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First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe enters race for SC attorney general
WIS 10 - South Carolina
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August 15, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A solicitor from the Lowcountry is now entering the race to become South Carolina’s next attorney general. First Circuit Solicitor David Pascoe announced his campaign on Friday alongside events across the state next week....
West Virginia Latest State to Finalize NIL for High School Athletes
Sports Illustrated - New York
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August 16, 2025
Another state has joined the growing list to put in place policies to allow high school student-athletes to secure name, image and likeness deals. The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission approved the policy back in July of this...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 1:53 a.m. EDT
The Porterville Recorder - California
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NCAA fines Michigan millions, adds game suspension for Moore over sign-stealing scandal ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA has fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for a third game over a sign-stealing...
South Carolina providers push back against faith-based assaults on abortion care
Scalawag Magazine
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August 14, 2025
In early June 2025, the Trump administration announced that it would no longer enforce the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). The Act, enacted in 1986, requires Medicaid-funded emergency rooms to provide life-saving care...
South Carolina man charged with hate crime in New York assault case
WRGB CBS 6 Albany - New York
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White Plains, NY (WRGB) — Carl Jones, a 57-year-old resident of Spartanburg, South Carolina, has been charged with a hate crime following a reported assault on a Hispanic man at a gas station in Mamaroneck, New York. Westchester County District...
South Carolina Trooper Dennis Ricks Dies Days After Being Hit by Box Truck
WRHI - South Carolina
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. — A South Carolina Highway Patrol (SCHP) trooper has died from injuries he sustained after being hit by a box truck during a traffic stop in Orangeburg County. Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks, a member of Troop 7 since 2023,...
Social Security numbers and addresses posted online after hack of SC school district
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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August 15, 2025
COLUMBIA — Sensitive personal information about people believed to be former Lexington-Richland Five students was posted online after the Midlands district was hacked earlier in the summer, according to a statement from Superintendent Akil Ross....
South Carolina gubernatorial candidate seen on video making erratic claims, threats after arrest
WJCL TV - Georgia
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August 14, 2025
South Carolina gubernatorial candidate seen on video making erratic claims, threats after arrest The prominent attorney was reportedly caught running through a downtown street wearing nothing but his underwear. Updated: 3:26 PM EDT Aug 14, 2025...
South Carolina Supreme Court Undermines Contractual Protections of the Economic Loss Rule
JD Supra - California
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August 14, 2025
Businesses — especially service providers like contractors, subcontractors, consultants and design professionals — rely on their contracts to define their risks in the marketplace. For decades, a legal doctrine known as “the economic loss rule”...
South Carolina Governor Candidate Unleashes In Arrest Video, Calling Himself Superman
HuffPost
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August 14, 2025
Democrats are calling on Mullins McLeod to drop out of the race for South Carolina governor after an arrest video from May resurfaced of McLeod in which he goes on an expletive-filled rant and calls himself Superman. The 53-year-old South Carolina...
South Carolina trooper dies days after being hit by a truck on an interstate
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 14, 2025
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina trooper has died three days after he was struck by a box truck… COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina trooper has died three days after he was struck by a box truck while walking back to his cruiser...
Which AP voters ranked South Carolina highest, and which didn’t rank the Gamecocks at all this preseason
On3
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August 14, 2025
South Carolina found itself ranked No. 13 in the preseason polls from both the coaches and the Associated Press. While individual coach rankings aren’t always available, individual AP ballots are. Some AP voters picked the Gamecocks as high as the...
Dawn Staley Exposes LaNorris Sellers’ Hidden Deal That Could Land South Carolina in Hot Waters
Essentially Sports
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August 14, 2025
South Carolina is stepping up with a bold new playbook in college sports. Thanks to a recent NCAA settlement, schools like South Carolina will start dishing out up to $20.5 million per year to their athletes. South Carolina’s board even threw in a...
Democrat South Carolina Clerk of Court INDICTED on TEN COUNTS of Corruption, Embezzlement, and Ethics Violations — Stole Over $119,000 from Taxpayers, Including Child Services Funds
The Gateway Pundit
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August 14, 2025
South Carolina State Grand Jury has dropped the hammer on Sharon W. Staggers, the now–former Williamsburg County Clerk of Court, slapping her with TEN criminal counts ranging from official misconduct and embezzlement to ethics violations and...
South Carolina women’s basketball: Dawn Staley talks revenue sharing on Michelle Obama’s podcast
On3
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August 14, 2025
Dawn Staley continued her book tour by appearing on Michelle Obama’s podcast on Wednesday. Staley discussed a variety of topics, including how South Carolina handles NIL and revenue sharing. Staley was a guest on the IMO podcast hosted by Obama,...
South Carolina wide receiver ‘gave up one love to chase another’ ahead of 2025 season
On3
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August 14, 2025
When wide receiver Nyck Harbor entered the 2024 offseason, the rising junior had a decision to make. Continue splitting time between football and track and field? Or, focus solely on becoming the star receiver that head coach Shane Beamer needs at...
South Carolina trooper dies after being struck along busy interstate
WJCL TV - Georgia
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August 14, 2025
Above video: Your Thursday headlinesA South Carolina state trooper has died days after being struck by a box truck on the side of an interstate.Trooper Dennis Ricks was hospitalized for several days after being hit by a passing vehicle Sunday on...
AP Sports SummaryBrief at 8:58 p.m. EDT
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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NCAA fines Michigan millions, adds game suspension for Moore over sign-stealing scandal ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA has fined Michigan tens of millions of dollars and suspended coach Sherrone Moore for a third game over a sign-stealing...
Norris Sellers talks raising LaNorris Sellers to stardom on 'South Carolina Sideline'
FOX57 - South Carolina
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — On the latest episode of our 'South Carolina Sideline' podcast, Sports Director Matt Dowell is joined by Norris Sellers, father of South Carolina football quarterback LaNorris Sellers! In this interview, Sellers talks about...
South Carolina trooper dies after being hit during traffic stop
WYFF 4 - South Carolina
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August 14, 2025
WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS. WE’RE LEARNING A SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER HAS DIED. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY POSTED THIS PICTURE ON FACEBOOK. THEY SAY TROOPER FIRST CLASS DENNIS DIETRICH DIED LAST NIGHT, FOUR DAYS AFTER HE WAS HIT...