Final autopsy results confirm SC lobbyist suicide
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Richland County coroner says final autopsy results leave no doubt that South Carolina Hospitality Association Executive Director Tom Sponseller killed himself.
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Boy Drowns at South Carolina Hotel
Authorities say an 8-year-old boy from Gastonia, N.C., has drowned in a pool at a Myrtle Beach hotel.
SC Lt Gov Ard sentenced on ethics laws violations
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard was sentenced to five years probation and 300 hours of public service after pleading guilty to violating state ethics laws and resigning from office.
McConnell: Sad day for him, reassuring day for SC
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — State Sen. Glenn McConnell says it's a sad moment for him but a reassuring day for South Carolina.
Marine Jailed in Fire Truck Theft Faces Fed Counts
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a nude Marine who took a fire truck in Port Royal and hit six vehicles and killed a pedestrian last month was already facing federal charges.
Former Lt. Gov. Sentenced
Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard was sentenced to five years probation and 300 hours of public service after pleading guilty to violating state ethics laws and resigning from office.
College Costs
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ With students in the United States owing more than $1 trillion in student loans, a seminar being held in Charleston is focusing on helping students learn how to pay the rising costs of attending college.
SC teaching assistant faces new sex charges
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Lexington County teaching assistant accused of having sex with a special needs student in Cayce and Mount Pleasant faces similar charges in Richland County.
SLED asked investigating Beaufort grade changing
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the changing of 200 grades at Beaufort High School.
Anderson Independent Mail publisher stepping down
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Anderson Independent Mail publisher Mike Jameson is leaving to take a job in Pennsylvania.
Charleston warns James Island little time to annex
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The City of Charleston is warning James Island residents they are running out of time if they want to join the city.
Summerville man faces animal abuse charges
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Summerville man has been charged with animal abuse after four underweight horses were found on his property.
SC Lt Gov Ard resigns amid criminal investigation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigned Friday amid a criminal investigation into whether he spent campaign money on personal items.
Marine jailed in fire truck theft faces fed counts
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a nude Marine who took a fire truck in Port Royal and hit six vehicles and killed a pedestrian last month was already facing federal charges.
Ard Pleads Guilty on Seven Counts of Ethics Violations
Former Lt. Governor Ken Ard has pleaded guilty to seven counts of violating the State Ethics Act.
Coroner: No Drugs, Alcohol in Sponseller's System
Final autopsy results were released Friday for Tom Sponseller, the former President of the State Hospitality Association who was found dead in a Downtown Columbia parking garage last month.
Ken Ard indicted on ethics violations
Just hours after Ken Ard resigned from his position as the Lt. Governor, Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that a grand jury has indicted Ard on seven counts of ethics violations.
Paying for college focus of Charleston seminar
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — With students in the United States owing more than $1 trillion in student loans, a seminar being held in Charleston is focusing on helping students learn how to pay the rising costs of attending college.
SC teacher fired for movie clip wants job back
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — A high school teacher in Mount Pleasant who was fired for showing a movie clip from the film "Jackass Number 2" wants his job back.
Lt. Gov. Ard resigns, Sen. McConnell to fill office
South Carolina Lt. Gov. Ken Ard resigned Friday amid a criminal investigation into whether he spent campaign money on personal items.
