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Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill Wednesday intended to set aside about $19 million to fuel school buses next spring, but a slowing economy and rising costs could leave that effort a little short.

A South Carolina teenager faces charges in the death of an 8-year-old girl. Authorities in Greenville say a 14-year-old boy sexually assaulted and killed Dymia Janae Woody...the teen's neighbor.

South Carolina's drought has state and local fire officials urging people to forgo backyard fireworks displays and attend public ones instead this holiday weekend.

Emergency workers in Oconee County are looking for one of three hikers reported missing after they were four hours late meeting up with family members.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have expanded the use of genetic information in criminal cases, saying collecting DNA samples when suspected felons are arrested is an ...

Call him the short arm of the law. Police in Dillon, a small South Carolina town near the North Carolina border, say a 13-year-old with an interest in law enforcement twice stole a police cruiser and took it ...

The law, which took effect in June, prohibits undocumented adult immigrants from receiving nonemergency medical care that is funded by the state.

A man accused of killing a Clemson University student -- and suspected in attacks on two Valley women is now accused of trying to make a weapon -- in jail.

Jessica Biel has launched her first MySpace blog. The 'I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry' actress - who is dating 'SexyBack' singer Justin Timberlake - announced she has finally got online after curing her ...

Brandon Ziegler served two tours in Iraq and wears a bracelet inscribed with the name of an Army buddy who never made it home.

Obama, an Illinois senator who would be the first black US president, beat Clinton and John Edwards handily in the latest fight in a back-and-forth Democratic nominating battle.

It's called the "gray wave," and it's headed our way sooner than we think. Currently, there are approximately 770,000 South Carolinians over the age of 60.

"We can't drill our way out of our energy problem." This daily mantra, mostly from Democrats, underscores an abysmal grasp of economics by the politicians, activists, bureaucrats and judges who are dictating US ...

From the grounds of old plantation homes to the spot where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, James Island is a community steeped in colorful history.

Mark Sanford's chief of staff tried twice this morning to stop the state's Competitive Community Grants Committee from handing out $18.4 million for local projects, including tourism promotion, economic ...

While Sen. Jim DeMint takes on high-profile national issues in Washington, 18 aides spread among offices in Columbia, Charleston and Greenville help him perform crucial constituent services.

More than 6,100 very low-income senior citizens and disabled people in South Carolina will lose help paying for their Medicare Part B premiums next Monday because the federal money that funds the program has ...

South Carolina fuel distributors must have access to pure gasoline needed to make their own ethanol blends under a law that supporters say is first in the nation and will save customers at the pump.

Andrea Danko and Bradley Wagner of South Carolina have chosen Sept. 20 to be married in St.

The board of the South Carolina State Ports Authority approved a $160 million budget, projecting more than $100 million in capital spending and a slight increase in container traffic for the fiscal year ...