South Carolina is a state in the Southern region of the United States. The Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. It was the first state to secede from the Union to found the Confederate States of America. The state is named after King Charles I of England, as Carolus is Latin for Charles. As of 2004, the state's population is 4,198,068.

Several ships in the United States Navy have been named USS South Carolina in honor of this state.

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Former employee opens fire at Orlando office tower
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:14:00 -0400
Officials in Orlando say they have apprehended a gunman Friday who they say opened fire in a downtown office building where he used to work. At least six people were hurt.
Clemson Tigers say Kyle Parker's growing on them
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:27:00 -0400
CLEMSON — Nobody would admit it, but don't you imagine there were a few grains of skepticism when the Clemson University football team placed the offense in Kyle Parker's hands?
Drug store to anchor development at Main and McBee streets in Greenville
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:40:00 -0400
Local developers plan to put a two-story building anchored by a drug store at a prominent Main Street corner where there's been nothing but a vacant lot for nearly eight years.
Woodruff Road convenience store robbed 3 times in three weeks
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:55:00 -0400
Authorities are searching for a suspect who may have robbed the same Greenville County convenience store on Woodruff Road three times in the past month.
'Kill the bill,' protesters target health care
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:45:00 -0400
WASHINGTON -- Chanting "Kill the bill," thousands of conservatives incensed over the Democrats' health care overhaul protested at the Capitol on Thursday, arguing that the legislation amounts to a government takeover of the nation's medical system.
Baby sitter hit slain child with belt, police say
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:17:00 -0400
SUMMERVILLE -- Authorities say a baby sitter in South Carolina watching a 3-year-old girl who died in her care beat the girl with a belt after she used the bathroom on the floor.

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Manager: Muslim sticker removed from suspect's car
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:35:00 -0500
An apartment complex manager says the man accused of opening fire at Fort Hood, Texas recently had a religious bumper sticker torn off his car.The manager, John Thompson, says a fellow soldier allegedly keyed Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's car and ripped up the bumper sticker. Thompson says the soldier had been to Iraq and was upset to learn Hasan was Muslim.Thompson, who manages the Killeen, Texas complex where Hasan lives, says the bumper sticker read: "Allah is Love." In Arabic, Allah means God.
Protests filed after election hearing in Atlantic Beach
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:13:00 -0500
A hearing of challenged ballots in Atlantic Beach held Thursday booted one woman out of the winner's circle of Town Council candidates and leaves questions about who will ultimately sit on the council.The two write-in candidates, Windy Price and Carolyn Cole, were named the winners in the election Thursday.After Tuesday's election, incumbent councilwoman Charlene Taylor had the second largest number of votes, but after the commission voted to accept 28 of the 39 challenged ballots, most of which voted for both Price and Cole, Taylor came up short for the votes needed to win one of the two council seats.
Realtors hold high hopes for more sales
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:13:00 -0500
President Obama is expected today to sign a bill extending and expanding the first time home buyer tax credit, which local Realtors say will continue to boost sales and help improve the housing market."What I'm hoping is this will be a bridge" to a real estate market that doesn't need a credit to sustain itself, said Steven Neeves, government affairs director of the Coastal Carolinas Association of Realtors.On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill to extend the tax credit through April 30 and add a $6,500 credit for most people who buy a new primary residence. People who have owned a home for at least five consecutive years in the past eight years are eligible for the $6,500 credit, and people who have not owned a home in the past three years are considered first-time buyers. Individuals must earn less than $125,000 to qualify, and couples must earn less than $225,000.

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