Bill reforming SC pension system to be filed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A plan for reforming South Carolina's pension system is expected to be introduced in the House this week.
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Environmental group suggests wider SC harbor study
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An environmental group suggests that when studying deepening the Charleston Harbor shipping channel, the Army Corps of Engineers should consider whether deepening other harbors is a better alternative.
State Surplus
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) The state of South Carolina has a lot of stuff it's not using. And it's ready to sell.
3 Students Hurt in School Bus Wreck Near Hopkins
HOPKINS, S.C. (AP) _ Three middle school students were sent to the hospital after a pick-up truck hit their school bus near Hopkins. The South Carolina Highway Patrol says the accident happened at around 7:45 a.m. Monday.
Church Rebuilds After Storm
Members of the Providence Baptist Church in Orangeburg rebuild after a tornado touched down in the Midlands, sending two giant pine trees literally into the sanctuary.
One Student Dead, Others Wounded in Ohio School Shooting
The police chief in a city outside Cleveland says one student has died in a shooting at a high school in Chardon, Ohio. Four others are reportedly wounded.
Woman's body found at vacant Lancaster house
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in an abandoned home Lancaster.
SC church to hold service for fallen Marine
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Greenville church is holding a service in memory of a Marine killed in one of the Corps' deadliest aviation training accidents.
SC's Riverbanks Zoo Compoost for planting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia is offering lucky gardeners a chance to put in orders for its famed poop produced by elephants, giraffes and zebras.
SC has plenty of surplus property to sell
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The state of South Carolina has a lot of stuff it's not using.
SC man charged in shooting death at NC flea market
FLETCHER, N.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been arrested in the shooting death of a man at a flea market in western North Carolina.
Man, woman die in Orangeburg County shootings
EUTAWVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Orangeburg County sheriff's deputies think the deaths of a woman and man in Eutawville were a murder-suicide.
Hilton Head residents object to 950-foot boardwalk
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Some Hilton Head Island residents object to building a 950-foot walkway through some marsh to connect a small creek to high ground.
Federal highway rerouted through Beaufort area
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Officials say rerouting U.S. 21 around Beaufort should ease congestion in getting to the sea islands east of the city.
Cops: Voorhees player charged with murder
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Voorhees College basketball play is one of two men arrested in the shooting of a man who bled to death in his Swansea home.
Wife of NC trucker killed in SC crash speaks out
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The wife of a North Carolina man killed after a tractor-trailer driver fell asleep at the wheel is speaking out about tired truckers.
1 charged with killing, dismembering SC man
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Police say an acquaintance has confessed to killing and dismembering a homeless man whose mutilated body was found at a downtown Anderson building.
SC fisherman's body found after 2 weeks
CROSS, S.C. (AP) — The body of a missing South Carolina fisherman has been found two weeks after he was last seen.
Cops: 4 college athletes charged in SC break in
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Police say four student athletes from Spartanburg Methodist College kicked their way into a home and stole more than $100,000 in jewelry and electronics.
SC woman faces prison for taking veterans benefits
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman could get up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after her conviction for using her husband's name to collect veteran's benefits.
