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No charges in death of amputee mauled by dogs

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:02 -0400

SUMMERVILLE, South Carolina - Authorities say no charges will be filed in the death of an 80-year-old South Carolina double-amputee mauled to death by dogs earlier this month.

SC woman charged with shotgun killing of boyfriend

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:45:13 -0400

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina - Spartanburg County's coroner is planning an autopsy after a man was killed by a shotgun blast to his chest.

Evacuation order lifted after SC truck fire

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:50:21 -0400

NEWBERRY, South Carolina - A South Carolina community is sighing with relief after a truck carrying a dangerous explosive caught fire and prompted evacuations.

49ers roster hopeful Ricardo Lockette learns from Colin...

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:16:47 -0400

By MATTHEW BARROWS - Wide receiver Ricardo Lockette is so intent on landing a spot on the San Francisco 49ers' roster that he bought a white board and markers so he could chart and study plays on his own time.

Wine aged in Charleston Harbor being recovered

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:10:04 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - A California winery is recovering four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon that have aged on the floor of Charleston Harbor for the past three months.

SC State trustees consider new president's salary

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:08:29 -0400

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina - South Carolina State University trustees are meeting to approve the salary of the school's new president.

Low-income housing goes up on SC site hit by Hugo

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:06:10 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - After almost a quarter century, the city of Charleston is again building low-income housing in an area that was ravaged by Hurricane Hugo.

Budget debate scheduled to continue in SC Senate

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:05:38 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The budget debate in the South Carolina Senate enters week two.

Tanker truck fire leads to evacuation order in SC

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:16:06 -0400

NEWBERRY, South Carolina - Evacuations have been ordered for a portion of Newberry County after a tanker truck carrying granulated ammonium nitrate caught fire.

Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:31:57 -0400

WASHINGTON - Shipwrecks lying deep off America's coasts are more often historical artifacts than present-day threats from leaking old oil tanks, a new federal report says.

Maley recommends ways to combat painkiller abuse

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:29:29 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Prescription painkiller abuse is rampant in South Carolina, but there's no statewide effort to combat it, the state inspector general said Monday.

Haley's husband home on leave from Afghanistan

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:28:28 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - Gov. Nikki Haley canceled scheduled events Monday to spend time with her husband during a break from his deployment to Afghanistan.

Anderson man shot to death in backyard

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:49:33 -0400

ANDERSON, South Carolina - A 40-year-old man is dead after being shot several times in the backyard of an Anderson home.

AG Wilson seeks calls from groups targeted by IRS

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:19:18 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - South Carolina's attorney general is soliciting calls from conservative groups that believe they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.

SC woman attacked after visiting husband's grave

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:45:05 -0400

MULLINS, South Carolina - Authorities say a 15-year-old boy attacked an 80-year-old woman after she visited her husband's grave in Mullins.

Mark Sanford holds neighborhood office hours

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:43:16 -0400

MOUNT PLEASANT, South Carolina - Saying he is humbled to be back in Congress, newly installed U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford met with constituents of his coastal district on Monday during what he calls neighborhood office hours.

Santee Cooper signs deal with SC cooperatives

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:31:14 -0400

MONCKS CORNER, South Carolina - Santee Cooper has reached an agreement with 20 independent electric cooperatives to provide them electricity for the next 45 years.

Man drowns after falling in Greenwood pond

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:20:21 -0400

GREENWOOD, South Carolina - A 50-year-old man fishing in a Greenwood pond has drowned after he fell out of a boat.

GE Healthcare investing $17M in new Florence plant

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:31:36 -0400

FLORENCE, South Carolina - GE Healthcare is investing $17 million in a Florence plant that will turn helium gas into supercool liquid needed for medical imaging.

Ga. town to mark date it was burned in Civil War

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:04:17 -0400

DARIEN, Georgia - As the 150th anniversary of the burning of Darien approaches, historian Buddy Sullivan wants to clear up what he considers a misconception about the south Georgia town's Civil War history.

SC deputy dies after working security at fire

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:02:30 -0400

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina - A South Carolina sheriff's deputy has died after working three nights of security at the scene of a fire that destroyed 26 condominiums near Myrtle Beach in March.

Woman dies after tumbling out of car on I-95 in SC

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:51:08 -0400

YEMASSEE, South Carolina - The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.

Family holds out hope for SC woman missing 2 years

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:05:49 -0400

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina - A South Carolina family is determined to never give up on finding their loved one, keeping in mind that three women held hostage for a decade were rescued in Cleveland.

SC man killed in stick-up of barber shop

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:32:24 -0400

BEECH ISLAND, South Carolina - Georgia authorities are holding two homicide suspects after a South Carolina barber was fatally shot during an attempted robbery at his business.

Mark Anderson wins Web.com Tour event

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:12:08 -0400

GREER, South Carolina - Former South Carolina player Mark Anderson won the BMW Charity Pro-Am on Sunday for his first Web.com Tour title, closing with a 6-under 65 at the Thornblade Club for a five-stroke victory.