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USC fined $175k for toxic asbestos problems

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina officials say they're launching new procedures to improve how building renovations are handled after paying more than $175,000 in state fines for violating environmental laws that protect students and staff from asbestos.

Winthrop launches website for presidential search

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Winthrop University is searching for a new president for the first time in nearly a quarter century, and the South Carolina college is offering the public a chance to chime in.

Ex-SC Hospitality worker: $500k stolen for bets

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Hospitality Association's former accounting director says an online betting addiction led to her taking about $500,000 from the group and gambling it all away.

SC to Say if VOTER ID Implementation Possible

A federal court has given the state of South Carolina until Monday to clarify whether it would be feasible to implement a statewide voter identification requirement for this year's elections.

Cops: 2 Darlington school workers hurt student

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say two Darlington County School District employees have been arrested after surveillance video from a school bus showed them hitting and pushing a 10-year-old special needs student.

Soldiers Come Home, Midlands Style

After serving on attack and reconnaissance missions in Iraq and Kuwait for seven months, more than 400 soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard's 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion return home to adoring friends, family and loved ones.

SC coast warily awaits next devastating wildfire

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — It's been three years since the most devastating wildfire in South Carolina history. And forestry officials say it's not a matter of if, but simply when, another will occur. The 2009 fire near North Myrtle Beach scorched about 19,000 acres, destroyed 76 homes and damaged 100 more.

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