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SC prisons department breaks ground on new chapel
McCORMICK, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina agency is creating a new place for some of the state's inmates to pray.The Corrections Department is breaking ground on Thursday on a new chapel at McCormick Correctional Institution.The chapel is being bu ...  full story
2 Marine fighter pilots rescued; SC crash probed
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Marine Corps is trying to determine why a fighter jet suffered engine failures, crashing into the ocean off South Carolina and forcing the pilots to bail out.Officials at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort say neither ...  full story
SC court orders review of nuclear landfill license
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Court of Appeals has ordered more review of a nuclear waste landfill in Barnwell County.The State newspaper reported the judges Wednesday ordered a lower court judge to determine if the Chem-Nuclear site ...  full story
SC legislators to discuss driver vision tests
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators will discuss doing away with a requirement for driver's license vision tests every five years.The House's transportation subcommittee on Wednesday will discuss requiring vision tests for drivers u ...  full story
Panel: Firefighting equipment at SRS is too old
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A panel has expressed concerns about old firefighting equipment at the Savannah River Site, a former nuclear weapons complex along the South Carolina-Georgia border.In a January letter to a U.S. Energy Department official, Defense ...  full story
Man gets life in prison for killing three in SC
ST. GEORGE, S.C. (AP) — A man has been convicted of killing three people at a South Carolina apartment complex.Multiple media outlets reported that Circuit Judge Markley Dennis on Tuesday convicted Anthony Sanders of murder in the deaths in Nort ...  full story
Shooting kills SC man, deputy injured
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff says a deputy has been hurt and a man shot to death following a fight at a pool room.Multiple media outlets reported the shooting happened about 2 a.m. Monday in Orangeburg.Orangeburg County Sheri ...  full story
SC city votes for daytime curfew for youth
FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina city has approved a daytime curfew for young people who should be in school.The Morning News of Florence reported Florence City Council voted 4-3 Monday to impose a curfew for young people between the ages ...  full story
Woman bitten by alligator at SC gardens
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — A woman has been bitten by an alligator at South Carolina's Cypress Gardens, but her injuries didn't appear to be serious.Multiple media outlets reported an elderly couple was walking on a narrow trail in the park near ...  full story
Child, adult killed in five-car collision in SC
ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A man and a 5-year-old boy were killed in a five-car crash in Orangeburg County.Orangeburg County Coroner Samuetta Marshall told the Times & Democrat of Orangeburg that 54-year-old Victor Felder and his passenger Isaiah Jo ...  full story
Former SC legislator announces run against DeMint
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former South Carolina legislator and judge is officially launching his bid to oust Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint.Democrat Victor Rawl will open his campaign Monday in North Charleston. The 64-year-old is in his first te ...  full story
SC cops accused of wrong might face lie detectors
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Police officers in South Carolina accused of wrongdoing might face lie detector tests in order to keep their jobs.The Post and Courier of Charleston reported Monday the director of the state Criminal Justice Academy said ...  full story
 
 

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