Names already suggested for SC's new 7th District
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Names are surfacing as possible candidates for South Carolina's new 7th District congressional seat drawn by the General Assembly this week.
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Drought seems over for some parts of SC coast
FOLLY BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Heavy rains that have fallen along South Carolina's south coast in recent days have prompted health officials to issue an advisory against swimming at Folly Beach.
Print media group announces expansion
One Greenville County facility is making the job hunt a little easier.
SC company donates fire truck to Texas department
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina company is donating a used fire truck to a Texas volunteer fire department whose station was destroyed by fire earlier this month.
Iconic cow still to spin over Charleston street
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Some Charleston residents are happy with the decision to keep a cow sign on a city street.
SC man gets prison for setting fire, robbing store
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for setting a fire in one store to cover for a robbery at a nearby jewelry store.
Rock Hill police charge 5th person in NC death
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Police have charged a 24-year-old Rock Hill man as the fifth suspect in connection with the shooting death of a North Carolina man in a vacant Rock Hill home.
Man dies in Rock Hill house fire
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Officials say a man has died after a house fire in Rock Hill.
Atlantic Beach fires nearly all its employees
ATLANTIC BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Atlantic Beach has fired all three of its police officers, two municipal judges and four other town employees just hours after two new councilwomen took their seats.
Lawyers want gag order in deputy's death case
LAURENS, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys representing a man charged with killing a Laurens County deputy earlier this month want a gag order issued in the case.
Carnival ships bump in Port of Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating how two cruise ships bumped into each other in the Port of Key West.
Woman shot in face talks to deputies through notes
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A woman shot in the face couldn't tell Greenville County deputies what happened, but was able to write notes to help investigators.
Red Cross seeks more blood donors for NC, SC
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An official with the Carolinas region of the American Red Cross says blood supplies remain at seriously low levels even after hundreds of residents responded to a national appeal for blood donors.
Cops: 8 gang members charged in Blair man's death
BLAIR, S.C. (AP) — Fairfield County deputies say eight gang members waiting in a parking lot to ambush a drug dealer decided to follow the owner of the store home and attack him instead.
I-85 near Anderson named for fallen SC trooper
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — A portion of Interstate 85 in Anderson County has been named in honor of a South Carolina trooper who died in a motorcycle wreck in the line of duty.
SCDOT wants technology at I-26/I-95 junction
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation wants to hear what the public thinks about a project to bring technology to the Interstate 26 interchange with Interstate 95.
Haley tells Moody's SC aims for stable finances
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's financial leaders are updating Moody's Investor Service on the state's financial health as the rating agency considers whether the national debt crisis should cause the state to lose its top credit rating.
Georgia construction workers dies in SC fall
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A Georgia construction worker has died after he fell through the ceiling at a clinic in South Carolina.
SC man gets 43 years for beating death on a dare
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 43 years in prison after admitting he beat a man to death in Timmonsville after a friend dared him to attack the victim.
New Happy Meals a Hit Locally
An announcement from McDonald's USA that the company will include fruit in every Happy Meal gets positive response from customers.
