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At the S.C. National Guard Joint Operations Center, Col. Ken Rosado briefs the group on the nature of the disaster and answers any questions. This month, the S.C. National Guard participate in a NORAD and USNORTHCOM sponsored exercise that focuses on Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA). Ardent Sentry 13 is an exercise that involves multi state response to a simulated category 3 hurricane and the fallout involved in that storm including a hazardous material spill. Guardsmen gather at the S.C. National Guard Joint Operations Center in Columbia to be briefed and receive their orders in their mobilization.

SC National Guard scrambles to handle big disasters

Four-day military exercise puts 1,500 S.C. National Guard members in intense simulation of potentially...

Graduates from Allen University pose before their graduation exercises on campus May 18, 2013, in Columbia. The 2013 class consisted of 86 graduates with majors in Business Administration, English, Music, Social Science, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Religion.

SNAPSHOTS from Allen University graduation

Graduates from Allen University pose before their graduation exercises on campus May 18, 2013, in...

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Crime

Scenes from the Brett Parker trial on Friday, May 17, 2013.

Medical examiner: Capnerhurst could not have wielded a pistol.

Dr. Bradley Marcus’ testimony about an arm injury suffered by Bryan Capnerhurst is key to the prosecution in the double murder trial of Irmo bookie Brett Parker, who is accused of shooting his wife, Tammy Jo Parker, and framing his gambling partner...

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SC Politics

Waste lobbyists and former senator Tommy Moore stands in the lobby of the legislature with fellow waste lobbyist Robert Adams.

SC State House for sale

At least 66 former lawmakers, legislative staffers and state regulators have registered to lobby the Legislature in the past two years, according ... 20 minutes ago

Sports

Lexington High baseball team celebrates their 4-0 win over Blythewood to give them the Class 4A State Championship Friday night at Carolina Stadium.

Lexington beats Blythewood to win 4A baseball championship

Reagan pitches three-hit shutout to lead Wildcats to state title Friday nigh at Carolina Stadium

Business

A group of golfers play No. 18 at Harbour Town Golf Course at Hilton Head Island Wednesday, April 14, 2011. The course which was the first design for Jack Nicklaus in collaboration with Pete Dye, is one of The State's 18 Classic Courses in South Carolina. Harbour Town annually plays host to the PGA Tour's Heritage Tournament.

Hilton Head golf courses hope to tee up new success

Southern Beaufort County’s golf industry has taken its licks from the Great Recession. During the economic downturn, the number of rounds played...

Living

"Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh" opens Friday at the Columbia Museum of Art. The show is the first retrospective museum exhibition of Naifeh's paintings and sculptures. Naifeh is pictured in front of one of his pieces titled "Uzbek VI, 2013. The panels are acrylic with LED lights.

Harmonic patterns: New exhibit at Columbia Museum of Art

“Found in Translation: The Art of Steven Naifeh” exhibits art influenced by Arab and Islamic culture and art

Opinion

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Scoppe: Ethics reform: At a crossroads

A YEAR AFTER political scandals launched a cluster of competing study panels and catapulted ethics reform to the top of the 2012 campaign agenda, the Legislature has reached a critical crossroads. What happens in the ... 7 minutes ago

Military

U.S. Navy Veteran Frank Jordan studies Biology at the University of South Carolina with plans to return to the Navy and eventually become a pilot. He has been at USC for two years now while working at the Center for Science Education.

Navy man in the sky, scholar in classroom

On the University of South Carolina campus, Frank Jordan blends in. He is quiet and keeps to himself, and on the surface, he is indistinguishable from...

Nation/World

Fired IRS official yields new information in hearing

Tough congressional grilling Friday of fired IRS chief Steven Miller failed to get answers about which agency employees subjected applications from tea party groups to special scrutiny but yielded a startling new admission: The Internal Revenue Service...

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