31 cited for underage drinking at SC party
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia police say they wrote 31 citations for underage drinking at an off-campus house party for the 21st birthday of one of its residents.
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Ministry that repaired, built SC houses closes
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Mount Pleasant ministry that brought in thousands of volunteers to help repair and build houses for poor and elderly South Carolina residents has closed after more than 20 years.
USC providing one-time, merit-based bonuses
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina president Harris Pastides says most of the school's workers are eligible for merit-based bonuses.
Nationwide Tour to skip Daniel Island in 2012
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Nationwide Tour president Bill Calfee says the tour's championship won't return to Daniel Island in 2012 because of the nearby PGA Championship at The Ocean Course.
SC lawmaker says he's charged with tax evasion
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — State Rep. Harold Mitchell says he has been charged with tax evasion.
Military: South Carolina man dies in Afghanistan
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Military officials say they are investigating the death of a civilian from South Carolina in Afghanistan.
SC National Guard heads to Vermont to aid cleanup
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Engineers from the South Carolina Army National Guard are heading to Vermont to assist in storm cleanup operations in the wake of Hurricane Irene.
Duke Energy leader to speak at Governor's School
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina president of Duke Energy is scheduled to speak at the Governor's School for Science and Mathematics' convocation ceremony.
Proposed Rate Hike has Residents Boiling Mad
Fired up Carolina Water customers are seeing red. Residents came out in droves Wednesday night in hopes of getting answers to a proposed 80 percent rate hike in their current water bills.
Lowcountry plant seeks competitive power rate
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — The manager of the Alcoa aluminum smelting plant near Charleston says the company must get a break on its $4 million-per-week power bill.
DMV: Disabled voters who need ride will get it
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Department of Motor Vehicles will have special vehicles to help residents with disabilities who need rides to get their photo IDs to vote under the state's new law.
Local Airport Security, Post 9/11
Columbia Metropolitan Airport officials say we are safer now than 10 years ago, as security measures have increased and tightened dramatically since September 11, 2001.
More Women Could Run for Office in 2012.
This year marks the 91st anniversary of women being granted the right to vote. But, some women in South Carolina want to go a step further, they want to see more women leading South Carolina.
SC National Guard honors memory of Sept. 11
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina National Guard is hosting a ceremony to honor the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11.
SC governor responds to criticism of European trip
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is defending a $127,000 economic development trip to Paris and Munich that critics have criticized as an expensive taxpayer funded vacation.
ZF Group expanding SC transmission plant
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Germany-based ZF Group says it will add 300 jobs to a transmission plant in Laurens County.
Gaffney residents must build kennel for each dog
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — Gaffney officials are requiring dog owners to build a 6-foot-high kennel for each dog they keep outside.
Thieves come through ceiling to steal 20 guitars
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say thieves broke into a Spartanburg music store and stole more than $40,000 worth of electric guitars and equipment.
21-month-old SC girl drowns in babysitter's pool
LAURENS, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 21-month-old Laurens County girl has drowned in a pool at her babysitter's house.
Anderson County working to create 400-acre park
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Anderson County officials want to turn 400 acres of swampland around the Rocky River into a greenway with trails and a water route for canoes.
