Santorum cancels morning events to be with child
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum canceled his Sunday morning campaign events and planned to spend time with his hospitalized daughter.
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Delay in SC road work help prompts candidate's run
CAROLINA FOREST, S.C. (AP) — A delay in road work on U.S. 501 has done more than frustrate one Carolina Forest resident — it's helped make up his mind to run for office.
SC police shoot woman who was threatening suicide
BURGESS, S.C. (AP) — A Horry County police officer shot and wounded an armed woman who had barricaded herself inside her home and was threatening to commit suicide.
SC school trades in 'lighthouse' for new moniker
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A Horry County school has answered the question "How do you cheer for a lighthouse?" with the resounding answer: You don't.
SC State Parks aim to become self-sufficient
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Officials have set a goal for operations at South Carolina's 47 state parks to pay for themselves by the end of next year.
Police: arrested SC couple damages police cars
PELION, S.C. (AP) — Police in Pelion say a man and woman left police cars damaged and soiled after being arrested on charges of stealing a cell phone and cigarette lighter.
SC customers get reminders on Amazon sales tax
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Amazon customers in South Carolina are starting to receive email notices informing them that they owe the state money.
Search for missing toddler continues
Columbia Police are continuing to search for missing 18 month old, Amir Jennings, despite not finding anything after searching for hours in a nearly 8 mile wooded area in the Northwestern part of Richland county, Thursday.
Fort Jackson hosts Medal of Honor memorial
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — A memorial service has been held at Fort Jackson for a retired Army master sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the Vietnam war.
DNA sample leads to arrest in 2009 Sumter killing
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say DNA linked a man currently in jail on a burglary charge to an unsolved killing in Sumter County three years ago.
Man gets life for hammer deaths of Upstate couple
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a man to life in prison without parole in the killing of an Upstate couple who sold jewelry and carried around tens of thousands of dollars.
Man stabbed to death following fight in Central
CENTRAL, S.C. (AP) — Officials say one man has been stabbed to death and another injured during a fight in Pickens County.
Scott's Branch coach killed in pickup truck crash
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the girls' basketball coach at Scott's Branch High School has died after her pickup truck hit a horse standing in the road.
ICE arrests sex offenders in GA, NC and SC
ATLANTA (AP) — Immigration authorities say they've arrested 20 foreign nationals convicted of sex offenses in Georgia and the Carolinas this week.
Labor director says she'd bring legal eye to DHEC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The head of South Carolina's labor agency says she's become increasingly excited about the prospect of taking the helm of the state's public health and environmental protection agency.
Scott's Branch Coach Killed in Pickup Truck Crash
Authorities say the girls' basketball coach at Scott's Branch High School has died after her pickup truck hit a horse standing in the road.
DNA Links Man To Murder
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say DNA linked a man currently in jail on a burglary charge to an unsolved killing in Sumter County three years ago.
Teaching Kids to Grow What They Eat
Because studies continue to show South Carolina leading the country in obesity, a gardening program gets down and dirty to teach children a new way of eating, by growing their own food.
Rock Hill police say man beaten to death
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Police are investigating the apparent beating death of a Rock Hill man.
Study recommends SC ban on speed cameras continue
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A state commission recommends that South Carolina continue its ban on the use of cameras to catch speeders.
