Fewer SC students meet US education goals
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The percentage of South Carolina elementary and middle schools meeting federal education goals took a nosedive this year despite improving test scores.
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Beaufort SC Marine squadron gets new commander
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — The 200 members of Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 251 are getting a new commander at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort.
York man accused of assaulting disabled daughter
YORK, S.C. (AP) — A 68-year-old York man has been arrested and accused of assaulting his disabled daughter.
Reward offered after another Charleston fire
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Still another arson fire has been reported in Charleston, where officials have posted a $25,000 reward for information leading to the capture of whoever is setting the blazes.
Haley's legislative report cards incomplete
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Those report cards that South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley promised to use to grade legislators get an incomplete score for now.
SC woman gets 10 years for stealing donation jar
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Boiling Springs woman who pleaded guilty to stealing a collection jar for cancer donations has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after lying to a judge about being on drugs.
SC Dems hit gov for saying she's white on voter ID
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Democrats are accusing the state's first minority governor of using her heritage for political convenience after unearthing a 2001 voter registration application on which she lists herself as white.
4 adults arrested after SC children found in filth
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Police say they have charged four adults after five children were found last weekend living in a filthy Rock Hill home without power.
Cops: Teen used nude pics to force girls into sex
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County deputies say they have arrested an 18-year-old man who obtained nude pictures of teen girls, then used the photos to coerce them into doing sexual favors.
Denmark Tech workers rack up $4K in personal bills
DENMARK, S.C. (AP) — A state audit has found employees at Denmark Technical College spent more than $4,000 for personal items using state-issued credit cards given out by the college.
Coroner: SC woman dies from heat exposure
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Anderson County officials say a Liberty woman has died from heat exposure.
$1M Lottery Prize Unclaimed
The latest Powerball Jackpot winner has yet to appear to claim $1M prize.
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.
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.
