New Law Requires State to list Railroad Crossings
A new South Carolina law named after a 16-year-old who died in a train wreck requires the state transportation agency to list all railroad crossings on its website.
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Savannah River contractor recognized for safety
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — The contractor that manages a former nuclear weapons complex has received an award for workplace safety.
Family fixing Rock Hill home make explosive find
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — The bomb squad was called out in Rock Hill after a family renovating a 1940s home found a grenade inside a kitchen cabinet.
SC charity puts Milliken's Cadillac up for auction
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Anyone who ever wanted to drive to work like a billionaire now has a chance, thanks to the estate of textile magnate Roger Milliken.
SC baby sitter gets 25 years for baby's death
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A 45-year-old baby sitter has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after admitting she killed a 5-month-old boy in her care.
Redrawn Statehouse district lines head to governor
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators are sending redrawn district maps for Statehouse seats to Gov. Nikki Haley.
Lexington offering free civilian safety course
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Lexington County deputies are hoping practice makes perfect in training citizens on what to do if they are attacked.
Work of rotating Confederate sub nears completion
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The work of turning the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley upright for the first time in almost 150 years is nearing completion.
New law requires SC DOT to list railroad crossings
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A new South Carolina law named after a 16-year-old who died in a train wreck in July 2009 requires the state transportation agency to list all railroad crossings on its Web site.
SC receives permission to enforce immigration law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's labor agency has received the federal permission it needs to enforce state law requiring businesses to check their employees' immigration status.
SC behavioral clinic will stop taking DC teens
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina clinic for teens with behavioral problems will not take any more patients from Washington, D.C., after two escapes.
Darlington man found dead in shooting at home
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A member of a well-known barbecue-making family in Darlington County has been found shot to death.
Workers Across The Midlands Battle The Heat
With these dangerous temperatures, many of us were running for the air conditioning today. Yet, some didn't have that option, instead they had to work in the heat.
O-Negative Blood Shortage Critical
The supply of type O negative blood supply at the American Red Cross has dropped to critically low levels.
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…
