Gov. Nikki Haley will soon see Emma’s Law on her desk, a former Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center guard was sentenced Wednesday to serving two years in federal prison after he beat a homeless man in a cell and a former Columbia postal worker pleaded guilty to taking counterfeit bills from Secret Service agents to spend on various things, including drugs.
At 4 p.m. on a warm, sunny Wednesday, Haley Guyton is raking the sand at USC’s new sand volleyball facility along with her teammates.
Police are not sure who called in a fake bomb threat that cleared the city courthouse for more than two hours Tuesday. Investigators are trying to figure out who called the threat in, city police said on Twitter. No hazards were found after the threat was reported around 10 a.m., and the scene was cleared around 12:30 p.m. The evacuation closed two blocks of Washington Street in the Vista from Park Street to Gadsden Street.
S.C. State University used millions of state dollars that were intended to aid poor families to cover its budget problems, The State reported.
Mickey Rooney died Sunday at the age of 93 in his North Hollywood home. According to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office, Rooney died a natural death.
Gov. Haley plans $50,000 trip to India Gov. Nikki Haley will travel to India for a trade mission in November, The State reported.
Opera is in Mandy Fang’s family. Her father, sister and brother-in-law are all professional opera singers, but Fang has stayed on the composition side of the centuries-old art.
Barney Frank, a retired U.S. congressman from Massachusetts and former chairman of the House Finance Committee, is one of the people that worked to prevent economic crisis in years past.
Briefs don’t include every incident from the last week, and suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Information could change as investigations continue.
When David Simone was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma cancer the fall of his junior year, his Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity brothers stepped up to the plate to help out.
The North Myrtle Beach Park & Sports Complex hosted 80 teams for the International Quidditch Association World Cup VII this weekend, USC Upstate faces budget cut threats once again and candidates for S.C. governor and attorney general received $336,345 in campaign contributions that were over state legal limits.
As candles were lit, tents were set up and music raged on, students remembered why being a part of Relay for Life was important to them.
This Thursday the Darla Moore School of Business recognized distinguished graduates of their program.
Housing has always been limited at USC, especially with over 30,000 students and just 6,098 available spaces.
Police are investigating a pair of weekend aggravated assaults at the Woodlands and Copper Beech that hurt two people within two hours. The first incident early Sunday morning involved a group of three or four assailants, a police report said.
Lights, cameras and fashion galore represented the finale for USC Fashion Board’s week of festivities. The event, hosted by America’s Next Top Model icon Yoanna House, welcomed students, community members and vendors, who each played a role in fostering the event’s success.
Hotelier scopes out Vista as potential build site An undisclosed hotelier is interested in building a new, 100-room hotel in the Vista, The State reported. According to an attorney representing an investment group interested in the property, the hotelier is looking at a 0.6-acre lot at Lincoln and Lady streets that fronts the city’s new Lady Street parking garage. The unidentified investment group owns other hotels in the state, and the new five-story hotel would have dedicated parking spaces in the garage.