New SC Inspector Gen. Says 9 Investigations Started
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's new inspector general says he has as many as nine investigations started on some of the 22 agencies he can review.
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SC Inspector General Explains Quitting After 7 Weeks
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina inspector general who quit after seven weeks on the job says a dispute about investigators' independence prompted him to leave.
Sumter Man Shoots, Kills His Cousin
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) _ Deputies say a Sumter man has been arrested in the shooting death of his 23-year-old cousin.
SC State University board hires Charleston lawyer
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina State University has hired a Charleston attorney to advise its board of trustees.
Kitten stows away on SC Red Cross worker's car
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg kitten is resting after hitching a 30-mile ride on the car of a Spartanburg Red Cross worker.
SC Army Guard engineers returning from Afghanistan
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — About 150 soldiers with the South Carolina Army National Guard are returning home after a year's deployment clearing roadside bombs in Afghanistan.
Thief breaks into home of Charleston police chief
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say the home of Charleston's police chief has been burglarized.
SC teetering on the edge of a major drought
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A few hot, dry months have South Carolina teetering on the edge of a major drought.
Arsenic levels high in soil near makeshift SC lab
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Federal environmental investigators say they have found dangerous levels of arsenic in the soil surrounding a makeshift chemical lab recently discovered in Anderson near Lake Hartwell.
Officials: SC inmates hacked CrimeStoppers line
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina tip line says state prison inmates have hacked their system, running up thousands of dollars in personal phone calls.
Regulators sign off on SC nuke plant improvements
HARTSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Federal regulators have signed off on improvements at a Hartsville nuclear power plant where a fire and other troubles brought national attention and increased federal oversight this year.
Lexington Star Picks Gamecocks
Saturday Lexington star Shaq Roland verbally committed to play his college football for the Gamecocks. Roland is the fourth #1 prospect in South Carolina in a row to pick the Gamecocks joining Stephon Gilmore, Marcus Lattimore and Jadeveon Clowney.
Crimestoppers A Victim of Crime???
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina tip line says state prison inmates have hacked their system, running up thousands of dollars in personal phone calls.
SC Drought Getting Worse
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A few hot, dry months have South Carolina teetering on the edge of a major drought.
Columbia Woman Stabs, Kills Man
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A Columbia woman has been arrested and charged with stabbing a man in her home in a domestic dispute.
Charleston shelter puts animals down to make room
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Officials at an animal shelter in Charleston say they have been forced to put down several dozen animals to make more space at their overcrowded facility.
Miss Sprint Cup from SC fired for nude photos
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman serving as a NASCAR Miss Sprint Cup has been let go after nude pictures of her appeared online.
Military says NC-based Marine dies in Afghanistan
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. (AP) — Military officials say a Marine staff sergeant based in North Carolina has been killed in Afghanistan.
SC unveils Spanish-speaking CrimeStoppers tip line
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — People who speak Spanish in South Carolina now have a toll-free number they can call to report crimes and give tips to police.
Free watermelon slices at SC Farmers Market
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina State Farmers Market is celebrating Watermelon Day with free slices of the summertime fruit.
