Cross burned in black residents' yard in Swansea
SWANSEA, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County deputies say someone left a burning cross in the yard of a Swansea home where two black women live.
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SC Law Designates February for Black History Study
A new South Carolina law officially declares February as African-American History Month, 36 years after former President Gerald Ford recognized the first month-long tribute to black history.
County, state will handle Atlantic Beach election
ATLANTIC BEACH, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has ordered state and Horry County officials to conduct the next election in Atlantic Beach.
Columbia Police Dept. unveils new unit
Friday, the Columbia Police Department unveiled their newest unit, the bike patrol team.
Suspect in Gaffney Shooting Arrested in Greensboro
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) _ A man wanted in the shooting death of his girlfriend as she walked into her Gaffney home has been arrested in Greensboro, N.C. Authorities said 30-year-old Joseph Satterwhite was taken into custody Thursday night as he got of a bus in his hometown.
Sen. Lindsey Graham Looks for GOP Majority
Senator Lindsey Graham is hitting the ground running ahead of November's senate elections.
USC Law School Symposium
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The University of South Carolina School of Law is hosting a symposium that brings together legal experts, prosecutors, defense counsel and law professors to discuss ethics and potential cases of wrongful conviction.
Sheriff Leon Lott Files for Re-Election
Richland County's top cop is seeking another term in office.
SC State University Names Acting President
South Carolina State University has named an acting president until the school can choose an interim president.
Candlelight Vigil Planned for Missing Toddler
A candlelight vigil will be held this weekend for missing Columbia toddler Amir Jennings.
Burning Cross Left at Swansea Home
Investigators are working to find out who set a cross on fire in front of a home in Swansea.
Sentencing postponed for SC mom in sons' deaths
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Sentencing has been postponed for a South Carolina mother who has pleaded guilty to killing her two young sons and putting their bodies in a car that rolled into a river.
Congressman visits SC plant seeking rate break
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tim Scott led about 150 workers at the Alcoa aluminum plant near Goose Creek in prayer asking that a solution to a new electric contact is reached.
Suspect in Gaffney shooting arrested in Greensboro
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — A man wanted in the shooting death of his girlfriend as she walked into her Gaffney home has been arrested in Greensboro, N.C.
Union woman charged with financial fraud
UNION, S.C. (AP) — An employee at the Department of Employment and Workforce office in Union has been arrested and charged with taking $10,000 from a previous employer.
Duley Pleads Guilty, Sentence Delayed
A South Carolina judge has delayed sentencing for 30-year-old Shaquan Duley, an Orangeburg woman who admitted to suffocating and strangling her two toddler sons before sending her car, children strapped inside, into a river back in August, 2010.
Pilot survives crash of WW II replica plane
CHESTER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the pilot of a small World War II replica plane survived a crash landing in Chester County.
Cops: Fight over hospital behavior leads to death
SPARTNABURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an argument about how to behave in a hospital waiting room led a man to intentionally run down and kill his friend outside a Spartanburg hospital.
Order up: North Charleston mayor cooks for charity
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey is used to serving his constituents, and for one morning, he'll be serving them breakfast.
Joint Base Charleston plans managed burn in timber
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Natural resource officials at Joint Base Charleston are conducting a managed burn in timberlands on part of the installation.
