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SportsCLINTON, S.C. — Presbyterian College lost at home for the first time in 741 days on Saturday, as Butler held the ball for more than 40 minutes and left Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, S.C., with a 27-10 win on Halloween homecoming. The loss snapped…
SportsCLINTON, S.C. — Alyssa Febres, a junior guard on the Presbyterian College women’s basketball team in Clinton, has been chosen for the Kay Yow Servant Leader Award, a national honor for players who put others first. The award, named for the late Hall of Fame…
SportsCLINTON, S.C. — Presbyterian College football celebrates Homecoming in Clinton on Halloween this year, and the Blue Hose will have their hands full when Butler visits Bailey Memorial Stadium for a 1 p.m. kickoff Saturday. PC (4-4, 3-2 Pioneer Football League) has not lost at…
From the HERE City State DeskMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Five high school seniors from across South Carolina are in the running for the state top individual football honor, and the winner will be revealed Dec. 12 at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl, the senior all-star game played in…
From the HERE City National DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steven Stamkos got the better of the franchise he captained for years on Saturday, tying the game late in regulation and then delivering the lone shootout goal as the Nashville Predators slipped past the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Bridgestone Arena. Tampa…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN JOSE, Calif. — New Mexico survived three turnovers and kept San Jose State out of the end zone on offense all afternoon, winning 21-16 on Saturday to stay unbeaten in Mountain West play. Scottre Humphrey ran in two first-half touchdowns, the first a 1-yard…
From the HERE City National DeskLIVERPOOL, England — Defending Premier League champion Arsenal can climb to first place Sunday if it leaves Anfield without a loss, while Liverpool needs a win to get back ahead of Chelsea. Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. local time, or 11:30 a.m. Eastern. Arsenal sits second,…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Golden State Valkyries needed only two seasons to reach the top of the WNBA. Golden State beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 at Chase Center on Saturday night in the first Game 7 the WNBA Finals have ever produced, taking the…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Running back Jonathan Taylor is now on the table in Indianapolis, as the 2-5 Colts have signaled they will listen to offers for their star ball carrier before the Nov. 10 trade deadline. Several clubs have already called, and the discussions were…
From the HERE City National DeskCARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy put together their most productive attack of the season on Saturday, beating Austin FC 4-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in their last regular-season home match and staying alive in the Western Conference playoff race. Joao Klauss started the…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — Running back Zach Charbonnet will play his first game of the 2026 season when the Seattle Seahawks host the Chicago Bears on Monday night, coach Mike Macdonald said, about nine and a half months after Charbonnet tore his ACL in the playoffs.…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — USC took down second-ranked Ohio State 30-18 on a wet Saturday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a result that dents the Buckeyes' national title path and gives coach Lincoln Riley the signature win of his time with the Trojans.…
Education
LAURENS, S.C. — Some Laurens County School District 55 students are getting home later than usual this fall, with afternoon bus routes running anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes behind as the district reworks driver schedules. Acting Superintendent Rhett Harris said only 53 of the district 64 buses are on…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Property tax bills arriving across South Carolina this fall carry a bigger break for many older homeowners, but only for those who have signed up for it. For the 2026 tax year the state homestead exemption jumps from $50,000 to $75,000. That is the slice of an…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FBI on Saturday pinned the largest cryptocurrency theft on record on North Korea, saying a state-backed hacking unit it calls TraderTraitor drained more than $6 billion in digital assets from the Binance exchange on or about Oct. 29. In its statement, the bureau said agents had…
Crime
LAURENS COUNTY, S.C. — A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder after investigators searching for a missing 87-year-old Newberry County man found human remains buried on a property in the Waterloo area of Laurens County. Richard Lewis Cribb faces counts of murder, armed robbery, grand larceny and first-degree burglary…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina voters will pick a new attorney general on Tuesday, and the two people on the ballot took very different roads to get there: a career prosecutor backed by sheriffs and a solo trial lawyer running on a shoestring. Republican David Stumbo has been solicitor for…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A U.S. Senate seat that Republicans long treated as safe in South Carolina is heading into Tuesday as one of the closest-watched races in the country. Sen. Darline Graham, a first-time candidate, was appointed to the seat after her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, died of a torn…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Early voting is over in South Carolina, and everyone who has not voted yet now has one day to do it. Polling places open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and close at 7 p.m., and the State Election Commission says anyone already standing in line at 7 p.m.…
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