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USC, Fort Jackson host talks on modern warfare

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina is hosting a three-day conference on war and the role guerrilla warfare plays in modern combat.

SC DOT: Major traffic shift on I-385 slated

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation is making a major shift in traffic as part of the improvements to Interstate 385 near Greenville.

SC State Museum Kicks off $23 Million Renovation

South Carolina's State Museum in Columbia is kicking off a $23 million expansion and renovation project that brings a new observatory, planetarium and theater to the site.

Cops: Mom heard sex assault of daughter over phone

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a small town South Carolina police officer was arrested after he accidentally dialed his cell phone while sexually assaulting a girl, allowing her mother to hear what happened.

SC diocese: Bishop probe could mean parish attacks

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Diocese of South Carolina says its bishop is being accused of abandoning the Episcopal faith in a process that doesn't allow him to know his accusers.

Teen bit by rabid raccoon he picked up in woods

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health officials are warning Anderson County residents to stay away from wild animals and not try to keep them as pets after a teen was exposed to rabies by a raccoon.

Illegal Immigration Lawsuit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The American Civil Liberties union and other civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit to block South Carolina's illegal immigration law. The group's lawsuit was filed in Charleston on Wednesday and says the new law is unconstitutional and would spark racial profiling.

SC Teen Bit By Rabid Raccoon

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina health officials are warning Anderson County residents to stay away from wild animals and not try to keep them as pets after a teen was exposed to rabies by a raccoon. The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Wednesday that the teen boy was bitten by the raccoon when he tried to pick the animal up in the woods and carry it home.

Eyewitness Recounts Kid Being Hit by Car

A Dent Middle School student is struck by a car and killed and a nearby employee who witnessed the aftermath believes it was bound to happen.

An Eye in the Sky at the State Fair

For the first time, the South Carolina State Fair has an eye in the sky.

Sixth grader dies after car hits him near school

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy has died after he was hit by a car as he crossed a street near his Columbia area middle school.

Coastal high tech: Bluffton creates tech incubator

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The Town of Bluffton has created a partnership with Clemson University to help new technology companies.

SC State Museum kicks off $23 million renovation

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's State Museum in Columbia is kicking off a $23 million expansion and renovation project that brings a new observatory, planetarium and theater to the site.

Ex-lobbyist gets hours in jail for Yankees trip

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Senate Republican aide who went to work for lobbyist Jack Abramoff is spending several hours in jail for taking Capitol Hill staffers to a World Series game.

Middle School student dies after being hit by car

An 11-year-old was killed after he was hit by a car while leaving school.

SC Episcopal bishop plans to address criticism

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Episcopal bishop is expected to publicly address charges that he has turned his back on the doctrine and teachers of his denomination.

SC murder suspect's mom charged with assault

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg murder suspect's mother has been charged with assault.

Horry County officials want SLED review of police

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Horry County Council wants the State Law Enforcement Division to review operations at the county police department evidence room.