COLUMBIA (AP) Voters of South Carolina’s 4th congressional district face a crowded field in June 12’s primary. Some 13 Republicans and five Democrats are vying for the seat now held by Rep. Trey Gowdy. He announced his retirement from Congress ...

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ANDERSON (AP) A South Carolina jury has awarded $12 million to the family of a high school senior who died after an axle fractured on her SUV almost six years ago. An Anderson County jury ruled in the case of ...

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AIKEN (AP) South Carolina is suing the federal government after the Energy Department announced it was stopping construction of a plant to turn plutonium used in nuclear weapons into fuel for nuclear reactors. South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson’s lawsuit ...

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MAULDIN (AP) Officials say a lawsuit filed against the city administrator of a South Carolina suburb didn’t lead to his sudden resignation this week. A former public works employee in Mauldin sued the city and Administrator Trey Eubanks saying he ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) In picking a longtime prosecutor for her running mate, a Republican challenging South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster said May 21 that she’s creating a partnership to tackle the state’s two top problems: crime and corruption. “My wheelhouse is getting ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) A city in South Carolina can change the listing of names of soldiers killed in World War I on a private monument so they are no longer listed as “colored” or “white,” a judge ruled. Circuit Judge Frank ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) Gov. Henry McMaster on April 30 urged legislative leaders to bring South Carolina’s tax code in line with federal provisions, saying he’d sign a bill that includes tax relief for all South Carolinians. “Failure to conform our state ...

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SPARTANBURG (AP) Some county employees in South Carolina are suing over illnesses they say they suffer because of mold in a courthouse. Local media report five Spartanburg County employees have sued the county and 10 unnamed defendants because of health ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) The wife of a conductor killed in last weekend’s crash of an Amtrak train with a parked freight train in South Carolina filed suit Feb. 8 against Amtrak and the other rail company, saying they were to blame for ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) A South Carolina lawmaker has proposed delaying filing for this year’s elections because the state has not passed a law to allow candidates for lieutenant governor and governor to run on the same ticket. Republican Sen. Harvey Peeler ...

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