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SC Republican panel hears tax overhaul ideas

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's House Republicans are considering ways to overhaul the state's tax system.

Man hit with high heel in argument over stripper

YORK, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been arrested after she hit her boyfriend with a high-heel shoe after he became upset because she was at a party with a male stripper.

Clemson WR McNeal to leave team, stay in school

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson wide receiver Bryce McNeal has decided not to continue football, but will stay in school.

Special election set to fill SC state House seat

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A special election is scheduled for Berkeley County to fill a vacant seat in the South Carolina House of Representatives.

Nonprofit for poor honoring Rep. Clyburn

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina nonprofit that advocates for the poor is honoring U.S. Rep. James Clyburn.

Pink Heals fire trucks stop in North Charleston

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Pink Heals national fire truck tour is making a stop in North Charleston.

Spartanburg man, woman charged after toddler found

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Two Spartanburg residents have been charged with cruelty after a toddler was found wandering in a city street.

Abandoned Newborn Found

Richland county sheriff's are searching for the mother of a newborn baby boy they say she gave birth to in an area apartment complex. A resident found the infant on a staircase with the umbilical cord still partially attached.

Zais will ask feds to let SC rely on own system

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's new education accountability system will look a lot like the system that has been in place for years if the U.S. Education Department lets South Carolina opt out of No Child Left Behind.

Woman killed in reported SC home invasion

PINEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A 21-year-old woman was killed and a man wounded in an apparent home invasion in Berkeley County.

Clemson receives $1M grant for auto research

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University's automotive engineering program has received a $1 million federal grant to fund research on building vehicles that are more reliable and environmentally friendly.

Family of 5-year-old MD boy says shark bit him

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The family of a 5-year-old Walkersville, Md., boy says he was bitten in the leg by a shark off North Myrtle Beach, but authorities aren't sure what kind of animal bit the child.

Woman Arrested for Hitting Boyfriend with High-Heel Shoe

Authorities say a woman has been arrested after she hit her boyfriend with a high-heel shoe after he became upset because she was at a party with a male stripper.

Clemson Gets Million Dollar Grant

Clemson University's automotive engineering program has received a $1 million federal grant to fund research on building vehicles that are more reliable and environmentally friendly.

Family of 5-Year-Old MD Boy Says Shark Bit Him

The family of a 5-year-old Walkersville, Md., boy says he was bitten in the leg by a shark off North Myrtle Beach, but authorities aren't sure what kind of animal bit the child.

John Edwards

Federal prosecutors seeking to try John Edwards for campaign finance violations have filed a sealed response to the former presidential candidate's motion asking a judge to dismiss the charges.

Kids, Mom Trapped in Truck When Tree Falls

A commute home during Sunday night's thunderstorm turned near-deadly for a Midlands mother and her three children, as they were trapped inside their SUV after a tree fell on it.

Cops: Man eats bath salts, fires gun in SC home

COWPENS, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Cowpens man told Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies that he fired a gun inside his home and thought there was a dead person in the back room after eating bath salts and drinking.