SC Officials Investigate Sex Crime Convict's Death
The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the death of 49-year-old inmate serving a 20-year sentence for criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
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Man Pleads Guilty to $2M Chicken Parts Fraud
Authorities say a 36-year-old Sumter man cheated a poultry plant out of more than $2 million by falsifying records about how he disposed of chicken parts.
Police Investigate Death of SC Man at Gas Station
Columbia police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found outside a gas station as a homicide.
Potential for rain cancels Statehouse Carolighting
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rain has cancelled the annual governor's Carolighting ceremony at the Statehouse.
Cops: Man found shot dead between Greenville homes
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are looking for information in the death of a man whose body was found between two houses in Greenville.
Haley defends deal with Georgia on water quality
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina struck a deal on merits with Georgia on water quality permits tied to that state's plans to expand port operations near Savannah.
Columbia attorney West becoming federal magistrate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia attorney is leaving private practice to become a federal magistrate judge in Florence.
Longer prison terms among new bills filed
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina legislator wants to add at least 10 years to prison sentences when people are convicted of a third felony.
SC Woman Stabbed After Surprising Burglar
MANNING, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say a Clarendon County woman has been stabbed to death after she came home and surprised a burglar. Sheriff Randy Garrett says 28-year-old Christopher Heck of Huntington, W. Va., has been charged with first-degree murder and burglary.
Black Friday Big Success
According to the National Retail Federation, shoppers looked for value and deals and spent billions, even in a sluggish economy.
NC man killed at SC construction site
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old construction worker from North Carolina has died in an accident in South Carolina.
SC gov had her chef make birthday cakes for staff
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's executive chef was repeatedly asked to make cakes for staffers' birthdays.
Batesburg-Leesville man dies in house fire
BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A fire at a Batesburg-Leesville area home has killed a 71-year-old man.
Greenwood County man stabbed to death at party
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been stabbed to death during a weekend party in Greenwood County.
Cops: SC woman stabbed after surprising burglar
MANNING, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Clarendon County woman has been stabbed to death after she came home and surprised a burglar.
Newberry deputies sponsoring AARP driving course
NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — The Newberry County Sheriff's Office is offering older drivers a chance to freshen up their driving skills.
Historic Spartanburg home damaged by fire reopens
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A home nearly 120 years old in Spartanburg that was damaged by a fire last year is reopening for a Christmas tour.
Investigators to reopen cold case slaying in SC
CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say they plan to reopen the probe into who killed a mother of two during a robbery 10 years ago.
SC man charged with robberies during football game
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County deputies have arrested a man they say carried out an armed robbery just as the South Carolina-Clemson rivalry game was ending.
New company in Spartanburg to be revealed soon
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Spartanburg County already has promised to use tax dollars to bring a company to the area, but residents won't find out which company will be creating jobs until the project has final approval.
