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.
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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.
Charleston museum could mark where slaves landed
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A planned International African American History Museum in Charleston could incorporate a plaza near the spot where thousands of African slaves set foot in North America.
Cops: Man set neighbor on fire, then called 911
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Greenville County authorities are trying to figure out why a man broke into his neighbor's home in Piedmont and set her on fire.
Coal spilled in Spartanburg trail derailment
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are probing what caused a train to derail in downtown Spartanburg, spilling coal and blocking traffic for several hours.
Myrtle Beach Offers Incentives to Bring Flights
Myrtle Beach International Airport officials won't charge fees for at least a year to airlines willing to bring flights to and from certain cities at least five times a week.
Lexington County Man Charged with Stabbing Nephew
A Lexington County man has been arrested and accused of stabbing his nephew to death.
