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Year-old AC Flora sports field shut down after complaints. Are others in danger?

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Year-old AC Flora sports field shut down after complaints. Are others in danger?

February 15, 2019 11:26 AM

Inmate escaped from South Carolina prison work site, officials say

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Inmate escaped from South Carolina prison work site, officials say

February 15, 2019 06:33 AM

New non-stop flight from SC will bring you minutes away from the ski slopes

South Carolina

New non-stop flight from SC will bring you minutes away from the ski slopes

February 15, 2019 06:55 AM

McMaster fires entire Richland Co. election board after lost votes, chaotic meeting

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McMaster fires entire Richland Co. election board after lost votes, chaotic meeting

February 14, 2019 04:03 PM

Megachurch pastor’s mom was told to abort him; he’s making big donation to pro-life center

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Megachurch pastor’s mom was told to abort him; he’s making big donation to pro-life center

February 14, 2019 08:02 PM

SC Senate throws wrench into plans to sell Santee Cooper

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SC Senate throws wrench into plans to sell Santee Cooper

February 14, 2019 12:51 PM

Good news for Staley, Gamecocks: NCAA approves USC host site for tournament

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Good news for Staley, Gamecocks: NCAA approves USC host site for tournament

February 14, 2019 03:51 PM

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South Carolina baseball falls in extra innings against Liberty on Opening Day

February 15, 2019 08:12 PM

This Midlands community is getting its first Starbucks

February 15, 2019 01:17 PM

Harold White, longtime USC leader and school’s first black football coach, has died

February 15, 2019 12:48 PM

Leader of an elementary after-school program was also a cocaine dealer, NC cops say

February 15, 2019 12:46 PM

In Charlotte, Dave Chappelle makes more transgender jokes — and makes no apologies

February 15, 2019 01:47 AM

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Duke’s Jack White talks lessons from Louisville rally

February 15, 2019 04:43 PM

Gamecocks Dawn Staley still representing Charlotte Sting

February 15, 2019 10:59 PM

Mark Kingston: Liberty played ‘cleaner brand of baseball’ to top USC on Opening Day

February 15, 2019 08:52 PM

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Winthrop University will sell beer and wine at baseball and softball games

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Winthrop University will sell beer and wine at baseball and softball games

February 15, 2019 09:20 AM

When veterans have to go to the hospital, this group steps in to foster their pets

February 13, 2019 02:51 PM

This bowling alley-arcade-restaurant hybrid is coming to the Midlands. Here’s when it opens

February 13, 2019 10:48 AM

After razing crime ridden property N. Columbia leaders hope to ‘uplift the community’

February 12, 2019 05:01 PM

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Friday’s Midlands high school basketball playoff scores, schedule

Sports

Friday’s Midlands high school basketball playoff scores, schedule

February 15, 2019 11:16 PM

South Carolina baseball falls in extra innings against Liberty on Opening Day

February 15, 2019 08:12 PM

Harold White, longtime USC leader and school’s first black football coach, has died

February 15, 2019 12:48 PM

It’s a 7-team race. Here’s why USC is best positioned for an SEC No. 4 seed

February 15, 2019 12:07 PM

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Absent winner, economists say SC shouldn’t plan to spend its $61M share of lottery

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Absent winner, economists say SC shouldn’t plan to spend its $61M share of lottery

February 14, 2019 02:55 PM

Former SC lawmaker won’t get new job until senators probe his House votes

February 14, 2019 12:58 PM

SC Senate throws wrench into plans to sell Santee Cooper

February 14, 2019 12:51 PM

Is solar back on track? Bill to save rooftop solar industry moves to SC House vote

February 14, 2019 09:43 AM

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McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 11, 2019

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McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 11, 2019

February 15, 2019 11:47 AM

Trump’s foreign policy is pushing allies into China and Russia’s waiting arms

February 14, 2019 06:26 PM

Supporters of late-term abortion have become ‘monsters’ wanting to ‘exterminate’ babies

February 14, 2019 06:22 PM

Parkland massacre riveted us in anguish, yet we still don’t act

February 14, 2019 05:07 PM

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Battered and low on money, SC’s rural poor suffering from latest storm

Crystal Simmons, a working mother who lives in Wallace, suffered the loss of water, power, phone service and her road during Hurricane Florence. She is among the rural South Carolinians hurt by the storm.

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Harold White, longtime USC leader and school’s first black football coach, has died

February 15, 2019 12:48 PM

That energy Duke showed during epic Louisville rally? Blue Devils hope NC State feels it.

February 15, 2019 05:43 PM

5 predictions (plus a winner) to watch for in NASCAR’s biggest race, the Daytona 500

February 14, 2019 10:59 AM

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 11, 2019

McClatchy editorial cartoons for the week of Feb. 11, 2019

February 15, 2019 11:47 AM

Photo Gallery: NC State defeats Syracuse

Photo Gallery: NC State defeats Syracuse

February 14, 2019 02:17 AM

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Virginia | February 11, 2019

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Virginia | February 11, 2019

February 12, 2019 12:52 AM

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Midlands-area summer camps: Fun opportunities for kids while school is out

It may still feel like winter outside, but it’s time to start planning for summer. Midlands parents hae a host of options for their kids while school is out — and not all of those options are finalized yet.

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5 minutes with chef and life coach Shaun Adams

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5 minutes with chef and life coach Shaun Adams

February 14, 2019 09:39 AM

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One day this week: Treat yourself this Valentine’s Day

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One day this week: Treat yourself this Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2019 09:34 AM

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