2 Boys, 11, Charged with Assault
Two boys from the Beaufort area are charged with assault and battery for assaulting an 11-year-old girl on a school bus.
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SC's First Husband, Schools Chief Read to Kids
South Carolina's education chief and the governor's husband read separately to students as part of a campaign highlighting the importance of early literacy.
SC Man Gets Life Sentence For Killing Co-Worker
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A 27-year-old Columbia man will spend the rest of his life in prison for killing a restaurant co-worker, wrapping his body in a shower curtain and dumping him in the woods. Solicitor Dan Johnson said a judge sentenced Victor Smith to life in prison Thursday without parole. A jury convicted him of murder two weeks ago.
Cops: Driver jumped from rig after brakes failed
COLUMBUS, N.C. (AP) — Charges are pending in a serious wreck on Interstate 26 in western North Carolina that sent three people to the hospital.
Toddler found with BB gun in stolen SUV in SC
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — North Charleston police say an officer approaching a stolen SUV abandoned by a suspect found a 3-year-old child inside holding a BB gun.
SC police chief rushes to daughter's fatal wreck
WAGENER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the police chief in Salley rushed to a car crash outside his jurisdiction after finding out his daughter might be involved.
Romney: Rebuild defense, add 100,000 troops
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says America must rebuild its national defense system. He's proposing adding 100,000 active duty troops to the military and taking better care of the country's veterans.
Aiken County Police Chief's Daughter Killed
WAGENER, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say the police chief in Salley rushed to a car crash outside his jurisdiction after finding out his daughter might be involved. Investigators told The Aiken Standard that 20-year-old Lisa Bledsoe died in the fiery wreck after losing control on a rural road near Wagener around 5:50 p.m. Wednesday and smashing into a tree.
Greer man dies 2 months after bar fight
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A 43-year-old Greer man has died from injuries suffered in a far fight nearly two months ago.
SC male nurse accused of fondling female patient
EASLEY, S.C. (AP) — A male nurse at an Easley hospital has been charged with assault and battery after he was accused of inappropriately touching a woman patient in the emergency room.
Re-trial in SC officer's death not until 2012
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Prosecutors in Horry County say it will be sometime next year before a man is re-tried in the 2002 shooting death of a Myrtle Beach police officer.
2 boys, 11, charged with Lady's island assault
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Two boys from the Beaufort area are charged with assault and battery for assaulting an 11-year-old girl on a school bus.
DuPont opening $500 million SC plant expansion
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A $500 million plant expansion that will boost DuPont's production of Kevlar has been dedicated in Moncks Corner.
SC's first husband, schools chief read to kids
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's education chief and the governor's husband read separately to students as part of a campaign highlighting the importance of early literacy.
Tire maker expected to announce big plant in SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Continental Tire is expected to announce plans for a plant in South Carolina that could bring as many as 1,700 jobs.
Duke Energy exec in SC for power grid future talk
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Duke Energy vice president is coming to the University of South Carolina to talk about modernizing the country's electric power grid.
Man arrested in Spartanburg County triple shooting
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder in a shooting during a burglary at a Boiling Springs house that left a teen dead and two others injured.
Bride dismayed after fire destroys Union shop
UNION, S.C. (AP) — Fire has destroyed a bridal shop in Union County, and with it, the wedding plans of soon-to-be brides.
Romney brings GOP presidential campaign back to SC
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is bringing his campaign back to South Carolina.
Parents Zone in on Redistricting Plan
Lexington county schools are overcrowded, the high school alone is trying to handle more than 3 thousand students. School officials hope the opening of two new schools will change that, and parents want to know where the lines will be drawn.
