Associated Press   5/22/2012 10:54 AM   

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal authorities have arrested the president of a North Charleston company and charged him with exporting goods to Iran without the proper licenses and making false statements on official government documents. U.S. Attorne ...

Associated Press     5/22/2012 12:31 AM   

BATESBURG-LEESVILLE (AP) -- Authorities said a man shot and killed his girlfriend at a Batesburg-Leesville restaurant, then turned the gun on himself. Police said 30-year-old Shaquanah Jones-Brannon reported her boyfriend was harassing her just hou ...

By SEANNA ADCOX   Associated Press   5/22/2012 12:31 AM   

COLUMBIA -- A South Carolina Republican senator said Monday that state taxes should not go to private colleges or local projects, and he wants them removed from the budget. Sen. Shane Massey is proposing an amendment to the 2012-13 budget plan that ...

By SEANNA ADCOX   Associated Press   5/21/2012 10:11 AM   

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina politicians have a chance to win more than one office in a state where simultaneous campaigns are allowed. Freshman Rep. Tom Corbin of Travelers Rest is among 100 legislative incumbents with no opposition from either maj ...

  Associated Press   5/21/2012 10:10 AM   

SUMTER -- Sumter County deputies say a man was killed in a home invasion at a house where investigators also found a large amount of cocaine and cash. Investigators told The Item of Sumter (http://bit.ly/KDDF5p ) that 26-year-old Antonio Dixon was ...

  Associated Press   5/21/2012 10:07 AM   

HILTON HEAD ISLAND -- A 13-foot alligator swiped a soccer ball near a Hilton head lagoon and while the gator later spit up the ball, he's still lurking in the water. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reports (http://bit.ly/K9FCVnrtrs ) the alligator ...

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By SEANNA ADCOX   Associated Press   5/21/2012 12:30 AM   

COLUMBIA -- In a South Carolina primary season in which dozens of candidates have been disappointed by being tossed off the ballot, two politicians have a chance to win more than one office in a state where simultaneous campaigns are allowed. Fres ...

Associated Press     5/19/2012 11:29 PM   

COLUMBIA -- The 19th week of the legislative session: S.C. budget The South Carolina Senate gave key approval Wednesday to its $6.6 billion spending plan for state taxes. The Senate voted 27-12 on second reading, after carrying over all remaining ...

By JEFFREY COLLINS   Associated Press   5/18/2012 9:11 PM   

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina's unemployment rate dropped for a ninth straight month, in part because fewer people without a job are out looking for one. The unemployment rate for Aiken County was 8 percent in March, and went up to 8.5 percent in Apri ...

By DWIGHT DANA   Associated Press   5/18/2012 9:11 PM   

FLORENCE (AP) -- Florence police officer W. Ken McLendon retired in 1991, came back in 2002 and is still going strong with the department. He was hired in 2002 by Florence Police Chief Anson Shells. He has worked under five police chiefs in his 28 ...

Associated Press     5/18/2012 9:11 PM   

MARION (AP) -- Prosecutors said a Marion County man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his wife as her teenage sons heard the struggle from another room. A jury found Edward Stackhouse Jr. guilty of murder Thursday in the September 20 ...

By SEANNA ADCOX   Associated Press   5/18/2012 8:53 PM   

COLUMBIA -- The South Carolina House Ethics Committee sought more information Friday as it considers whether to reopen an ethics complaint against Gov. Nikki Haley. The committee voted unanimously to ask for employment documentation from the first ...

Associated Press     5/18/2012 8:53 PM   

COLUMBIA (AP) -- Two South Carolina companies are recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of ground beef which possibly are contaminated with E.coli. The South Carolina Meat Poultry Inspection Department announced the recall on Friday for products from Lanca ...

Associated Press     5/18/2012 8:53 PM   

MYRTLE BEACH (AP) -- A new Coastal Carolina University study has found tourism in the Myrtle Beach area led the recovery from the Great Recession, bouncing back faster than other areas of the economy along the state's Grand Strand. According to the ...

Associated Press     5/18/2012 8:53 PM   

COLUMBIA (AP) -- Bestselling author Pat Conroy is one of the featured speakers at the 16th annual South Carolina Book Festival. The annual event started Friday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center and runs through Sunday. More than 80 aut ...

  Associated Press   5/18/2012 10:56 AM   

ORANGEBURG -- A 26-year-old Orangeburg man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for stabbing a man to death during a fight. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg (http://bit.ly/JzIihQ ) reports that a jury found DeShawn Powell guilty Thursday of ...

Associated Press   Associated Press   5/18/2012 10:27 AM   

GREENVILLE -- A McDonald's worker in Simpsonville has been cleared of a charge that he spit into two customers' iced tea. A judge on Thursday dropped the charge against 19-year-old Marvin Washington Jr. during a hearing in Greenville. Last month ...

  Associated Press   5/18/2012 10:27 AM   

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and singer Edwin McCain are getting together to support the state's foster children. Haley and McCain are holding a news conference Friday at South Carolina's Statehouse. Haley is standing in for her h ...

By JEFFREY COLLINS   Associated Press   5/18/2012 10:24 AM   

COLUMBIA -- South Carolina's unemployment rate has dropped for a ninth straight month. The Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday the state's jobless rate was 8.8 percent in April, down from 8.9 percent the month before. The state add ...