South Carolina

South Carolina government workers who are obese will be able to receive stomach-shrinking surgeries using a state health plan under a new program that begins in January 2011, according to the Associated Press read more..

Longshot Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene was indicted Friday on two charges, including a felony charge of showing pornography to a teenage student in a South Carolina college computer lab. Greene, an… read more..

COLUMBIA, S.C.—U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene has been indicted on a felony charge of showing pornography to a South Carolina college student. Court records show a grand jury in Richland County handed read more..

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) South Carolina State left tackle Johnny Culbreath remembers how much fun he had blocking for Bulldogs star Will Ford the last three seasons. Now, Culbreath and the Bulldogs will try and read more..

Mick Zais has been called into question for his position on not accepting Race to the Top funding: “This federal program would provide one-time money but require the state read more..

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) South Carolina State left tackle Johnny Culbreath remembers how much fun he had blocking for Bulldogs star Will Ford the last three seasons. Now, Culbreath and the Bulldogs will try and read more..

SUMMERVILLE, SC (AP) — This quiet South Carolina community thousands of miles from the Southwest gave initial approval Wednesday to ban illegal immigrants from living within the town limits. “The problem is read more..

Expect to see a lot of Republican Nathan Deal in south and middle Georgia - including the Savannah area - between now and Nov. 2. That’s where Sonny Perdue beat Democrat Roy Barnes - now trying to get his old read more..

Multiple media outlets report Wednesday that Mauricio Weber faces murder and weapon possession charges in the death of 21-year-old Patrice Jones. Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore says the couple began arguing read more..

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Republican Gubernatorial Candidate for Governor Nikki Haley toured Spectra Integration, unveiling her plan for creating jobs in South Carolina. Haley says she wants to cut the red tape for read more..

COLUMBIA — Business Facilities magazine has ranked South Carolina number one nationally for “Economic Growth Potential,” third nationally for “Automotive Manufacturing Strength” and fourth nationally for read more..

The FBI and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division are investigating possible civil rights violations in the case of a sheriff’s deputy who was captured on video beating a handcuffed inmate with a baton. read more..

Authorities say a deputy has been fired after being caught on video beating a South Carolina inmate dozens of times in the legs with a baton or pipe. read more..

South Carolina will play four of its eight regular-season tournaments in the Carolinas and compete in a pair of new events this season as coach Kalen Anderson released the 2010-11 Gamecock women’s golf schedule today. read more..

by Roddie Burris There’s a third candidate in the South Carolina U.S. Senate race - nationally known environmental activist Tom Clements of Columbia - who, right now, is struggling to gain name recognition equal to that of Democrat Alvin Greene. Clements has worked for Greenpeace International for 13 years. His world travel to challenge various leaders on nuclear issues has taken him to Russia … read more..

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina has lost the leading scorer on the women’s basketball team indefinitely following surgery for a knee injury suffered in a pickup game. read more..

South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia says he took coach Steve Spurrier’s challenge to heart. Garcia was bothered this spring when Spurrier questioned his commitment. The two spoke in May and Garcia took a harder read more..

Paul Myerberg is getting you ready for the upcoming college football season over at Pre-Snap Read . The Quad will also feature a daily look at each of Paul’s top 50 teams in the country heading into the read more..