COLUMBIA, South Carolina

Top SC prosecutor to probe health care bill deals

2 hrs 2 mins ago

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster says he and his counterparts in Michigan and Washington state are investigating whether the federal health care deal is constitutional.

SC priest wins $100,000 for church in poker game

2 hrs 13 mins ago

A South Carolina priest missed the $1 million top prize in a poker tournament to be televised this weekend but he won $100,000 for his church and he hopes his participation gives viewers a "fun twist" on their perceptions of the priesthood.

South Carolina beats Furman 81-57

20 hrs ago

Devan Downey and Sam Muldrow scored 16 points apiece to lead South Carolina to an 81-57 victory over Furman on Monday night.

Former SC officer sentenced to 35 years in prison

4 days ago

A former South Carolina police officer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for kidnapping and holding his ex-girlfriend and infant son hostage in Georgia.

SC unemployment rate edges up to 12.3 percent

4 days ago

South Carolina's unemployment rate has hit a new high at 12.3 percent, according to data released Friday by the state agency that calculates the rate.

South Carolina surges to beat Richmond 76-58

5 days ago

With so little going right for South Carolina in the opening half, you'd think coach Darrin Horn would be ready to tear into his Gamecocks at the break.

SC gov again dodges removal; lawmakers OK rebuke

6 days ago

Lawmakers voted Wednesday to formally rebuke Gov. Mark Sanford, again sparing him from impeachment over secret trips to see his Argentine mistress and his use of state planes.

SCarolina's Spurrier looking for new O-line coach

6 days ago

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is doing something he didn't want to do at the end of this season - hiring a new assistant.

South Carolina board cutting state budget by 5 pct

7 days ago

South Carolina's high unemployment and slow tax collections are likely to put more people out of work or cut paychecks as the state's budget oversight board decided Tuesday to cut 5 percent from state budgets to keep the state's $5 billion spending plan balanced.

Gun charge nets trick-or-treater killer 16 years

7 days ago

Quentin Patrick will spend at least the next 16 years in prison because the convicted drug dealer, paranoid of being robbed, answered a Halloween knock on his door with a barrage of bullets from an AK-47, killing a 12-year-old South Carolina boy.