Stories by Jeffrey Collins

Friday, April 26, 2013

South Carolina woman pleads guilty in 4 slayings

PICKENS, S.C. - A South Carolina woman accused of killing her two sons, her ex-husband and her stepmother pleaded guilty but mentally ill to four counts of murder Friday.
By Jeffrey Collins

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

4 children killed in SC fire

HARTSVILLE, S.C. — Fire­fighters racing to stamp out a mobile home fire Wednesday met with flames shooting from windows as a woman and others looking on pleaded for them to save four young ...
By Jeffrey Collins

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Gamecocks' offense clowns around

COLUMBIA - The most watched player at South Carolina got just one play at Saturday's spring game. And Jadeveon Clowney scored a touchdown.
By Jeffrey Collins

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Bill aims to widen seats at Darlington Raceway

COLUMBIA - A bill that could allow Darlington Raceway to watch out for both its fans' bottoms and the track's bottom line is heading to the South Carolina Senate.
By Jeffrey Collins

Stenhouse still adjusting to top circuit

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is trying to find his way on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and he can't even ask his fellow rookie and girlfriend Danica Patrick for a whole lot of advice.
By Jeffrey Collins

Sunday, March 24, 2013

SC sheriffs frequently jailed

Sheriffs across the state plan to meet in April in Columbia for additional training and talks about what they can do as powerful figures in their counties to stay on the right side of the law.
By Jeffrey Collins

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Sheriff indictment reveals details

Chesterfield County Sheriff Sam Parker let friends carry badges without training, gave away weapons to people he knew and let favored inmates have unsupervised visits with women and sleep outside ...
By Jeffrey Collins

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Chesterfield County sheriff indicted

The State Grand Jury indicted Chesterfield County Sheriff Sam Parker late Tuesday on four counts of misconduct in office and two counts of furnishing contraband to inmates. Each charge is a ...
By Jeffrey Collins

Monday, March 18, 2013

Myrtle Beach fire might have been set

Investigators think a fire that destroyed more than 100 homes in a condominium complex was started by a person.
By Jeffrey Collins

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Williams' career night sparks Gamecocks

COLUMBIA - Brenton Williams scored a career-high 38 points to lead South Carolina to a 79-72 win over Mississippi State on Wednesday night.
By Jeffrey Collins

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Researchers tackle peach-growing mystery

How does a peach know when the cold winter weather is over and it is time to grow? A group of Clemson University researchers is trying to find the answer.
By Jeffrey Collins

Friday, March 1, 2013

'Inland port' hailed at groundbreaking

GREER, S.C. - South Ca­ro­lina leaders stood on an expanse of gravel and mud Fri­day, promising that in six months the patch of land in Greer would boost the state's economy in ways ...
By Jeffrey Collins

Gamecocks blank Tigers in series opener

CLEMSON, S.C. - Starter Jordan Montgomery pitched eight shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out a career-high nine batters, to lead South Carolina to a 6-0 series-opening win ...
By Jeffrey Collins

Hot-shooting Missouri routs South Carolina

COLUMBIA - Keion Bell scored 24 points and Jabari Brown added 23 to lead Missouri to a 90-68 win over South Carolina on Thursday night.
By Jeffrey Collins

Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013

Small SC counties count on state inmates' labor

A South Carolina program that lets counties and local governments use inmate labor in exchange for food, board and medical care rarely gets attention unless it is abused. But for small places ...
By Jeffrey Collins

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013

Gamecocks end six-game skid

COLUMBIA - Eric Smith scored 12 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with 25.1 seconds left, as South Carolina upset Mississippi 63-62 on Wednesday night to end a six-game losing streak.
By Jeffrey Collins

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013

S.C. courthouse shooting victim ambushed, mom says

The mother of a woman shot outside a South Carolina courthouse said her daughter was ambushed by a former boyfriend who treated her poorly throughout their relationship and became furious because ...
By Jeffrey Collins

Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013

Wolfpack nip Tigers

CLEMSON, S.C. - Scott Wood hit a 3-pointer with 1 second to go to lift North Carolina State to a 58-57 win over Clemson on Sunday.
By Jeffrey Collins

Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013

Tribe says casino could raise millions in tax dollars

As South Carolina struggles to find money to pay to for health care for the poor and fix crumbling roads and bridges, Catawba Indian Nation Chief Bill Harris wants to remind the state that he has ...
By Jeffrey Collins

Friday, Feb. 8, 2013

Ex- S.C. sheriff candidate says his arrest was illegal

A lawyer for a former U.S. Secret Service agent arrested as he ran for Oconee County sheriff said the charge was a plot by local authorities and state police to knock him out of the race last year.
By Jeffrey Collins
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