Ex-SC mayor, police chief charged with misconduct
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The former mayor and police chief in the Spartanburg County town of Wellford have been arrested and charged with misconduct in office.
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Swansea Couple Charged with Exploitation of Adult
A Lexington County couple has been charged with exploiting a vulnerable adult.
Midlands Teen Gives Life, Honored in Rose Parade
Midlands teen Jesse Miller Gamble will honored for giving the 'gift of life' to seven organ recipients, as an artisitc floral protrait of the teen, called a floragraph, was presented to his family and will be portrayed on the Donate Life Float in the annual Rose Parade in January.
SC Legislative Audit Council Gets New Director
South Carolina's Legislative Audit Council has appointed Perry Simpson as its new director.
Attorneys for Occupy Protesters, SC Head to Court
Attorneys for Occupy Columbia protesters and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley are scheduled to appear in federal court to determine whether the protesters can continue their around-the-clock demonstration on Statehouse grounds.
Ex-SC Mayor, Police Chief Charged with Misconduct
The former mayor and police chief in the Spartanburg County town of Wellford have been arrested and charged with misconduct in office.
Port interests stress deeper Charleston Harbor
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — More than 100 people turned out to provide the first public comment on a $300 million project to deepen the Charleston Harbor so the city can serve larger ships that will be calling when the Panama Canal is widened.
SC police say pair stole needy kids' holiday gifts
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Lexington police have charged two women with stealing gifts from a holiday collection box intended for needy children.
Spartanburg sheriff hosts 'Shop with a Cop' event
BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) — About 35 children from Spartanburg County are embarking on a shopping spree for holiday gifts that they otherwise couldn't afford through the annual "Shop with a Cop" event.
Charleston-based cutter arriving home
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Charleston-based Coast Guard cutter is returning home after nearly three months at sea patrolling and snaring smugglers.
Matthews man sentenced for 3 racing deaths
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A 23-year-old from Matthews has been found guilty of three counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deaths of three people killed during a car race along N.C. 49.
Toy Thefts
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) _ Lexington police have charged two women with stealing gifts from a holiday collection box intended for needy children.
SC National Guard Celebrates 375th Birthday
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Members of the South Carolina National Guard are celebrating the national organization's 375th birthday with a ceremonial cake-cutting and oral history rendition. The guard commander, Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston, is addressing soldiers and airmen at the armory in Columbia.
Former Charleston County deputy charged by SLED
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A former Charleston County sheriff's deputy has been charged with misconduct in office and grand larceny after an investigation by the State Law Enforcement Division.
SC National Guard celebrates 375th birthday
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Members of the South Carolina National Guard are celebrating the national organization's 375th birthday with a ceremonial cake-cutting and oral history rendition.
Funding for SC GOP presidential primary unknown
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina election officials don't yet know where they'll get an additional $500,000 to run next month's first-in-the-South presidential primary. But they assure voters the contest will occur.
Va. man denies blame in W.Va. music festival death
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The driver who struck a tent full of sleeping women and killed one at the All Good Music Festival denies responsibility for the accident.
SC Gov Haley puts up seed money for community aid
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is using money from a book advance and leftover inaugural cash to help launch a community aid foundation for the state's poorest counties.
SC Legislative Audit Council gets new director
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's Legislative Audit Council has appointed Perry Simpson as its new director.
Santee Cooper plans rate hikes for nuclear plants
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The state-owned utility will begin raising rates next year to pay for two nuclear power plants.
