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100 turkeys die in Colleton County fire
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — Colleton County authorities say 100 young turkeys died when fire broke out at a barn near Walterboro.
SC education chief says he won't report to board
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Looks like there will be another fight on federal education money in South Carolina.
SC Public Transport officer to remain on job
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A State Transport police officer is staying on the job after pleading guilty to driving too fast for conditions in a crash that killed an elderly driver in Taylors.
7 Greenville County cops cleared in shooting death
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Greenville County Sheriff Steve Loftis says he has cleared seven deputies who all fired on a burglary suspect who fired shots at officers after barricading himself in his SUV last month.
Lott: 8 rescued pit bulls ready for adoption
RICHLAND, S.C. (AP) — Richland County deputies say pit bulls rescued from a dogfighting ring are now ready for adoption.
Charleston cutter nabs $24 million in cocaine
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Coast Guard cutter based in Charleston has seized almost 2,000 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $24 million in the Caribbean Sea.
Hardeeville man gets life for killing girlfriend
RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — A Jasper County man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting he beat his girlfriend to death
Body of missing hunter found on Lake Hartwell
PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a hunter who disappeared last weekend in Pickens County has been found on Lake Hartwell.
Winkles wins eighth term as SC Farm Bureau head
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — David Winkles has been elected to another term as president of the South Carolina Farm Bureau.
Honea Path city worker struck and killed by car
HONEA PATH, S.C. (AP) — A city employee in Honea Path working on water lines has been killed after he was struck by a car.
Woman charged with sex at SC children's home
WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — A woman charged with supervising children at an Oconee County children's home has been charged with having sex with one of them.
SC court: Injury risk comes with contact sports
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Supreme Court has ruled people playing contact sports assume the risk they will be injured.
Arrest made in fatal shooting at Greenville home
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man in the death of a woman who was shot at a Greenville County home.
ACLU sues over religious rally at SC middle school
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union has sued in federal court alleging that public schools in Chesterfield County in South Carolina are unconstitutionally promoting Christianity.
Rescued Pit Bulls Get a Fighting Chance at a New Life
More than half of the pit bulls rescued from a dog fighting ring back in September have been rehabilitated and adopted. 8 remaining dogs are still searching for their second chance at a better life.
SC Man Gets Life for Killing Girlfriend
RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) _ A Jasper County man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting he beat his girlfriend to death The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports (http://bit.ly/uwSHoi ) that 46-year-old Terry Swanger pleaded guilty Monday to murder, the same day jury selection in his trial was set to start.
SC Court: Injury Risk Comes with Contact Sports
South Carolina's Supreme Court has ruled people playing contact sports assume the risk they will be injured. The high court on Monday upheld a lower court's ruling that a man who was injured in a 2004 pickup softball game during a Boy Scouts camping trip in Sumter should have known he could be hurt.
Lowcountry national forest marks 75th anniversary
WAMBAW, S.C. (AP) — The Francis Marion National Forest outside Charleston is celebrating its 75th anniversary and expects to host several hundred thousand visitors this year.
No bake sale: SC school auctions residential lot
BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — You would have to sell a lot of cookies to raise what a Beaufort County school hopes to raise by auctioning a residential building lot.
