Talks delayed on South Carolina home invasion bill
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Senate panel's debate has been delayed on a new bill that would add a new crime to the list of offenses eligible for the death penalty.
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Beaufort magistrate: Destroy gaming machines
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A Beaufort magistrate has ruled that the machines seized from a Bluffton sweepstakes business were being used for gambling and should be destroyed.
Broken neck kills 85-year-old in school bus wreck
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have identified an 85-year-old woman who died when the Mercedes-Benz she was riding in crashed head-on into a school bus.
Lyman man gets 25 years in fatal motorcycle wreck
GREER, S.C. (AP) — A Lyman man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in an alcohol-related crash that killed two people on a motorcycle and injured a third.
Police: No sign of missing Mount Pleasant woman
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Mount Pleasant police are asking for the public to help them find a 30-year-old woman whose fiance committed suicide just hours after she was reported missing.
Woman accidentally shot at Horry County mall
MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was accidentally shot in the leg just minutes before a ceremony to honor veterans at a mall in Murrells Inlet.
Hall Of Fame
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) _ The state's first black Supreme Court justice since Reconstruction is the newest member of the South Carolina Hall of Fame.
Waffle House hosts romantic dinners for two
Various Waffle House restaurants across the Midlands are pulling out all the stops to make your Valentine's dinner with your sweetheart, special.
130 jobs at assisted living center in Tega Cay
TEGA CAY, S.C. (AP) — Officials say a new assisted living center in York County will create 130 jobs.
SC officials worry about lack of rain
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are worried about the lack of rain this winter.
SC forestry officials lift red flag alert
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rain is moving through South Carolina and the state forestry commission has lifted a red flag fire alert that had been in effect since last weekend.
5 plead guilty in SC shooting death of NC man
YORK, S.C. (AP) — Five South Carolina residents have pleaded guilty to charges in the attempted robbery and shooting death of a North Carolina man.
Harrell wants redistricting suit thrown out
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for the leader of the South Carolina House say a lawsuit over redrawing the state's new U.S. House districts should be dismissed.
Police: Maggots found in diaper; mom arrested
HONEA PATH, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a mother has been arrested after maggots were found in her 10-month-old daughter's diaper and the infant tested positive for exposure to marijuana.
Columbia police taking donations for heart health
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police officers in Columbia are spending their Valentine's Day taking donations to benefit heart health.
Ex-SC trooper pleads guilty in marijuana case
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper has admitted to his role in a federal marijuana case.
Obama seeks $3.5M for Charleston Harbor deepening
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Charleston Mayor Joe Riley is thanking President Barack Obama for putting money for the Charleston Harbor deepening project in the federal budget.
Man found shot to death in his Swansea home
SWANSEA, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County deputies are trying to figure out who killed a man inside his Swansea home.
Car, school bus in wreck; passenger in car killed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a car has collided with a school bus in Columbia, killing a passenger in the vehicle and injuring several people on the bus.
Man gets 40 years for fatal Spartanburg shooting
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A judge has sentenced an Inman man to 40 years in prison in a shooting that killed one man and wounded a woman.
