Bill could put more abusive child-care providers behind bars Found: 10 Hours 39 Minutes ago The Herald - COLUMBIA -- Child-care providers who seriously harm children would face mandatory prison time under a state bill to be introduced this month.State Sen. Mike Fair, R-Greenville, confirmed Friday that his office is drafting legislation that would impose a mandatory minimum prison sentence on anyone -- including child-care providers -- convicted of inflicting great bodily injury on a child....
Deadline to submit ideas for Knight's Stadium Friday Found: 10 Hours 41 Minutes ago The Herald - Time is running out to tell York County your ideas for future uses of Charlotte Knights Stadium after the minor league baseball team moves across the state line. Deadline for submissions is tomorrow.Charlotte’s minor league baseball team is in the process of relocating to Charlotte, leaving the county-owned facility vacant. ...
Protecting the river Found: 22 Hours 49 Minutes ago The Herald - Protectors of the Catawba River need your eyes.Members of the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, various environmental enforcers and devoted volunteers all monitor the river to see if they can pinpoint sources of silt, sediment and other harmful runoff that pollutes the Catawba. But they can't be everywhere....
Survey says auto execs pessimistic about future Found: 22 Hours 55 Minutes ago The Herald - Auto executives across the globe are increasingly pessimistic about their industry, and only a small number expect their companies' profits to rise in the next five years, according to an annual survey....
Traffic fatalities drop Found: 22 Hours 58 Minutes ago The Herald - At year's end, South Carolinians traditionally brace themselves for grim statistics on traffic fatalities. This New Year's, the story was different.Traffic deaths on state roads dropped nearly 17 percent last year, the largest decline in more than 35 years. There were 894 deaths in 2008, compared with 1,077 the previous year, according to the S.C. Department of Public Safety....
Reports: S.C. native candidate to head NASA Found: Minutes ago The Herald - COLUMBIA -- Retired Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden Jr. is a candidate to head NASA, several media outlets have reported, but the Columbia native said Wednesday he hasn't talked to anyone from the Obama team about the position.The former astronaut, who has been to space four times, heard of the idea from a friend who read a blog posting. NBC News and newspapers in Orlando and Houston carried the reports....
SCHSL looking into scuffle between Indian Land, McBee Found: Minutes ago The Herald - The fate of the Indian Land and McBee varsity boys basketball teams rests in the hands of the South Carolina High School League.According to The Lancaster News, which had a correspondent at the game Tuesday night in Indian Land, an incident under the Warriors' basket early in the third quarter cleared both benches....
Angry smoker accused of burning 'no smoking' sign Found: 23 Hours 3 Minutes ago The Herald - Medford police said a man set a "No Smoking" sign on fire after being told he could not light up inside a nightclub. The man was charged with reckless burning and disorderly conduct. The Web site for the Jackson County Jail said the 44-year-old remains behind bars on $6,000 bail....
