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USS Yorktown becomes ghost ship for Halloween

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — The aircraft carrier Yorktown on Charleston Harbor is being turned into a ghost ship for the Halloween season.

Pella offers voluntary retirements, closes plant

PELLA, Iowa (AP) — Pella Corp. will offer incentives to employees who take early retirement or voluntarily leave the company and will close a plant in South Carolina as it tries to offset a decline in new home construction.

Plane of missing SC man found near Moncks Corner

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — The wreckage of a plane belonging to a Berkeley County man missing for two weeks has been located near the county airport near Moncks Corner.

Autopsy finds teen at boat ramp was shot in back

SENECA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities have determined a Pickens teen found dead at an Oconee County boat ramp was shot in the back.

2-county chase leads to 5 crashes in SC Upstate

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say three burglary suspects led police on a chase through Greenville and Spartanburg counties, crashing into five different vehicles during the pursuit.

Tips to Winterize Homes

If you haven't had to start pumping the heat in your home - get ready for that to change. This week those warm temperatures are expected to take a dip.

I-95 Repairs

SANTEE, S.C. (AP) _ Repairs to the bridge over Lake Marion on busy Interstate 95 in South Carolina have been completed about three weeks ahead of schedule. The state Transportation Department announced Thursday that the work was completed last weekend. It was originally expected to be finished in mid-November.

Plane of Missing SC Man Found Near Moncks Corner

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) _ The wreckage of a plane belonging to a Berkeley County man missing for two weeks has been located near the county airport near Moncks Corner. Authorities say 65-year-old Kenneth Tollett was found dead inside. Tollett was last seen Oct. 13 on his way to the airport. He regularly flew out of state and his family reported him missing on Sunday.

$99 Mllion Hospital to Bring Healthcare Services, Jobs

Officials Palmetto Health celebrate the groundbreaking of a brand new $99 million hospital, promising hundreds of jobs for South Carolinians.

VA, Goodwill helping Lowcountry homeless vets

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Hundreds of homeless people in the Charleston area, a good number of them veterans, are getting a hand this week during one of the largest events for vets of its kind in the nation.

State issues can be tricky for presidential field

CINCINNATI (AP) — Mitt Romney gingerly distanced himself from a labor issue on the Ohio ballot one day. The next, he embraced the initiative "110 percent."

Family: Suspect in SC killings has mental problems

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The woman who authorities accuse of killing four members of her family for insurance money had debilitating mental problems and suffered brain damage several years ago in a beating, her attorney, family and friends said.

Repair work complete on busy Interstate 95 bridge

SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — Repairs to the bridge over Lake Marion on busy Interstate 95 in South Carolina have been completed about three weeks ahead of schedule.

Retirees to protest proposed Social Security cuts

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Government workers and retirees are scheduled to stage an informational picket in Columbia objecting to proposed cuts in Social Security.

Crews find body of missing hunter in York County

SHARON, S.C. (AP) — York County officials have found the body of a hunter who had been missing about 24 hours.

Columbia officer fired after prostitution charge

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia police officer has been fired after being accused of having sex with a teen prostitute.

Plan would send SRS plutonium to New Mexico

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Energy Department officials are considering shipping some plutonium from the Savannah River Site near Aiken to a federal storage site in New Mexico.