SC trooper hurt in wreck chasing motorcycle
EASLEY, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper has been injured after he wrecked his car while chasing a speeding motorcycle in Pickens County.
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Fallen Aiken officers' loved ones receive quilts
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — The loved ones of two Aiken police officers killed in the line of duty recently have received quilts for comfort.
South Carolina Senate must select new leader
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators will choose a new leader this week after Senate President Pro Tem Glenn McConnell is sworn in as the next lieutenant governor.
Maintenance dredging continues at battling ports
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Even as ports like Charleston and Savannah are vying to get more federal money to deepen their harbors, the work of dredging to keep those harbors at their current depths continues little noticed.
Other SC veterans fix York man's water pipes
YORK, S.C (AP) — The pipes at the mobile home in York where Carl Burriss lives no longer leak, but the Vietnam veteran still has no running water.
Horry County has 7 slayings so far in 2012
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Horry County authorities have investigated seven slayings through the first 70 days of this year, more than the last three years combined.
Trial starts for NC man accused of killing woman
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Jury selection begins in Rutherfordton for a North Carolina man accused of killing a woman and dumping her body in South Carolina.
Man's body found in Reedy River
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The body of a Greenville man has been found in the Reedy River.
Sullivans Island wants old warehouse, dock
SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The town of Sullivans Island is considering a swap with the state of South Carolina to acquire an old warehouse and dock on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Man dies in fire after daughter can't rescue him
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 65-year-old Gaffney man has died in a fire after his daughter and grandson couldn't save him.
Man gets 10 years for boating crash that killed 2
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a drunken boating crash that killed two people on another vessel on Lake Murray.
Man found shot to death outside apartment in Moore
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Spartanburg County deputies are looking for suspects in the shooting death of a man outside an apartment in Moore.
McConnell's rise to lt. gov. may elevate the job
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State Sen. Glenn McConnell stands to become the most influential South Carolina lieutenant governor in modern times, though it's a job he never wanted.
Richland County police dogs gets bulletproof vests
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Richland County Sheriff's office now has 15 new bulletproof vests for its police dogs thanks to donations after one of the dogs was shot to death.
Family gets $700K in deadly crash with deputy
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — A jury has awarded $700,000 to the family of a 21-year-old man killed in a head-on crash with a Colleton County deputy who was racing to check on a burglar alarm without turning on his emergency lights and siren.
Local 9 year old works to protect K-9 officers
After learning of the death of Richland County K-9, Fargo, Madison Burrows says she wanted to help keep the other K-9 officers in South Carolina safe.
Woman charged with DUI after car pool line wreck
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been charged with driving under the influence after she rear-ended another SUV in the car pool line of an Aiken elementary school.
Ard's opponent: Cheating had big impact on race
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The man who former Lt. Gov. Ken Ard beat in a runoff to get the Republican nomination in 2010 says Ard's manipulation of campaign finance laws had a big impact in their race.
SC Democrats meet to discuss issues, campaigns
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrats from across South Carolina are meeting in Columbia for the state Democratic Party's annual issues conference.
SC Junior Golf Association kicks off kids program
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — It's time for the young golfers in South Carolina to tee it up.
