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Haley announces rebranding of workforce centers

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has launched a marketing campaign of job centers that serve the state's unemployed.

Man wanted in NC killing shot to death in standoff

ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man wanted for killing his girlfriend at her North Carolina home was shot and killed during a standoff with officers in Rock Hill.

State Unveils New Jobs Program

South Carolina has launched a marketing campaign of job centers that serve the state's unemployed.

Man charged with killing USC Assistant Professor

Columbia Police say they have the man responsible for stabbing a USC Assistant Professor to death, in her Monroe Street home.

SC's AG endorses GOP presidential hopeful Huntsman

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jon Hunstman has been endorsed by South Carolina's attorney general.

Schroeder returning to Legislative Audit Council

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The former, decades-long director of the Legislative Audit Council is returning to the agency as interim director.

Myrtle Beach hopes visitors return for Labor Day

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Hotel and attraction operators in the Myrtle Beach area hope visitors will return for Labor Day, after Hurricane Irene moved by South Carolina last week.

Little done in Charleston where old bridges stood

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — It's been six years since the $632 million Ravenel Bridge opened to link Charleston and Mount Pleasant.

LAC director dies after a morning run in Beaufort

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Thomas Bardin Jr., the director of South Carolina's Legislative Audit Council, has died after going on a morning run. He was 54.

Construction for fighters beginning in Beaufort

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — Work begins this week at the Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort on facilities to house the nation's next generation of fighter jets.

SC small business chamber meeting on health care

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Small business owners are invited to meetings across South Carolina to learn how the federal health care law could affect them.

SC names ex-Clemson coach to staff

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina track coach Curtis Frye has brought in a former Clemson coach as a Gamecocks assistant.

Spartanburg deputies investigate shooting death

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Spartanburg County deputies say a man told them he shot an armed robber who followed him into his Boiling Springs neighborhood then came up to his car in his driveway and demanded money.

Senate leader ready to scrap Transportation board

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate Republican leader says he's ready to do away with the Transportation Commission that makes decisions on which roads are built or repaired in the state.