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Former SC police chief says town owes him money

NORWAY, S.C. (AP) — A police chief dumped by a small South Carolina town says he and two officers are owed back pay and want their money.

SC's 9th Air Force to get Wells as new commander

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — Maj. Gen. Stephen Hoog is handing command of the 9th Air Force to Maj. Gen. Lawrence Wells at Shaw Air Force Base.

2 men see SC slaying charges dropped 15 mos. later

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two men jailed for more than a year in a deadly nightclub shooting on Edisto Island are back home after prosecutors dismissed the charges against them.

Midnight crash kills 2 of 3 on motorbike in SC

GREER, S.C. (AP) — Two of the three people riding on a motorcycle are dead after a collision with a car on a South Carolina state highway.

Officials to explain veterans' burial benefits

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials from the National Cemetery Administration in South Carolina are explaining the details of burial benefits for military veterans and their families.

Episcopal debate leads to SC bishop investigation

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The president of an Episcopal Church disciplinary committee investigating a South Carolina bishop says the panel is dealing with a sensitive situation.

Occupy Wall Street Protest Hits Home

More than a hundred protesters lined Main Street Sunday as they joined the nationwide demonstration to fight what some are calling corporate greed.

SC coroner says 4 shooting victims all related

LIBERTY, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina coroner says the four people shot to death at adjacent mobile homes in Pickens County were members of the same family.

Lattimore Out For Season

A turbulent week for No. 14 South Carolina closed with devastating news: Star tailback Marcus Lattimore is out for the year with a knee injury. "Our worst fears were realized," Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said Sunday.

Corps warns it may ignore SC to deepen Ga. harbor

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Plans to deepen the Georgia river channel used by cargo ships to reach Savannah's seaport are entering murky legal waters now that objections are being raised by neighboring South Carolina.

SC welfare workers suspended after toddler death

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's child welfare agency says some Marlboro County employees have been suspended following the death of a 3-year-old from suspected abuse.

Spartanburg Buddy Walk helps Down Syndrome people

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Spartanburg is holding its annual Buddy Walk to help support people with Down Syndrome and their families.

Families of former Fort Jackson farmers reunite

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Descendants of former land owners who used to farm and live on South Carolina land that became the Army's largest training installation are holding their fourth reunion.

Gamecocks Escape Starkville With 14-12 Win

Alshon Jeffrey caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Connor Shaw with 3:50 left in the fourth quarter and No. 15 South Carolina rallied to beat Mississippi State 14-12 on Saturday.

SC Marine Corps supporters hold 5.2-mile mud run

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters of South Carolina Marine Corps military families are holding their 5.2 mile mud run for teams and individuals in Columbia.

Former SC lieutenant governor sets up US House bid

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer is filing paperwork needed to begin a bid for a U.S. House seat along South Carolina's coast.

Cops: 85-year-old arrested in kidnapping plot

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Anderson County deputies say an 85-year-old man has been arrested after trying to pay someone to kidnap and beat up a former business associate.

9 Spartanburg students in TV game show pilot

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Nine students from the third, fourth and fifth grades are competing in a television game show pilot dubbed "Diplom-a-rama" at Spartanburg's Fairforest Elementary School.