Tis' the Season for Robberies
The Kershaw county Sheriff's department says violent crimes tend to increase sharply over the Christmas holiday season. Officials are now taking proactive measures to curb the crimes before they happen.
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You Can Be a Santa This Holiday Season
When you're out shopping this holiday season, you can also "Be a Santa to a Senior."
SC Officials Investigate Sex Crime Convict's Death
The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death of 49-year-old inmate serving a 20-year sentence for criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Man Pleads Guilty to $2M Chicken Parts Fraud
Authorities say a 36-year-old Sumter man cheated a poultry plant out of more than $2 million by falsifying records about how he disposed of chicken parts.
Police Investigate Death of SC Man at Gas Station
Columbia police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found outside a gas station as a homicide.
Potential for rain cancels Statehouse Carolighting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rain has cancelled the annual governor's Carolighting ceremony at the Statehouse.
Cops: Man found shot dead between Greenville homes
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are looking for information in the death of a man whose body was found between two houses in Greenville.
Haley defends deal with Georgia on water quality
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina struck a deal on merits with Georgia on water quality permits tied to that state's plans to expand port operations near Savannah.
Columbia attorney West becoming federal magistrate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia attorney is leaving private practice to become a federal magistrate judge in Florence.
Longer prison terms among new bills filed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina legislator wants to add at least 10 years to prison sentences when people are convicted of a third felony.
SC Woman Stabbed After Surprising Burglar
MANNING, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a Clarendon County woman has been stabbed to death after she came home and surprised a burglar. Sheriff Randy Garrett says 28-year-old Christopher Heck of Huntington, W. Va., has been charged with first-degree murder and burglary.
Black Friday Big Success
According to the National Retail Federation, shoppers looked for value and deals and spent billions, even in a sluggish economy.
NC man killed at SC construction site
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old construction worker from North Carolina has died in an accident in South Carolina.
SC gov had her chef make birthday cakes for staff
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's executive chef was repeatedly asked to make cakes for staffers' birthdays.
Batesburg-Leesville man dies in house fire
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A fire at a Batesburg-Leesville area home has killed a 71-year-old man.
Greenwood County man stabbed to death at party
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been stabbed to death during a weekend party in Greenwood County.
Cops: SC woman stabbed after surprising burglar
MANNING, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Clarendon County woman has been stabbed to death after she came home and surprised a burglar.
Newberry deputies sponsoring AARP driving course
NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — The Newberry County Sheriff's Office is offering older drivers a chance to freshen up their driving skills.
Historic Spartanburg home damaged by fire reopens
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A home nearly 120 years old in Spartanburg that was damaged by a fire last year is reopening for a Christmas tour.
Investigators to reopen cold case slaying in SC
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say they plan to reopen the probe into who killed a mother of two during a robbery 10 years ago.
