The soldiers going through basic training at Fort Jackson in Columbia stopped Friday afternoon for a moment of silence in honor of those killed and wounded at Fort Hood.

Governor Mark Sanford signed an incentives package Friday that clears the way for Boeing to build a new factory in North Charleston. The 787 Dreamliner will be produced in the Lowcountry, adding thousands of jobs.

South Carolina is requiring Medicaid patients suspected of doctor-hopping for drugs to choose one pharmacy for all prescriptions.

North Carolina residents will be able to get rebates for energy-saving appliances this weekend.

For the second time in the last few months, the South Carolina Employment Security Commission has sent out duplicate checks.

A company offering free cell phones and minutes to low-income families in South Carolina has been denied by the state Public Service Commission.

Travelers Rest Police officer Alva Williams became the first in the state, and possibly the nation, to graduate the Criminal Justice Academy with an above-the-knee prosthetic.

Taxpayers will spend about $115,000 for two-day session.

A new report by the Southern Regional Education Board ranks South Carolina near the bottom of the nation on graduation rates and says half the state’s high schools are “dropout factories”.

Doctors and health officials are worried that a lot of pregnant women won’t get flu vaccines because of concern for their babies, but the flu poses a much bigger risk.

State lawmakers say they were surprised to learn that the state pays unemployment benefits to some people who are fired for misconduct or quit their jobs.

Lawmakers say the governor’s job is safe for now.

Sanford’s lawyers want the court to order the state Ethics Commission to keep its report secret.

Thousands of South Carolina’s unemployed will miss out on additional benefits after state officials failed to take the steps necessary to secure them.

The country’s two big-jackpot lotteries have agreed to cross-sell tickets, meaning South Carolina players will soon be able to buy MegaMillions tickets they now have to drive to Georgia to get.