SC lawmakers favor Medicaid for male breast cancer
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and 1st District Congressman Tim Scott say they favor changing Medicaid rules to cover men suffering from breast cancer.
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Teen pleads in Horry County school shooting
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A former student has pleaded to guilty charges in the discovery of explosive devices at Socastee High School last year.
Man sentenced in Beaufort County embezzlement
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to five years of probation in connection with embezzling $210,000 from the Beaufort County Treasurer's Office.
SC 22-year-old mother gets 20 years in son's death
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A 22-year-old Sumter woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to homicide by child abuse in the death of her 3-month old son.
Fire damages print shop on USS Yorktown in SC
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Officials are trying to figure out what caused a fire on the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown at the naval museum at Charleston Harbor.
22-year-old mother gets 20 years in son's death
A 22-year-old Sumter woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to homicide by child abuse in the death of her 3-month old son.
Lawmakers favor Medicaid for male breast cancer
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham and 1st District Congressman Tim Scott say they favor changing Medicaid rules to cover men suffering from breast cancer.
Teen pleads in Horry County school shooting
A former student has pleaded to guilty charges in the discovery of explosive devices at Socastee High School last year.
Public Employees Will Pay More For Health Insurance
South Carolina public employees will be paying slightly more for their health insurance next year.
Celebrities to play ball to help kids slim down
Singer Darius Rucker and comedian Bill Murray will be in the dugouts as captains of celebrity softball teams playing to raise money to fight childhood obesity.
Heat still at home in South Carolina
The heat of summer is still in place in much of South Carolina.
Street named for well-known S'burg eatery worker
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — J.C. Stroble has helped get patrons food at The Beacon Drive-In for decades. Now, a street named for Stroble will help them get to the iconic Spartanburg restaurant.
SC family grieves for horse that was shot dead
LANCASTER, S.C. (AP) — Police in Lancaster County are investigating the shooting death of a family's beloved horse at their ranch.
Beaufort horse-carriage operators take heat break
BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The hot weather has put a stop to horse-drawn carriage rides in Beaufort.
SC budget board to vote on health care premiums
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina public employees could be paying slightly more for their health insurance next year.
Celebrities to play ball to help kids slim down
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Singer Darius Rucker and comedian Bill Murray will be in the dugouts as captains of celebrity softball teams playing to raise money to fight childhood obesity.
2 Legion teams forfeit after fight in tourney
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A brawl after a play at the plate has put American Legion baseball teams from North Carolina and Georgia out of a regional baseball tournament in Sumter.
Huntsman faults anti-business climate under Obama
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Jon Huntsman says the downgrade in the nation's credit rating proves it's time for the country to reverse what he called an unfriendly attitude toward businesses during President Barack Obama's tenure.
SC treasurer: S&P's action may not hurt SC rating
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's treasurer says a decision to downgrade long-term U.S. debt's top-notch bond rating may have little effect on the state, though nothing's certain.
SC schools to seek flexibility from education law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina schools chief Mick Zais (zays) says he will seek more flexibility for the state from the federal government's all-or-nothing education accountability law.
