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Beaufort County public safety director resigns

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The longtime director of public safety in Beaufort County has resigned after allegations he made discriminatory comments to a job applicant.

SC car dealer charged with selling cars with liens

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A 46-year-old Aiken car dealer has been charged with fraud for selling vehicles with liens against them and not telling customers.

Animal Shelter Lures Petowners with Special

As summer slowly winds down, pet adoptions also slow down.

Miami-Washington flight diverted to South Carolina

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An American Airlines flight from Miami to Washington, D.C., has landed in Charleston after encountering what an airport official called severe turbulence.

SC man sentenced for slaying friend, dragging body

NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — A white South Carolina man who shot a black friend to death and then drunkenly dragged his body behind his pickup truck is heading to prison in a case once scrutinized for possible racist overtones.

South Carolina panel approves annual catch limits

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Federal regulators have agreed to annual catch limits for a variety of species of fish caught off the south Atlantic coast.

Charleston police reaccredited, receive honor

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Charleston Police Department has been reaccredited, completing a three-year review by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.

$35 million SC cruise terminal up for city review

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Plans for South Carolina's new $35 million cruise passenger terminal in Charleston are going before a city review board.

Grass roots meeting to hear SC business concerns

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Business leaders on South Carolina's coast have a chance to discuss issues that concern them as well as comment on the business agenda for next year's session of the South Carolina General Assembly.

NC: Duke can spend $120 million on SC nuke plant

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Utilities Commission has ruled that the Charlotte-based utility can spend up to $120 million to maintain a potential new $11 billion nuclear power plant in South Carolina.

SC budget oversight board approves Port Royal sale

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's budget oversight board has approved selling 318 acres in Port Royal for $17 million.

Carnival asks that SC lawsuit be tossed out

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Carnival Cruise Lines wants a judge to toss out a lawsuit stemming from the company's increased presence on the South Carolina coast.

Bank trying again to auction Bolze mansion

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A log mansion that once provided an investor with views of the Smoky Mountains will again be auctioned after its previous sale failed to close.

Former SC DMV chief to lead budget agency

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The former head of South Carolina's Department of Motor Vehicles is the new director for the agency that oversees much of state government operations.

Minor earthquake hits South Carolina city

GRAY COURT, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a small 2.3 magnitude earthquake has been reported in the northwestern part of South Carolina.

SC Rep. Clyburn: debt rating call political

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. James Clyburn is criticizing Standard & Poor's downgrade of America's debt rating, saying the decision was based more on politics than economics.

US Department of Ed to hand out SC money elsewhere

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education says $143 million of federal bailout money meant for South Carolina's public schools will be doled out to the other 49 states, Washington and Puerto Rico.