Fire damages 4 buildings in Greenville strip mall
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Officials say four stores have been damaged in a fire at a strip mall in Greenville.
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Parts in place to assemble first SC Boeing 787
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Boeing workers in North Charleston are assembling the first new 787 to be made in South Carolina.
As Irene path trends east, SC still monitoring
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley continues to closely monitor Hurricane Irene as it spins in the Atlantic.
Kayak, canoe maker bringing 72 jobs to Greenville
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A company that makes canoes and kayaks says it is expanding its operations in Greenville County.
High school football games moved up for Irene
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina High School League says more than two dozen football games in the state have been moved up a day because of Hurricane Irene.
SC Air National Guard in air defense exercise
JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Air National Guard is flying an air defense exercise over the northeastern portion of South Carolina.
As Irene churns, SC expo focuses on disasters
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As Hurricane Irene spins at sea, Lowcountry businesses are learning how to prepare and protect their businesses for natural and man-made disasters.
Columbia City Council makes curfew permanent
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A curfew imposed in Columbia after the beating of a teen earlier this year is now permanent.
Santorum returning to SC for primary campaigning
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is making his first visit to South Carolina to campaign since an important straw poll contest in Iowa.
SC watches Irene as forecasts say she'll go north
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolinians are buying plywood, tarps, fuel and generators with Hurricane Irene spinning at sea and projected to move north of the state.
SC Democratic chairman blasts Gov. Haley's hiring
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The chairman of South Carolina's Democratic Party accuses Gov. Nikki Haley of paying excessive salaries to young, inexperienced political hires while longtime state employees are being laid off.
East Coast quake shakes SC and historic Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Residents around South Carolina say they felt shaking from the earthquake centered in Virginia but officials are reporting no damage in the state.
Gov Haley: South Carolina is prepared for Irene
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says state officials are focusing on South Carolina's northern coast as Hurricane Irene's forecast path moves northeast.
Ex-worker at SC DMV pleads guilty to taking money
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former employee at the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles has admitted she took more than $300,000 from the agency.
Five Points Curfew Passes Unanimously
It's a done deal. Columbia City Council members voted unanimously to make the temporary curfew in five points permanent after dozens on both sides of the issue attend a public hearing to weigh in.
Feelings On The Five Points Curfew Are Divided
Two public hearings will be held tonight, regarding whether or not to make the Five Points emergency curfew, permanent. It's an issue that's, divided.
SC officials watch for possible evacuation orders
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina emergency management officials are urging the public to stay alert about the movement of Hurricane Irene and make preparations for possible coastal evacuation orders.
Teen arrested in Horry County shooting that hurt 3
LITTLE RIVER, S.C. (AP) — Horry County police say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested in a home invasion that sent three people to the hospital.
Virginia Earthquake Felt in Midlands
The U.S. Geological Survey now says it was a 5.9 earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., that rattled the nation's capital and much of the East Tuesday afternoon.
Amazon Moving In
Amazon officials say they will move into their Lexington County facility next month.
