COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In the days following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, South Carolina Army National Guard troops rushed to stand sentry at state airports, Air Force F-16s scrambled on round-the-clock air patrols and emergency responders quickly realized they could barely communicate with each other.
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — The dog who became the mascot of the Aiken County Animal Shelter after two failed adoptions has died.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The widening of Interstate 20 in northeast Richland County has been delayed to tweak the contract proposal.
Stephen Garcia ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to rally the 12th-ranked Gamecocks past East Carolina 56-37 on Saturday after sitting out the first quarter and South Carolina trailing 17-0
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia native says he's planning a daring swim across the Mississippi River in handcuffs with his hands behind his back, shackles around his legs and a blindfold to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 12 South Carolina takes on East Carolina on Saturday night in Charlotte, N.C. The teams have not played since 1999 when Hurricane Floyd flooded campus and forced East Carolina to leave for Columbia earlier than planned to stay ahead of the storm. After a 21-3 victory over the Gamecocks, the team remained in the city for nine days as floodwaters receded.
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — Motorists on one of the most heavily traveled interstates in South Carolina can expect heavy traffic jams during September.
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Extensive erosion from Hurricane Irene has prompted the closure of Folly Beach County Park near Charleston for the rest of 2011.
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a video game console helped them solve two killings in Cherokee County.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The head of South Carolina's public health and environmental protection agency is retiring after 10 years at its helm.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — About half of South Carolina hospitals have formally agreed to stop delivering babies early through Cesarean sections that are not medically necessary.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Customers of South Carolina's Kangaroo Express convenience stores have donated more than $450,000 for soldiers since Memorial Day.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — There are new security programs at middle and high schools in Horry County this school year following last year's attempted pipe bombing at Socastee High.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — As many as 229 property owners in Myrtle Beach could become plaintiffs in a lawsuit against electronics manufacturer AVX Corp. that alleges the company contaminated groundwater.
Law enforcement officials in the Midlands are dealing with their third instance of purse snatching in a little over a week.
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A Conway woman has been arrested and accused of mistreating a horse that had to be euthanized.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Water customers on the south end of Hilton Head Island will pay more as the local water service deals with salt water intrusion.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of Gov. Nikki Haley's top deputies is leaving to join the University of South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The last complaint made against the interim director of South Carolina's public safety agency was made more than a decade before the attorney general's office launched a review into new allegations against him.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina highway officials want motorists to drive safely this Labor Day weekend as they report highway fatalities have risen over last year.
