South Carolina ranks 7th in obesity

18 July 2008, 3:11 am

South Carolina ranks seventh in the country in the number of adults who report they are obese, according to a new government survey.... read more

Police: 5 arrested in multistate car theft ring

17 July 2008, 10:47 pm

Five people have been arrested in South Carolina in connection with what police say is a sophisticated car theft ring that stole at least 23 vehicles three states.... read more

S.C. Pulls Out of 'South Carolina Is So Gay' Ad

17 July 2008, 6:08 pm

A gay pride organization said Thursday it plans to raise $5,000 to pay for an advertising campaign that proclaimed "South Carolina is so gay" after the state refused to pick up the tab.... read more

Geologists say little oil to drill off SC coast

17 July 2008, 1:49 pm

While national momentum grows to lift a ban on offshore oil drilling, geologists say it's unlikely there will be rigs off South Carolina anytime soon because there's simply little oil to be had.... read more

Cover backfires in its intent

17 July 2008, 9:14 am

WASHINGTON - Most Americans probably never have cracked the cover of The New Yorker, but the liberal magazine's front this week stoked the blast furnaces on the Internet, talk radio and opinion cable.... read more

Investment Firm President Pleads Guilty To Fraud

17 July 2008, 4:39 am

The head of a small South Carolina investment firm pleaded guilty Wednesday to bilking dozens of people of about $6 million, the Associated Press reported.... read more