Sebelius: Health a national security issue
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The nation's secretary of Health and Human Services is calling the state of America's health a national security issue.
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Emails detail Citadel handling of abuse complaint
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — New emails released by The Citadel show a school attorney hoped to avoid a criminal or civil investigation if the school conducted an internal investigation of a 2007 sex abuse complaint against a former Citadel camp counselor.
GOP debate in SC to go on without volleyballs
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The Republican presidential candidates will have to dodge barbs, but not volleyballs, when they meet in a debate next month on the South Carolina coast.
SC, Virginia governors bet on ACC title game
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sounds like there'll be some good eating at a Governor's Mansion after Saturday night's Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.
Boeing opens interior components factory in SC
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Boeing has dedicated its South Carolina factory that will make interior parts for its new 787 jetliners that are being assembled nearby.
Fort Jackson schedules tree lighting ceremony
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — The Army's largest training installation is holding its annual tree lighting ceremony to mark the beginning of the holiday season.
Cops, prosecutors meet for seminar on drug abuse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Top legal and law enforcement officials from South Carolina are meeting in Columbia to discuss drug abuse.
Magnolia Plantation decorating with gingerbread
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Visitors to a plantation on the South Carolina coast have a chance to enjoy some holiday gingerbread. .
Colleton County man gets 12 years in slaying
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Colleton County man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after entering a plea in a shooting death at an Edisto Island nightclub.
Teen gets 40 years in York County killing, holdups
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A Rock Hill teen who pleaded guilty to charges of killing a man last year and wounding two others in separate robberies has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Journalist, author Tom Brokaw speaks to USC grads
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Veteran journalist and author Tom Brokaw is scheduled to speak at the winter commencement at the University of South Carolina.
Police: Columbia shooting may be self-defense
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia police are investigating whether a man shot to death outside an apartment complex was killed in self-defense.
Duke agrees to increase rates just 6 percent in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Duke Energy Carolinas has agreed to increase the power bills of its South Carolina customers by about 6 percent overall, or less than half of what the utility wanted.
Ho, ho, no: SC fighting holiday drunken driving
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials are launching a new campaign intended to fight drunken driving during the holidays.
Brazen Thieves Target Area Homes
Columbia police say more than 40 homes and business throughout the city were broken into and robbed in less than a week. Now police are stepping up patrols as city residents put up their guard.
Haley Wants Occupy Columbia Suit Sent to Fed Court
Attorneys for Gov. Nikki Haley are asking that a lawsuit against her filed by Occupy Columbia protesters be moved from state court to federal court.
Illinois lawmaker asking feds not to deport SC man
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An Illinois congressman says he will ask the courts to drop deportation proceedings against a South Carolina worker with two children who are U.S. citizens.
Safety clothing maker relocates to Barnwell County
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An international manufacturer of safety clothing is relocating some operations from Egypt to bring 120 jobs to Barnwell County.
FACT CHECK: GOP field flubs big and small
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Newt Gingrich says he would sign legislation repealing Democrats' health care and Wall Street overhauls when he takes office on Jan. 21, 2013.
State to release names of voters without ID
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina election officials say a list of voters without state-issued IDs is a public record that will be released.
