O-Negative Blood Shortage Critical
The supply of type O negative blood supply at the American Red Cross has dropped to critically low levels.
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SC House approves compromise $6B spending plan
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators narrowly approved a compromise $6 billion state budget that cuts Medicaid spending and gives businesses an unemployment tax break.
Man killed by lightning in Chesterfield County
RUBY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Chesterfield County man playing baseball with his son and several other people died after he was struck by lightning.
Cops: Pageland officer shoots man who killed wife
PAGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Pageland police officer shot a man who killed his wife after the suspect refused to drop his gun.
In SC, Huntsman says Obama needed in union fight
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman says President Barack Obama must intervene in a national labor dispute over a Boeing plant being built in South Carolina.
10 hurt after car crashes into Williamston clinic
WILLIAMSTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say eight people in the waiting room of a family medical clinic in Williamston were injured after a car crashed into the building.
ABC Columbia is new home for the SEC Network
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO/ESPN) -- ESPN Regional Television, the syndication home for the SEC Network, has reached a multiyear deal with ABC Columbia, WOLO-TV Channel 25, to televise SEC football and basketball games beginning in September 2011. With the agreement, every…
Shrimp Season Opens
The commercial shrimping season is opening on the South Carolina coast after almost a delay of almost a month.
Heat advisory issued for parts of eastern SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — High temperatures and humidity continue to threaten eastern South Carolina.
Anderson police say woman chased ambulance crew
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Anderson County sheriff's deputy say a woman has been taken into custody after she called for help with chest pains and then chased the ambulance crew with a sports utility vehicle when they arrived.
SC town plans to appeal, try again to incorporate
JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — The town of James Island is fighting to remain a municipality.
One man hurt, power out from SC storms
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — One man has been hurt after a tree fell on a recreational vehicle during a storm near Simpsonville.
SC shrimp season opening after cold delay
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The commercial shrimping season is opening on the South Carolina coast after almost a delay of almost a month.
Gaffney man gets 25 years for cookout robbery
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Gaffney man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after he admitted he robbed a group of friends at a cookout in Greer.
Columbia loan officer says obstacles impeded job
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man hired to fix Columbia's federal loan programs says he has resigned because internal obstacles kept him from doing his job amid several federal investigations.
Denmark Tech president resigns amid card probe
DENMARK, S.C. (AP) — The president of Denmark Technical College has resigned amid an investigation of the school employees' usage of state-issued credit cards.
Rabies cases reported in Kershaw, Sumter counties
SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina health officials say people in Kershaw and Sumter counties were exposed to rabies last week after coming in contact with infected animals.
Police: 3 gave woman liposuction in condo bedroom
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — North Myrtle Beach police say they have arrested three people who performed liposuction in a condominium bedroom.
Greer man to serve 90 days for fatal crash
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old Greer man is set to serve 90 days in jail for a 100-mph crash that killed his teenage passenger.
Ex-trooper, former SC vocational worker arrested
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State officials say a former South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department employee and a former state trooper have been arrested on multiple charges for creating invoices to fake the purchase of more than $500,000 worth of wooden pallets.
