Coast Guard cleans oil from sunken yacht
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Coast Guard crews and a private contractor are removing oil and other hazardous materials from a yacht that sank in the Cooper River near Charleston Harbor last weekend.
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Black SC student won't rehang Confederate flag
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A black University of South Carolina Beaufort student has decided not to put a Confederate flag back in his dorm window even though school officials say he may do so.
2 injured in school bus crash in Berkeley County
ST. STEPHEN, S.C. (AP) — Two people have been injured in an accident involving a school bus, a tractor-trailer and a car in St. Stephen in Berkeley County.
2 Shot and Killed at Virginia Tech
Breaking News: Virginia Tech: Police officer, one other, shot and killed on campus.
80,000 Toys Delivered to Fort Jackson
Five hundred families at Fort Jackson got an early Christmas present, Wednesday. Operation Homefront of South Carolina and Dollar Tree partnered together to bring 80,000 toys to 500 families at Fort Jackson.
University of South Carolina boosts minorities
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina says it boosted enrollment of black and Hispanic students this year.
Four teens get probation for Columbia beating
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Four teens who pleaded guilty earlier this year in the beating of another teen in Columbia have been placed on probation.
82-year-old drives car into Bluffton lake
BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of an 82-year-old Bluffton man who drove his car into a lake.
Beach setback line moved seaward on Hilton Head
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — It will be easier to build closer to the beach in an area of Palmetto Dunes on Hilton Head Island.
Clemson students raising alcohol awareness
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Some students at Clemson University are attempting to raise awareness about alcohol use.
Spartanburg ceremony remembers crime victims
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in Spartanburg County are hosting a ceremony to serve as a remembrance of the area's crime victims.
FBI demonstrating explosives detonation in SC
BOWMAN, S.C. (AP) — Federal authorities are in South Carolina to offer a class on improvised explosives.
SRS workers holding drive for Toys for Tots
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Employees at a former nuclear weapons site near Aiken are collecting toys for children this holiday season.
Activists call for unemployment benefit extension
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Activists in South Carolina are hoping to draw attention to the issue of unemployment insurance.
Gingrich, Perry bring presidential campaigns to SC
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Two candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination are campaigning in South Carolina.
Charleston-area lawmakers discuss port expansion
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Charleston-area lawmakers are set to meet for a discussion of a state permit allowing the dredging of the Savannah River.
Denmark woman charged with stealing veteran's cash
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A Denmark woman has been charged with using money she was managing for a veteran to buy things for herself, including a luxury vehicle.
SC Man Gets 30 Years for Killing Grandmother
RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) _ A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in the stabbing death of his child's grandmother. Prosecutors said that Jasper County jurors found Antonio Scott guilty Wednesday of one count of murder in Cynthia Nelson's death.
USS Yorktown marks Pearl Harbor 70th
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — More than 400 people gathered on the hanger deck of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown on Charleston Harbor to mark the 70th anniversary the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States into World War II.
SC man who confessed on voice mail denied parole
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who confessed to killing his drinking buddy on a prosecutor's voice mail in Horry County has been denied parole.
