'Bat house' could be solution for upstate school
FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (AP) — Don't call it the Bat Cave, but a special dwelling for the nocturnal critters could be the solution for a Greenville County school recently infested by the animals.
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15 charged with student loan fraud in SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Fifteen people in the Charleston area have been indicted on charges that they took out more than $400,000 in student loans while never planning to attend college.
Columbia airport to get less revealing scanners
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Air travelers in South Carolina's capital will soon be able to board their planes without images of their unclothed bodies being viewed by security personnel.
SC police look for driver in school bus wreck
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia police are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a woman they say fled the scene of a school bus wreck that injured a child.
Knotts holding annual skating party for students
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A West Columbia lawmaker is holding an annual party to honor local students who are doing well in school.
Expected $4 gas by spring could hamper SC tourism
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The spring tourism is getting under way in South Carolina.
Man gets life for killing of Florence woman
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A Florence County jury has convicted a 26-year-old man of killing a Florence woman during a robbery in her home.
Google offers SC small businesses free websites
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Google is offering South Carolina businesses a free website.
Bill would let police keep more information secret
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House is considering two bills that could change the way South Carolina citizens get information from police and their local and state governments.
Body found; search for missing SC woman suspended
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Police have suspended the search for a 30-year-old missing Mount Pleasant woman after a body was found not far from where the woman's burning SUV was discovered.
British submariners honor crew of Confederate sub
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — In a brief graveside ceremony in South Carolina, British submariners have paid tribute to the crew of the first submarine in history to sink an enemy warship.
SC man gets 30 years in shooting when he was 15
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg man who was 15 at the time he was arrested will spend 30 years in prison for killing another man.
Man charged with murder in Swansea shooting
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County deputies say they have charged a 31-year-old man with murder in the shooting of a man who bled to death in his Swansea home.
Suspect Wounded in Shootout with Richland Deputies
A suspect has been wounded in a shootout with Richland County sheriff's deputies.
SC State trustees use reserves to cover deficit
ORANGEBURG, .S.C. (AP) — Trustees at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg say they will cover a budget shortfall this year largely with reserve funds.
Suspect wounded in shootout with Richland deputies
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A suspect has been wounded in a shootout with Richland County sheriff's deputies.
SC State Finances
ORANGEBURG, .S.C. (AP) _ Trustees at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg say they will cover a budget shortfall this year largely with reserve funds.
Man Charged With Murder in Swansea Shooting
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) _ Lexington County deputies say they have charged a 31-year-old man with murder in the shooting of a man who bled to death in his Swansea home. Sheriff James Metts said Friday that Patrick Larry planned to rob 43-year-old Matthew Milhouse Jr. at his home Sunday and ended up shooting him in the leg with a shotgun.
Gamecock fans excited about opening day
Fans came out in numbers for the 2012 Carolina baseball season opener.
USC Wins 14th Straight Season Opener
L.B. Dantzler's two-out RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning helped lift second ranked South Carolina to a 2-1 victory over VMI on Opening Day at Carolina Stadium in front of a sellout crowd of 8,242 fans.
