SRS retirees don't like health care changes
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Retirees at the Savannah River Site near Aiken don't like plans by the U.S. Energy Department and its contractor at the plant to change medical benefits.
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Congressman all for new Jasper port in SC
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Congressman Joe Wilson says he's one of the only lawmakers in South Carolina who is politically incorrect enough to favor a new port terminal in Jasper County.
Yorktown survivor describes epic battle
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — For 87-year-old John Hancock, the memories of the Battle of Midway fought 70 years ago are as vivid today as at the time.
SC Supreme Court could remove more from ballots
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Supreme Court may boot more candidates from primary ballots, just one week before voters go to the polls.
APNewsBreak: SC denied hearing on special ed cuts
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Education Department has denied South Carolina's request to further appeal a $36 million penalty for not spending enough on special education during the economic downturn.
SC Gov Haley announces new state fire marshal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley has named a new state fire marshal to replace outgoing Adolf Zubia.
Battle of the Bulge
It's a problem experts say is weighing heavily on the country and even right here at home. Obesity has become an epidemic that Governor Nikki Haley says needs to be addressed.
SC Denied Hearing on Special Education Cuts
The U.S. Education Department has denied South Carolina's request to further appeal a $36 million penalty for not spending enough on special education during the economic downturn.
Haley travels to coast talking storm preparedness
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is traveling along the South Carolina coast to talk about getting ready for hurricanes.
Shark bites swimmer on Grand Strand
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A swimmer is recovering after being bitten on the foot by a shark in Myrtle Beach over the weekend.
Marine air squadron abandons Crusaders nickname
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A Beaufort Marine Corps air squadron is abandoning its recently adopted nickname of Crusaders.
Organization Seeks to Set Home Repairs Record
A Midlands organization is trying to beat its own record of how many homes it can repair in less than a week, and the big winners are the elderly and disabled, whose homes need some TLC.
Shark Bites Swimmer on Grand Strand
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) _ A swimmer is recovering after being bitten on the foot by a shark in Myrtle Beach over the weekend. WMBF-TV reports (http://bit.ly/Kogdua) the attack happened about 7:45 p.m. Saturday near the 2nd Avenue Pier. Beach Patrol Sgt. Philip Cain said an undetermined type of shark bit 25 year-old Ryan Orellana-Maczynski.
Fire Marshal
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Gov. Nikki Haley has named a new state fire marshal to replace outgoing Adolf Zubia.
Director of National Cancer Institute speaks in SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The director of the National Cancer Institute is visiting South Carolina.
Girlfriend sought in Anderson stabbing death
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Police say they are looking for a 46-year-old woman after her boyfriend was stabbed to death on an Anderson sidewalk.
Missing Vietnam vet to get funeral 46 years later
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A Florence native will finally be laid to rest next month, more than 46 years after he went missing during the Vietnam War.
Traffic shift again on I-385 construction project
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Workers widening Interstate 385 south of Greenville are planning another lane shift.
4 SC Democratic incumbents vying for 2 House seats
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The once-a-decade redrawing of legislative district lines has forced four incumbent Democratic state House members to fight for two seats.
Man shot to death outside Spartanburg Waffle House
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Spartanburg County deputies are investigating a shooting that left a man dead in the parking lot of a Waffle House in Spartanburg.
