College Costs
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ With students in the United States owing more than $1 trillion in student loans, a seminar being held in Charleston is focusing on helping students learn how to pay the rising costs of attending college.
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SC teaching assistant faces new sex charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Lexington County teaching assistant accused of having sex with a special needs student in Cayce and Mount Pleasant faces similar charges in Richland County.
SLED asked investigating Beaufort grade changing
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the changing of 200 grades at Beaufort High School.
Anderson Independent Mail publisher stepping down
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Anderson Independent Mail publisher Mike Jameson is leaving to take a job in Pennsylvania.
Charleston warns James Island little time to annex
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The City of Charleston is warning James Island residents they are running out of time if they want to join the city.
Summerville man faces animal abuse charges
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Summerville man has been charged with animal abuse after four underweight horses were found on his property.
SC Lt Gov Ard resigns amid criminal investigation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigned Friday amid a criminal investigation into whether he spent campaign money on personal items.
Marine jailed in fire truck theft faces fed counts
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a nude Marine who took a fire truck in Port Royal and hit six vehicles and killed a pedestrian last month was already facing federal charges.
Ard Pleads Guilty on Seven Counts of Ethics Violations
Former Lt. Governor Ken Ard has pleaded guilty to seven counts of violating the State Ethics Act.
Coroner: No Drugs, Alcohol in Sponseller's System
Final autopsy results were released Friday for Tom Sponseller, the former President of the State Hospitality Association who was found dead in a Downtown Columbia parking garage last month.
Ken Ard indicted on ethics violations
Just hours after Ken Ard resigned from his position as the Lt. Governor, Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a grand jury has indicted Ard on seven counts of ethics violations.
Paying for college focus of Charleston seminar
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — With students in the United States owing more than $1 trillion in student loans, a seminar being held in Charleston is focusing on helping students learn how to pay the rising costs of attending college.
SC teacher fired for movie clip wants job back
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — A high school teacher in Mount Pleasant who was fired for showing a movie clip from the film "Jackass Number 2" wants his job back.
Lt. Gov. Ard resigns, Sen. McConnell to fill office
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigned Friday amid a criminal investigation into whether he spent campaign money on personal items.
6 exposed to powder at Columbia prison OK
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Six people who went to the hospital after being exposed to a powder inside a suspicious package at a state prison in Columbia have been released.
Woman accused of trying smuggle ammo into prison
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Greer woman has been charged with trying to smuggle ammunition into a state prison near Charleston.
SC legislator proposes shortening time for divorce
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A proposed amendment to the South Carolina constitution would allow couples to divorce after 150 days of separation, rather than one year.
Hospitality Association says about $480K missing
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials with the South Carolina Hospitality Association say about $480,000 is missing from its account, but an audit found no evidence linking its founder to the lost funds.
2 pedestrians struck, killed by logging truck
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — State troopers say two pedestrians were struck and killed by a log truck that was swerving to miss a car left in the road from a previous wreck.
SC Senate approves ban on camping at Statehouse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has unanimously approved a bill preventing Occupy Columbia from renewing its around-the-clock protest on Statehouse grounds.
