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In voter ID case, South Carolina fights back...
South Carolina's attorney general is asking a three-judge panel in Washington to reverse a Justice Department decision blocking the state's new voter ID law. Obama administration officials said the state law would discriminate against African-American voters.
South Carolina hires Ohio State compliance officer
South Carolina senior associate athletic director Judy Van Horn has known Rogers since her time working in Michigan's administration and believed "Chris is the right person to lead our compliance department."
South Carolina sues over voter ID ruling
South Carolina's chief prosecutor has issued a legal challenge against the federal government's decision to block the state's new voter law that would require a valid government ID to participate in elections.
South Carolina argues in lawsuit for required...
COLUMBIA, S.C. - The U.S. Justice Department was wrong to block South Carolina from requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote, the state's top prosecutor argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. Enforcement of the new law "will not disenfranchise any potential South Carolina voter," Attorney General Alan Wilson ...
South Carolina sues Obama administration over...
CHARLESTON, South Carolina - South Carolina's attorney general sued President Barack Obama's administration on Tuesday over the federal government's rejection of the state's new voter identification law, arguing it would not disenfranchise any potential voters. The Obama administration in December blocked South Carolina's law, signed by Republican Governor Nikki Haley in May, because ...
South Carolina responds in court on voter ID law
The state of South Carolina told a federal court in the nation's capital Tuesday it has a right to require voters to present a photo ID at the polls, despite opposition from the Obama administration's civil rights lawyers.
South Carolina Sues Justice Department For...
South Carolina on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit to overturn a Justice Department decision blocking the state's new photo identification requirement for voting. The state's attorney general says the law "will not disenfranchise any potential South Carolina voter."
South Carolina Sues the Government Over Voter I.D....
South Carolina's Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a lawsuit Tuesday after the Justice Department blocked South Carolina's controversial law requiring voters to present a photo I.D.
South Carolina attorney general sues Justice...
South Carolina says in a lawsuit that the U.S. Justice Department was wrong to block the state from requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote. 
SCRA Contributes $1.45 Billion to South Carolina's...
SCRA continued to drive South Carolina's technology-based economy with annual contributions of over $1.4 billion throughout Fiscal Year 2011, according to an economic impact study completed by the University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business.
Explosion in Lab at South Carolina State
Orangeburg, SC (WLTX) - There has been an explosion in a laboratory on the campus of South Carolina State University, public safety officials confirm.
No. 1 Kentucky routs South Carolina 86-52
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Anthony Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks as No. 1 Kentucky wiped away the memories of the last time the top-ranked Wildcats came to South Carolina with an 86-52 victory Saturday night.
South Carolina Mom Says She Rubbed Cocaine on Sore...
South Carolina Mom Says She Rubbed Cocaine on Sore Tooth Before Giving Birth
South Carolina gas prices continue to rise
COLUMBIA, SC - Average retail gasoline prices in South Carolina have risen 3.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.34/g Sunday.
Johnson pointed Brown towards USC job
When Grady Brown was first approached by South Carolina about becoming the Gamecocks new secondary coach and...

South Carolina evangelicals edge toward Santorum
GREENVILLE, South Carolina - Religious conservative voters in South Carolina, shaking off months of indecision, are showing signs of movement toward surging Rick Santorum but are still badly split in the Republican presidential race. Before they jump off the fence, many of those Christian right voters will need to be convinced Santorum is the candidate who can kick President Barack ...
Perry makes play for Christian voters in South...
Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) - As he launched a last-ditch effort to rescue his flagging candidacy in South Carolina, Rick Perry made clear Sunday that he will make an aggressive play for Christian voters in a state where nearly six out of 10 Republican voters call themselves "born again" or evangelical. Almost 100 people turned [...]
Romney warms up tepid South Carolina campaign
GREENVILLE, South Carolina - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney warmed up his tepid campaign in South Carolina on Friday with the endorsement of Republican Governor Nikki Haley, winning a key ally for a tough fight. "We've been hoping for this for a long, long time," Romney said at a campaign event in Greenville with the Tea Party champion Haley standing at his side as he ...
SUV with blue lights pulls over car in Travelers...
A woman in Travelers Rest was pulled over Friday night by a dark-colored SUV with blue lights inside, but the SUV then sped off, according to the Greenville Sheriff's Office
Graham, DeMint face off over foreign aid
If U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham wants to know why his foreign aid bill has stalled in the Senate, he need only look in the direction of the junior senator from South Carolina.In an extraordinary clash between Republican senators from the same state, U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint forced Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to postpone consideration this week of a $53.3 billion foreign aid bill, backed by Graham. DeMint demanded the bill be debated by itself and not combined with other spending measures.“I...
Ice Skating Lessons in Upstate South Carolina for...
South Carolina might not be a mecca for ice skating, however, residents of Greenville and the upstate of South Carolina do love the ice. Greenville's professional hockey team, the Greenville Road Warriors, brought an increased interest in ice skating to the upstate and resulted...
SC man gets life in prison for killing Tenn. man
A Spartanburg man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing a Tennessee man more than two years ago.The Greenville News reported ( http://grnol.co/s5JYuv) 28-year-old Julian Deandre Battle was convicted Thursday of murder in a Greenville court in the 2009 Christmas shooting death of 29-year-old Rafael Dodd of Memphis.Battle says Dodd was shot during an argument at a Greenville apartment between two sets of cousins.
TD Bank creating 1,600 jobs in South Carolina
TD Bank announced plans Wednesday to put a regional hub in Greenville and create 1,600 new jobs in South Carolina over the next five years in one of the largest job announcements in the state in recent years.
South Carolina's Christian conservatives focus...
GREENVILLE, S.C. - South Carolina's Christian conservatives, personified by Bob Jones University presidents and alums, have both made and broken presidential campaigns. GOP candidates have for decades turned to the right to woo them after coming out of relatively moderate New Hampshire, and no Republican candidate since 1980 has become the nominee without winning South Carolina and its Bible ...
South Carolina man who shot at police arrested
CHARLESTON, South Carolina - A 25-year-old man suspected of shooting at a police officer was arrested in Greenville, South Carolina late on Friday after a day-long manhunt, police said on Saturday.
Search for man in shootout with South Carolina...
CHARLESTON, South Carolina - Police were still looking late on Friday for a man who fled after a shootout with police, prompting a six-hour manhunt and the lockdown of seven schools in Greenville, South Carolina.
10 South Carolina schools locked down for manhunt
A gunman fired on a South Carolina police officer checking on a suspicious license plate Friday, causing 10 schools in Greenville to go on lockdown.
South Carolina Guard leaders meet to plan...
The city of Greenville hosted a Strategic Planning Conference Aug. 19-21, led by Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., South Carolina Adjutant General. Livingston is the elected leader of the South Carolina Army and Air National Guard, which is made of more than 11,000 citizen Soldiers and Airmen.
Perry Picks Up South Carolina Endorsement
Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) -- Saturday morning Rick Perry will receive his most significant endorsement in South Carolina since jumping into the race for the White House one week ago.
Rick Perry attacks Obama and picks up key...
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Texas Gov. Rick Perry continued to barrel across the Palmetto State on Saturday, picking up a prized endorsement here in the heart of South Carolina's most conservative and evangelical region. More than 400 curious partisans packed Tommy's Country Ham House to check out the latest Republican presidential hopeful - the largest crowd assembled at this iconic political eggs-bacon ...
Perry picks up South Carolina endorsements
Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) - Rick Perry received his most significant endorsements Saturday in South Carolina since jumping into the...
South Carolina City Credits AAA Upgrade to...
In the heart of upstate South Carolina, a bipartisan combination of fiscal conservatism and government spending has kept Greenville's economy moving forward.
Bachmann's return to South Carolina
Spartanburg and Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) - GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann spent the first day of her bus tour...
Morris: At what price is success for USC?
SOUTH CAROLINA’S handling of the recent G.A. Mangus incident proved to be another example of how the athletics department and school are selling their souls for national prominence in football.Sad but true.On its own, the school allowing Mangus to continue coaching — without missing a practice or game, no less — is hardly damning. When viewed in the context of other incidents, a pattern of eroding principles emerges.Mangus was arrested two weeks ago for urinating in public outside...
SC toddler killed when tree limb falls on him
A 2-year-old Greenville County boy has died after a tree limb fell on him.The coroner's office says the boy was in his yard in Taylors about 7 p.m. Thursday when he was struck in the head.The boy's name has not been released.Sheriff's deputies say he suffered several fractures. He was flown to Greenville Memorial Hospital where he died.Deputies are not sure why the limb fell.
MAU Workforce Solutions to Increase Hiring in...
GREENVILLE - MAU Workforce Solutions, a staffing and recruiting provider with offices in the Upstate, announced Thursday that it will be increasing hiring for Forklift Operator and Production Asso...
SC District 1 falls in Big League World Series...
South Carolina District 1 looked for a repeat of its shutdown pitching performance from Saturday against Greenville District 7, but didn't come close in an 8-5 loss to District 7 in the semifinals of the Big League World Series Tuesday at the Easley Recreation Complex.
South Carolina's Mangus loses pay
Turns out that South Carolina quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus will pay a pretty steep price for his arrest last week. The university on Tuesday officially announced that Mangus had been reinstated along with fifth-year senior quarterback Stephen Garcia . Mangus had been on suspension since last week when he was arrested and charged with nuisance conduct. Police officers in Greenville, S.C ...
Spurrier said South Carolina quarterbacks coach...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier says suspended quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus would return to the field for opening practice. Spurrier said by phone Monday that Mangus would coach when the team starts workouts at the Bluff Road practice field on Wednesday night. Mangus was suspended last week when police officers in Greenville caught him peeing in the street. Mangus was ...
South Carolina's Spurrier hopeful about team's...
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier remains hopeful about his defending Southeastern Conference divisional winners, no matter how many distractions he must handle. The latest came Tuesday when quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus was arrested and charged with nuisance conduct after police caught him urinating on a downtown Greenville street. Spurrier suspended Mangus from all coaching ...

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