Police identify 2 men believed killed in crash
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities released the identities of two men believed to have been killed in a plane crash near the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
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Thieves steal $50,000 from Myrtle Beach water park
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Police say someone broke into the office at a Myrtle Beach water park and stole $50,000.
Charleston, SC ports intervene in cruise lawsuit
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A judge has granted the city of Charleston and the South Carolina State Ports Authority the ability to support Carnival Cruise Lines in a lawsuit brought against the company by residents and environmental groups.
Florence teen is denied bond on murder charge
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A 17-year-old South Carolina teen accused of killing a pawn shop employee and injuring another has been denied bond..
Free military admission to PGA Championship
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Military personnel will be able to attend the 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island even if the event is sold out as expected.
SC deputies hosting National Night Out events
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Law officers around South Carolina are hosting National Night Out events to raise crime prevention awareness in the state's communities.
SC highway deaths up slightly through July
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Public Safety Department says deaths on South Carolina highways are up slightly in the first seven months of 2011.
Man Arrested In String of 40 Burglaries
One man is behind bars tonight after Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, says he burglarized 40 homes throughout the Midlands.
SC man blames sticky floor mat for erratic driving
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 31-year-old South Carolina man suspected of drunken driving blames his erratic driving on a sticky floor mat.
Forestry official doesn't favor of fireworks ban
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — A top official with the South Carolina Forestry Commission says he doesn't see the need for a fireworks ban, even though a fire that burned almost 1,400 acres in Horry County was caused by fireworks.
Death of SC high school football player probed
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a 14-year-old South Carolina high school football player who collapsed following a morning weekend practice.
Investigators in missing teen case at SC motel
GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities investigating the disappearance two years ago of a New York State teenager are focusing on a Georgetown County motel.
Truck driver likely asleep before fatal I-85 crash
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a wreck on Interstate 85 in Anderson County that killed two tractor-trailer drivers and a man in a pickup truck was likely caused when one of the 18-wheeler drivers fell asleep.
Loggers, SC utility at odds over submerged logs
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A couple of divers and the state owned utility Santee Cooper are at loggerheads over the ownership of old logs raised from the depths of Lake Marion.
SC man sentenced to 6 years for attacking cop
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A Rock Hill man has been sentenced to six years in prison for assaulting a police officer.
SC man gets 8 years for stealing from graves
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A Rock Hill man and woman have been sentenced for stealing vases from cemeteries.
100 women leave Yemassee for Lifetime Show
YEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — It will be guy's week in the small town of Yemassee near the South Carolina coast.
Civil rights lawyer, federal judge Perry dies
Matthew Perry, a civil rights lawyer who went from sitting in the courtroom balcony because he was black to having the federal courthouse in Columbia named in his honor, has died. He was 89.
Mexico reopens markets to peaches from Southern US
RIDGE SPRING, S.C. (AP) — An agreement signed this year by the U.S. and Mexican governments is allowing sweet, juicy Southern peaches to be sold in grocery stores south of the border for the first time in 17 years.
New DSS director sets tall order for improvement
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of South Carolina's social services agency wants to speed up the time it takes to find safe, permanent homes for the thousands of abused and neglected children put in the state's care.
