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Coach Tanner on Fans: 'Greatest in Country'

Die-hard Gamecocks fans showed up in huge numbers to support the World Series Championship USC Baseball Team.

Dense smoke and fog blankets coastal NC

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Drivers are being warned of dangerous conditions on roads in Wilmington, Whiteville and other areas as heavy fog and smoke from area wildfires blanket the area.

USC trustees raise tuition nearly 4 percent

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Trustees at the University of South Carolina have given final approval to a plan to raise tuition for resident students by nearly 4 percent.

SC cops: Thief breaks church window, takes bandage

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Rock Hill police say someone broke into a church through a window and stole a first aid kit after getting cut.

Budget cuts end SC mercury testing, study campaign

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's environmental agency has dropped plans for a major statewide study of mercury contamination in the state's waters and the effect it has on people.

2 SC coastal counties clearing DUI case backlogs

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Horry and Georgetown counties have cleared a huge DUI case backlog.

Lt. gov. gave investigators inaccurate statements

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's top ethics official says Lt. Gov. Ken Ard faced his biggest ethics fines for using campaign money on a vacation, clothes and iPads after he provided ethics investigators inaccurate information.

Inman man arrested as moonshine still is seized

LANDRUM, S.C. (AP) — Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies have arrested an Inman man after they found a moonshine still, up to 2,000 gallons of illegal liquor and $150,000.

SC woman accused of killing bed-ridden husband

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Columbia woman has been charged with killing her quadruple-amputee husband with an overdose of pills.

SC woman pleads guilty to tax preparation fraud

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg County woman has pleaded guilty to charges in a tax preparation fraud case.

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SC Marine unit gets new commanding officer

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A Marine Corps combat veteran of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan is taking over as the new commanding officer at the headquarters of the Beaufort Air Station.

Hot, dry June comes to an end in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A hot, dry June is ending in South Carolina.

Richland deputy hurt in car crash that kills man

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A Richland County deputy has been injured and another man killed in a car crash near Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter.

Redistricting brings out Democrat, GOP alliance

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The chief sponsor of the U.S. House redistricting plan says he is surprised the measure was approved.

SC's Fort Jackson sets fireworks display July 1

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — The Army is opening Fort Jackson to the public for an evening fireworks display, cannon salute and band concert.

New US citizens sworn in at SC's Middleton Place

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina home of a man who signed the Declaration of Independence is the site where some of America's newest citizens are scheduled to take their oath of citizenship.

SC's Fort Jackson reopens renovated Army museum

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — After a two-year renovation, South Carolina's Fort Jackson is reopening its museum with new, interactive computer displays that allow visitors to experience soldiers' combat training.