Today's Spotlight
'Death zones' targeting begins
Speeding, other violations on I-26 will draw ticket
During the past three years, 25 people lost their lives on a lonely 22-mile stretch of Interstate 26, a zone of death that officials say is one of the deadliest in the nation. Hoping to reduce future deaths, state troopers and county deputies on Monday began what they described as an "agg...
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Watchdog: I-26 crackdown in “death zones” gets rolling
State troopers and county deputies have begun what they described as an “aggressive” crackdown on speeding and other driving violations in the deadly stretch of Interstate 26 between Jedburg and Harleyville.
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Complaints arise about visitor centers
Susan Gregory and her partners spent 10 years building their pottery studio into a viable business on Charleston's Meeting Street.
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I-26 'death zones' targeted
Highway Patrol plans I-26 traffic crackdown
Hoping to stem the carnage in Interstate 26's "death zones," the state Highway Patrol on Monday will begin an unprecedented traffic crackdown, with a special squad of troopers dedicated to nabbing speeders and other reckless drivers on key stretches of I-26 north of Charleston.
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S.C. tuition highest in the South
Neighboring states also support colleges more
Tuition at public colleges is much lower in South Carolina's neighboring states, where there is also more support for higher education.
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Why is college tuition so high?
In South Carolina, costs have nearly tripled in a decade
When South Carolina lawmakers slashed funding for public colleges and universities, tuition soared. But tuition did the same thing during better times, when lawmakers raised higher education funding.
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Access to U.S. Forest Service surveillance info denied
Post & Courier requested details about cameras at Francis Marion National Forest
A top U.S. Forest Service official has denied Post and Courier Watchdog's appeal for documents describing the use of surveillance cameras in the Francis Marion National Forest.
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Grocery store tax mystery
Multiple rates on different items puzzle shoppers
COLUMBIA -- Have you ever looked at the receipt from the grocery store and wondered why some items are taxed at one rate and others at a different rate? Or why one store charges different taxes than another just down the street?
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Resident lobbies for repairs of state-owned property
SULLIVAN'S ISLAND -- Pilings on the old pier are so rotted that some no longer reach the water. Holes have appeared in the splintered deck planks. The wooden structure facing Deborah Lofton's property sags.
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Man still has questions in wake of altercation
SUMMERVILLE -- Thomas Robinson was stunned when a pickup truck slammed into him last month after he and the driver exchanged words in a pharmacy drive-thru.
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