State issues can be tricky for presidential field
CINCINNATI (AP) — Mitt Romney gingerly distanced himself from a labor issue on the Ohio ballot one day. The next, he embraced the initiative "110 percent."
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Family: Suspect in SC killings has mental problems
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The woman who authorities accuse of killing four members of her family for insurance money had debilitating mental problems and suffered brain damage several years ago in a beating, her attorney, family and friends said.
Repair work complete on busy Interstate 95 bridge
SANTEE, S.C. (AP) — Repairs to the bridge over Lake Marion on busy Interstate 95 in South Carolina have been completed about three weeks ahead of schedule.
Retirees to protest proposed Social Security cuts
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Government workers and retirees are scheduled to stage an informational picket in Columbia objecting to proposed cuts in Social Security.
Crews find body of missing hunter in York County
SHARON, S.C. (AP) — York County officials have found the body of a hunter who had been missing about 24 hours.
Columbia officer fired after prostitution charge
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia police officer has been fired after being accused of having sex with a teen prostitute.
Plan would send SRS plutonium to New Mexico
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Energy Department officials are considering shipping some plutonium from the Savannah River Site near Aiken to a federal storage site in New Mexico.
Bus hits, kills pedestrian in Jasper County
RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — A pedestrian has been struck and killed by a public bus in Jasper County.
Healing Species: Helping Children Cope With Love
A South Carolina based organization is bringing dogs into the classroom to chelp children cope with life's obstacles.
Unwatched pot causes fire at Florence fire station
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — At least the firefighters at one Florence fire station didn't have to go too far to answer a recent call.
Man pleads guilty to fraud over mother's estate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 38-year-old Columbia man has admitted defrauding a finance company by inflating the amount of his mother's inheritance.
Gamecocks' WR Ellington has slight hamstring pull
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina receiver Bruce Ellington has a slight hamstring pull and his status for the game with Tennessee is unknown.
Candlelight vigil in Charleston protests bullying
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A candlelight vigil is scheduled in Charleston to protest bullying of young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
Mobile Home Residents Pray for Change
Residents who live in the Parkwood Mobile home park in West Columbia could soon be without a place to call home. Residents who learned they could be evicted in less a month are literally praying for resolution.
Human remains found wrapped in plastic under couch
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found wrapped in plastic under a couch near Spartanburg likely have been in the same place for several years.
SC, Justice Dept. discuss illegal immigration law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials with the U.S. Justice Department have met with South Carolina's attorney general as they review the state's new illegal immigration law.
SC Teaching Fellows wins new award for innovation
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A scholarship program designed to draw South Carolina's top high school students into teaching is the first winner of a new award recognizing effective education programs.
Cops: Aunt beats nephew for using her toilet paper
UNION, S.C. (AP) — Union police say a 53-year-old woman has been arrested after she attacked her nephew because he used her toilet paper.
SC police arrest man suspected in NC kidnapping
LONGS, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint in North Carolina has been arrested after a brief standoff at an Horry County home.
SC Document Retrieval Service Adding 50 Jobs
The medical document retrieval service The Doc Depot Inc. is expanding and adding 50 jobs in Williston.
