Thursday, May 16 2013 4:55 PM EDT2013-05-16 20:55:07 GMT
South Carolina Senators will consider a one year law to provide tax credits for private school tuition.
It's been tried before but never passed. For years, proponents of "school choice" in South Carolina have tried to provide tax credits for money spent by parents on private school tuition. Now, Senator
Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:42 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:42:07 GMT
Upstate districts admit policy to change grades of failing students. Many get scores much higher than they earned.
After admitting sending emails to teachers at her school ordering them to change grades for failing students, the director at RD Anderson in Spartanburg County said she wasn't alone. "I would love to
Thursday, May 9 2013 8:31 PM EDT2013-05-10 00:31:25 GMT
At least one Upstate school changed failing grades and gave higher scores than students actually earned according to emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. RD Anderson serves three Spartanburg
At least one Upstate school changed failing grades and gave higher scores than students actually earned according to emails obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. RD Anderson serves three Spartanburg
Wednesday, May 8 2013 3:49 PM EDT2013-05-08 19:49:12 GMT
Unsuspecting Upstate business owner faces armed police response after 9-1-1 call. Asks police for apology.
Police said they had a "rash" of crimes along Poinsett Street in Greer. A stack of incident reports shows trespass warnings, stolen phones and missing laptops. "We had a rash of them for a while. We
Thursday, May 2 2013 4:07 PM EDT2013-05-02 20:07:53 GMT
Cherokee County hospital under contract to provide EMS Ambulances may ask for a tax hike to cover costs.
It looks like an abandoned home but the oversized carport gives it away. The empty building on Green River Road in Cherokee County is one of only three homes for ambulances run by the county's Emergency
Wednesday, May 1 2013 5:02 PM EDT2013-05-01 21:02:25 GMT
Jan Washington is back home in Williamston to care for her bedridden mother in her home on Brown Street. She lives like a nurse but, because of the gunfire nearby, she talks like Clint Eastwood. "Like
Jan Washington is back home in Williamston to care for her bedridden mother in her home on Brown Street. She lives like a nurse but, because of the gunfire nearby, she talks like Clint Eastwood. "Like
Friday, April 26 2013 5:25 PM EDT2013-04-26 21:25:36 GMT
When lawmakers went to Columbia last year many said fixing the roads would be a top priority. So far there is no plan to give the Department of Transportation anywhere near the amount of money they say
When lawmakers went to Columbia last year many said fixing the roads would be a top priority. So far there is no plan to give the Department of Transportation anywhere near the amount of money they say
Wednesday, April 24 2013 6:42 PM EDT2013-04-24 22:42:46 GMT
The state of South Carolina maintains more than 40 thousand miles of roads and some of them are in hard to find places. There are parking lots, "roads to nowhere" and school driveways paid for by taxpayers
The state of South Carolina maintains more than 40 thousand miles of roads and some of them are in hard to find places. There are parking lots, "roads to nowhere" and school driveways paid for by taxpayers
Monday, May 13 2013 1:34 PM EDT2013-05-13 17:34:55 GMT
The Greenville Police Department and Greenville County Coroner's Office are conducting a death investigation after a man's body was found on Richardson Street.
The Greenville County Coroner has identified the man who was found dead at the Richardson Street Parking Garage. Jonathan Campbell Hamilton, 34, of Greenville was pronounced dead at 5:32 p.m. Sunday.
The Greenville County Coroner has identified the man who was found dead at the Richardson Street Parking Garage. Jonathan Campbell Hamilton, 34, of Greenville was pronounced dead at 5:32 p.m. Sunday.
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:13 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:13:13 GMT
A woman was pulled to safety after a heroic rescue on the Saluda River. Photo by David Rogers
A woman was pulled to safety after a heroic rescue on the Saluda River. Photo by David Rogers
A woman was pulled to safety after a heroic rescue on the Saluda River. Captain Garland Major of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office said that sheriff's deputies received a call about a woman in distress
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:39 AM EDT2013-05-19 14:39:28 GMT
Investigators say they are looking into whether a man suffered a medical emergency before a car crashed into a crowd at a parade in Virginia Saturday. Photo from WJHL-TV
Witnesses in southwestern Virginia say a car has driven into a crowd at a parade.
Investigators say they are looking into whether a man suffered a medical emergency before a car crashed into a crowd at a parade in Virginia Saturday.
Sunday, May 19 2013 10:02 AM EDT2013-05-19 14:02:11 GMT
A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news."
A senior White House adviser insists President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had been targeting tea party groups "when it came out in the news."
Saturday, May 18 2013 7:13 PM EDT2013-05-18 23:13:13 GMT
A woman was pulled to safety after a heroic rescue on the Saluda River. Photo by David Rogers
A woman was pulled to safety after a heroic rescue on the Saluda River. Photo by David Rogers
A woman was pulled to safety after a heroic rescue on the Saluda River. Captain Garland Major of the Anderson County Sheriff's Office said that sheriff's deputies received a call about a woman in distress