SC Senate Dems fail in efforts to defund voter ID
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democratic state senators have failed in a bid to remove funding from the proposed 2012-13 budget for the voter ID lawsuit.
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Cash Mob Spurs Local Business
You may be familiar with Flash Mobs. An event where a group of strangers converge in a set location and break into a choreographed song and dance. Wednesday night one business owner was honored with a cash mob where the only thing dancing around was money.
SC Court Taking up Florence County Election Case
South Carolina's highest court is hearing a legal challenge over a political party's decision to allow some candidates on ballots for the June 12 primary.
Local economy set to gain this weekend
With gas prices down and big sales in groceries, clothing and automobiles, the local economy could gain big this Memorial Day Weekend.
South Carolina Senate Resumes Budget Debate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Democratic state senators have failed in a bid to remove funding from the proposed 2012-13 budget for the voter ID lawsuit. The Senate defeated 24-17 on Wednesday an amendment stripping $1 million from the attorney general's office for its fight with the federal government on a state law requiring voters to show photo identification.
Shaw-Indianapolis 500
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) _ A member of the Air Force's 20th Fighter Wing at South Carolina's Shaw Air Force base is taking part in a military tribute at this weekend's Indianapolis 500.
SC parents facing charges after kids call for help
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg couple is facing neglect charges after authorities say their children shut themselves in a closet and called for help.
Tabor City assistant chief charged with DUI in SC
TABOR CITY, N.C. (AP) — The assistant fire chief in Tabor City has been charged with drunken driving in South Carolina.
SC lab studying new way to preserve artifacts
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina conservation lab has received a grant to study new ways to help remove salts from marine artifacts.
SC Shaw pilot to fly in Indianapolis 500 tribute
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — A member of the Air Force's 20th Fighter Wing at South Carolina's Shaw Air Force base is taking part in a military tribute at this weekend's Indianapolis 500.
Lowcountry event features commander of Third Army
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Business leaders in the South Carolina Lowcountry are pausing to honor those who served in the military with a ceremony in North Charleston.
South Carolina AG promotes Children's Advocacy Day
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's top prosecutor is holding an event which he hopes will promote the prevention of child abuse.
SC congressman sets economic town hall meeting
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — First District Rep. Tim Scott wants to hear what his constituents in South Carolina think about the economy.
More than 1,300 acres in Beaufort County preserved
SHELDON, S.C. (AP) — More than 1,300 acres in the northern part of Beaufort County is being largely protected from development.
Atlantic Beach again elects mayor, council members
ATLANTIC BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Atlantic Beach has again elected a town councilman to take over as mayor.
NRC chairman makes trip to SC nuclear plant
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The outgoing head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission stopped by to get a firsthand look at a new nuclear reactor under construction in the South Carolina Midlands.
First freedmen's community part of SC budget
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Money for America's first community of freed slaves is part of the South Carolina budget debate, 150 years after the community's founding.
Man gets 25 years for robbing new acquaintance
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — An Anderson man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting he killed another man who wanted to buy marijuana from him.
Video shows SC union leader striking Haley piñata
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A YouTube video of the retiring president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO hitting a piñata with Gov. Nikki Haley's face on it has the national union distancing itself from what it calls an "inappropriate joke."
Video Shows SC Union Leader Striking Haley Piñata
A YouTube video of the retiring president of the South Carolina AFL-CIO hitting a piñata with Gov. Nikki Haley's face on it has the national union distancing itself from what it calls an ``inappropriate joke.''
