SC mom says she rubbed cocaine on sore tooth
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A 27-year-old Conway woman told authorities her newborn daughter tested positive for drugs because she had rubbed cocaine on a sore tooth before giving birth.
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Teen Shooting
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a teen has been shot and killed while sitting in a car in Aiken.
1 Fired from SC Jail After Inmate Escape
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ One employee has been fired and several others disciplined after an inmate escaped from the Berkeley County jail. Sheriff's spokesman Dan Moon says one person was fired, one employee was demoted and two others were suspended.
Gilbert Teen killed while helping remove deer from road
The Lexington County Coroner’s Office and the South Carolina Highway Patrol are investigating an accident that took the life of a 17-year-old Gilbert teen.
SC DMV plans more realistic driving tests
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina officials say they plan to put new drivers through a more realistic road test before giving them a license.
Gilbert teen killed while moving deer from road
GILBERT, S.C. (AP) — A Lexington County teen has been struck and killed by a car as he tried to remove an injured deer from the road.
New Video in Carter Strange Beating Revealed
Eight months after their son was severely beaten in Columbia's Five Points, the parents of the victim witness the moments leading up to their son's attack.
SC troopers say 7 injured in fiery I-95 wreck
WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fiery crash on Interstate 95 in Colleton County that sent seven people to a hospital.
SC Army post has community tour of installation
FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — The Army's largest training installation is inviting the public to tour the post and get an up-close look at how soldiers are trained.
Local school showcased in Apple commercial
Lexington High School is now being showcased in an Apple commercial about using the iPad 2 in the classroom.
Murder suspect back in SC from Dominican Republic
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A man charged in a 2008 shooting death in Rock Hill has been returned to South Carolina from the Dominican Republic.
Democratic Sen. Leventis won't seek re-election
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Sumter Democrat Phil Leventis has decided not to run for re-election after more than three decades serving in the South Carolina Senate.
Emotional adoption case may weigh state, fed law
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court will hear the appeal in an adoption case involving a 2-year-old girl who was raised in the state but whose biological father was recently granted custody. The child then returned to Oklahoma with her father, who is a tribal member of the Cherokee Nation.
Home builders at SC coast say business improving
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Home builders along South Carolina's once-booming coast say business is picking up, raising hopes that the worst of the recession's construction collapse is over.
SC police arrest suspect in MB at-home homicide
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A suspect is in custody after a slaying in North Myrtle Beach.
Peaches already blooming in SC, worrying farmers
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — The warm winter already has some peach trees blooming, and that has farmers worried.
Could Warmer Temps Threaten Local Crops?
South Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers is closely monitoring unseasonably warm temperatures' possible impact on crops, so you don't end up paying more at the grocery store.
SC Group goes to Court over Inmate Mental Health
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - An advocacy group that has sued South Carolina's prisons agency over the care of mentally ill inmates is getting its day in court. Circuit Court Judge Michael Baxley on Monday is expected to begin hearing arguments in the case. The lawsuit accuses the Corrections Department of violating the constitutional rights of inmates suffering from mental illness. Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities sued the agency in 2005, saying mentally ill inmates were being subjected to cruel and unusual punishment by being severely punished for disciplinary infractions. The group also said the inmates were not being given enough access to psychiatric care. The advocacy group says as many as 4,400 of the state's inmates are mentally ill. Prison officials deny claims that mentally ill inmates' rights are being violated but acknowledge their agency needs more money.
Church, charity give away food in Atlantic Beach
ATLANTIC BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A church and a charity along the Grand Strand are teaming up to give food to the needy.
State Farmers Market hosting pre-Super Bowl sale
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The State Farmers Market is offering South Carolina football fans a chance to stock up on all the supplies they need for their Super Bowl parties.
