Mother of Abandoned Infant Charged
The mother of an abandoned infant is facing charges.
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Helping Expecting Mothers In Crisis
A local organization is working to help expecting mothers and to save the life of more children.
SC program on emotional learning going national
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An after-school program that started in Charleston 15 years ago to help students develop emotionally is going national after receiving a $1 million donation from a board member.
SC Supreme Court overturns manslaughter conviction
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned the voluntary manslaughter conviction of a Columbia apartment building security guard who shot and killed a man in 2004.
Hilton Head looks to SC communities on renewal
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Hilton Head Island officials have been told to take risks, use public money to encourage private investment and be patient when revitalizing old commercial areas.
Clemson, SC technical college share training money
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two federal agencies are sending $20 million to South Carolina to retrain unemployed workers for jobs in emerging industries.
More Arrests Made in Dog Fighting Bust
Two more people have been arrested in connection with a major dog fighting bust in Richland County earlier this month.
GA teen dies 3 days after being pulled from ocean
GARDEN CITY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Georgia teen has died three days after she was pulled unconscious from the ocean near Garden City.
SC Republican panel hears tax overhaul ideas
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's House Republicans are considering ways to overhaul the state's tax system.
Man hit with high heel in argument over stripper
YORK, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been arrested after she hit her boyfriend with a high-heel shoe after he became upset because she was at a party with a male stripper.
Clemson WR McNeal to leave team, stay in school
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson wide receiver Bryce McNeal has decided not to continue football, but will stay in school.
Special election set to fill SC state House seat
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A special election is scheduled for Berkeley County to fill a vacant seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives.
Nonprofit for poor honoring Rep. Clyburn
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina nonprofit that advocates for the poor is honoring U.S. Rep. James Clyburn.
Pink Heals fire trucks stop in North Charleston
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Pink Heals national fire truck tour is making a stop in North Charleston.
Spartanburg man, woman charged after toddler found
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Two Spartanburg residents have been charged with cruelty after a toddler was found wandering in a city street.
Abandoned Newborn Found
Richland county sheriff's are searching for the mother of a newborn baby boy they say she gave birth to in an area apartment complex. A resident found the infant on a staircase with the umbilical cord still partially attached.
Zais will ask feds to let SC rely on own system
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's new education accountability system will look a lot like the system that has been in place for years if the U.S. Education Department lets South Carolina opt out of No Child Left Behind.
Woman killed in reported SC home invasion
PINEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A 21-year-old woman was killed and a man wounded in an apparent home invasion in Berkeley County.
Clemson receives $1M grant for auto research
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University's automotive engineering program has received a $1 million federal grant to fund research on building vehicles that are more reliable and environmentally friendly.
Family of 5-year-old MD boy says shark bit him
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The family of a 5-year-old Walkersville, Md., boy says he was bitten in the leg by a shark off North Myrtle Beach, but authorities aren't sure what kind of animal bit the child.
