, supporter
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina is honoring three alumni and a major supporter at its annual gala.
Cops: McDonald's Worker Spit in Customers' Drinks
Greenville County deputies say a McDonald's employee spit in the iced tea of two customers after they returned them saying the drinks weren't sweet enough.
Dick Clark Dead at 82
Shock waves are still rippling through the area as more and more people learn of legend Dick Clark's death. ABC News reports the 82 year old icon died following a massive heart attack Wednesday afternoon.
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.
Drug Indictment
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.
Horry County won't restrict bike festival vendors
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Horry County Council has decided against changing the way vendors get permits for the spring motorcycle rallies.
2 SC deputies reprimanded for NC killer release
YORK, S.C. (AP) — Two South Carolina sheriff's deputies have been reprimanded for the accidental release of a man convicted of murder in North Carolina earlier this year.
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.
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.
