COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — New laws going on the books in South Carolina will limit awards in lawsuits and require employers to check a federal database to see if the people they hire are in the country legally.
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by two men who were acquitted of burglary and assault with intent to kill charges.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An 8-year-old Goose Creek boy is finally home after spending more than a month in the hospital recovering from a rattlesnake bite suffered at a North Charleston park.
A six year old is dead after a collision in Lexington, where police say the driver responsible, is now charged with Felony DUI.
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — The new year brings new rules for registering vehicles in South Carolina.
PELION, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County deputies say a 34-year-old man shot his younger brother to death in the Pelion home they shared after they argued over a game of dominos.
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A Charleston County deputy arrested a Folly Beach councilman even after he apologized for extending his middle finger toward them because he thought the deputy was a Folly Beach police officer instead.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia police say they have arrested a 22-year-old mother after she lied to officers about the location of her 18-month-old son, who has been missing for several weeks.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — North Charleston police say a man came to a female friend's house, killing her and shooting her mother before turning the gun on himself.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The 36th season of the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston this spring will feature the American premiere of the Philip Glass opera "Kepler" and a concert by vocalist k.d. lang.
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — New Year's Eve celebrations will come to an abrupt end in plenty of places across South Carolina that don't allow alcohol to be sold on Sundays.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder in the death of a 50-year-old victim whose body was left outside a Greenville church.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Spartanburg woman who shot a homeless man in the face who was in the vacant home she was trying to sell won't be charged because she was inside her property trying to defend her husband.
IRMO, S.C. (AP) — Police in Irmo say a woman has been arrested for stealing more than $2 million from the doctor's office where she worked.
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Editorial page editor William A. Collins is retiring after more than three decades at The Index-Journal of Greenwood.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is betting some Lowcountry shrimp and grits that Clemson and South Carolina will win their bowl games next week.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Republican state senator from Spartanburg has introduced a bill that would add five crimes to the list of offenses eligible for a life sentence in prison.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 21-year-old man likely knew the person who shot him to death in the parking lot of an Olive Garden restaurant in Columbia.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's former treasurer who spent 10 months in prison on a cocaine charge says his experiences as a victim of the government's costly "war on drugs" are among the reasons he's supporting Republican Ron Paul for president.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A teenager apparently liked the BMW convertible he took for a test drive in Spartanburg so much that he didn't bother to return the vehicle.
