<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
    xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
    xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"
    xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
    xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
    xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
    xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">

    <channel>
    
    <atom:link href="http://www.scnow.com/scp/rss/cat_state_regional/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
    <link xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="display:module" type="text/xsl" href="http://cm.my.yahoo.com/feedtemplates/npc/simpletemplate_left.xsl"/>

    <title>State and Regional News for SCNow</title>
    <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/</link>
    <image>
        <url>http://static.mgnetwork.com/scp/media_path/icons/my_yahoo_header.jpg</url>
        <title>State and Regional News for SCNow</title>
        <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/</link>
        <width>150</width>
        <height>30</height>
    </image>
    <description></description>
    <dc:language>en</dc:language>
    <dc:creator>SCNow</dc:creator>
    <dc:rights>Copyright 2008</dc:rights>
    <dc:date>2008-10-06T23:08:00-05:00</dc:date>

    <admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.scnow.com/" />
    
         <item>
          <title>Silent witness ceremony remembers domestic violence victims</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/silent_witness_ceremony_remembers_domestic_violence_victims/16125/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The state with one of the highest rates in the nation of domestic violence took time Monday to honor the 2007 victims of fatal domestic abuse. South Carolina held the 11th annual Silent Witness ceremony on the Statehouse steps.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/silent_witness_ceremony_remembers_domestic_violence_victims/16125/#When:22:33:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Former Brunswick sheriff sentenced to 16 months</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081006/ARTICLES/810060299/1155&amp;title=Former_Brunswick_sheriff_sentenced_to_16_months</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Former Brunswick County Sheriff Ronald Hewett was sentenced Monday to 16 months in prison on a charge of obstructing justice by interfering in a federal grand jury investigation of his office.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081006/ARTICLES/810060299/1155&amp;title=Former_Brunswick_sheriff_sentenced_to_16_months#When:17:53:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Vigil held for domestic violence victims</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/vigil_held_for_domestic_violence_victims/16096/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Family and friends gathered in Columbia Monday morning, remembering the victims who died because of domestic violence this past year.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/vigil_held_for_domestic_violence_victims/16096/#When:17:12:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Coroner says elderly SC man killed before fire</title>
          <link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SC_FATAL_FIRE_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Authorities say an 81-year-old man was killed before a fire destroyed his apartment.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:31:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SC_FATAL_FIRE_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:14:31:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Increase in Hispanic students in Greenville at 3&#45;year low</title>
          <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081006/NEWS01/810060318&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
One student comes from a family of Cuban &#8220;boat refugees&#8221; who survive on $625 a month. Another is from a remote area of Guatemala and speaks only the Mayan Indian language.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081006/NEWS01/810060318&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL#When:14:16:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Federal dollars might fund Holden Beach sand restoration</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081005/ARTICLES/810050290/1155?Title=Federal_dollars_may_fund_Holden_Beach_sand#</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Over the years Holden Beach has dipped into its own coffers to pay for sand to boost its eroded beach. But should federal taxpayers be on the financial hook to replace town-funded sand that was recently washed away by Tropical Storm Hanna? Holden Beach officials hope so.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081005/ARTICLES/810050290/1155?Title=Federal_dollars_may_fund_Holden_Beach_sand##When:14:11:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Gay&#45;rights group to visit Columbia campus</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/gay_rights_group_to_visit_columbia_campus/16066/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Members of a gay-rights group say they will visit Columbia International University and try to talk to students despite administrators&#8217; warnings that they&#8217;re not welcome.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:29:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/gay_rights_group_to_visit_columbia_campus/16066/#When:13:29:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC soldier&#8217;s funeral set for Wednesday</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_soldiers_funeral_set_for_wednesday/16056/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Services are set for Mount Pleasant on Wednesday for a soldier killed in Afghanistan last week.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:40:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_soldiers_funeral_set_for_wednesday/16056/#When:11:40:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Behind the scenes at the State Fair</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/115/story/544362.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The State Fair, which starts Wednesday and runs through Oct. 19, is a place for lovers. That is, if the objects of your affection are music, candy, trinkets, animals, rides and fried food.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:46:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/115/story/544362.html#When:23:46:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC group to discuss worst case flu scenario</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_group_to_discuss_worst_case_flu_scenario/16034/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Scientists from across South Carolina plan to meet this week in Columbia to discuss how they would handle a massive outbreak of the flu.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_group_to_discuss_worst_case_flu_scenario/16034/#When:13:53:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Wachovia the prize in sudden banking brawl</title>
          <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/112/story/232589.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A banking brawl broke out over the surprise announcement Friday that Wells Fargo plans to buy Wachovia for $15 billion, an agreement that upsets the previously stunning Wachovia-Citigroup deal announced Monday.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/112/story/232589.html#When:16:43:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Trooper acquitted in civil rights case to be reinstated</title>
          <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/NEWS01/310040001&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A federal jury on Friday acquitted a state Highway Patrol trooper who this week stood trial on accusations that he violated the civil rights of a man he struck with his patrol car as the suspect fled on foot, then later bragged to other officers that he meant to hit the man.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 08:51:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081004/NEWS01/310040001&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL#When:12:51:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Stagecoach among unique offerings at State Park Service auction</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/543176.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The State Park Service&#8217;s attic is overflowing with stuff, so it&#8217;s time for its first garage sale. Technically, it&#8217;s an auction. But the merchandise has that Saturday-morning, spread-it-out-in-the-driveway feel, with a few treasures mixed in with the why-didn&#8217;t-they-throw-that-away stuff.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/543176.html#When:13:39:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Prosecutors: Ex&#45;sheriff should get maximum penalty</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081002/ARTICLES/810020261/1004?Title=Prosecutors__Ex_sheriff_should_get_maximum_penalty</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Prosecutors are recommending that former Brunswick County Sheriff Ronald Hewett serve about a year and a half in prison for obstructing justice.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081002/ARTICLES/810020261/1004?Title=Prosecutors__Ex_sheriff_should_get_maximum_penalty#When:12:47:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Fewer NC students pass end&#45;of&#45;year reading test</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/fewer_nc_students_pass_end_of_year_reading_test/15908/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Far fewer North Carolina students passed end-of-the-year reading tests this year, as the test became harder.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/fewer_nc_students_pass_end_of_year_reading_test/15908/#When:10:44:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Sanford wants agency heads to discuss budget cuts</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sanford_wants_agency_heads_to_discuss_budget_cuts/15909/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Gov. Mark Sanford is asking state agency heads to meet in Columbia on Tuesday to identify programs that could be cut from the state budget.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:56:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sanford_wants_agency_heads_to_discuss_budget_cuts/15909/#When:09:56:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>USC dean offers unique insight on vice presidential debate</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/usc_communication_dean_tells_ss_what_to_look_for_in_vice_presidential_debat/15887/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The vice presidential candidates are getting ready for what could be the most-watched vice presidential debate in history.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/usc_communication_dean_tells_ss_what_to_look_for_in_vice_presidential_debat/15887/#When:22:20:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC&#8217;s U.S. senate candidates offer stark contrasts</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/scs_us_senate_candidates_offer_stark_contrasts/15885/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
South Carolina voters have a clear choice when they go to the polls next month to elect a U.S. senator. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is running for reelection to the seat he won for the first time in 2002, after Strom Thurmond&#8217;s retirement. He&#8217;s being challenged by Democrat Bob Conley, a pilot and engineer.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:57:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/scs_us_senate_candidates_offer_stark_contrasts/15885/#When:21:57:01Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Cheers, jeers greet smoking ban in Columbia, Richland County</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/542229.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Nonsmokers enjoyed cleaner and clearer atmospheres Wednesday in restaurants and bars across Columbia.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:05:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/542229.html#When:13:05:01Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Trooper testifies he didn&#8217;t mean to hit suspect with patrol car</title>
          <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/NEWS01/310020002&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Suspended Highway Patrol trooper Steve Garren told a federal jury on Wednesday that he is sorry for expletive-laced comments recorded the night he struck a fleeing suspect with his patrol car but that he doesn&#8217;t remember making the statements, during which he brags to other officers that he meant to hit the suspect.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081002/NEWS01/310020002&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL#When:13:00:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC soldier dies in explosion in Afghanistan</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_soldier_dies_in_explosion_in_afghanistan/15799/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The Defense Department said Wednesday that 29-year-old Capt. Richard G. Cliff Jr. of Mount Pleasant was killed Monday when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_soldier_dies_in_explosion_in_afghanistan/15799/#When:12:48:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>NC neighborhood association leader ordered to stay clear of neighborhood kids</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081001/ARTICLES/810010237/1155?Title=Association_leader_ordered_to_stay_clear_of_neighborhood_kids</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Judges have ordered the president of a homeowners association in Hampstead to stay clear of several children in his neighborhood after residents said he took traffic rules into his own hands.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20081001/ARTICLES/810010237/1155?Title=Association_leader_ordered_to_stay_clear_of_neighborhood_kids#When:12:04:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Ketner, Brown debate, but gloves come off after</title>
          <link>http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/02/ketner_brown_debate_but_gloves_come_off_56545/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Democrat Linda Ketner and Republican incumbent Republican Henry Brown sparred over economics, energy and health care for nearly an hour Wednesday night. But the real fireworks started during an end of broadcast feud over a forest fire.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/oct/02/ketner_brown_debate_but_gloves_come_off_56545/#When:12:00:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Southeast gas shortages should ease soon</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/southeast_gas_shortages_should_ease_soon/15778/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Here&#8217;s a little good news for motorists who&#8217;ve waited in line at the pump: Gas shortages in the Southeast should be easing within the next two weeks.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/southeast_gas_shortages_should_ease_soon/15778/#When:22:08:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Shrimpers pull out of Beaufort festival</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/shrimpers_pull_out_of_beaufort_festival/15738/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Officials say a difficult year for shrimpers has prompted the state&#8217;s Shrimpers Association to pull its sponsorship from Beaufort&#8217;s annual shrimp festival.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/shrimpers_pull_out_of_beaufort_festival/15738/#When:15:06:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Price increases causing problems for NC seniors</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080930/ARTICLES/809300267/1004?Title=Price_increases_cause_problems_for_area_seniors</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Walter Pate had some joking advice on the current financial crisis: Buy a gun and learn to hunt. That way, the Wilmington resident reasoned with a grin, you can still eat after the financial world comes crashing down around you.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080930/ARTICLES/809300267/1004?Title=Price_increases_cause_problems_for_area_seniors#When:12:20:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC trooper couldn&#8217;t avoid hitting suspect, attorney says</title>
          <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/NEWS01/310010002&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The defense attorney for Highway Patrol trooper Steve Garren pounded the lectern Tuesday in Garren&#8217;s civil rights trial as he described how the trooper couldn&#8217;t avoid hitting a fleeing suspect with his patrol car&#8212;a collision prosecutors say was a deliberate act.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081001/NEWS01/310010002&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL#When:12:08:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Charleston firefighters to be honored at ceremony</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/charleston_firefighters_to_be_honored_at_ceremony/15717/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The nine Charleston firefighters killed in a furniture store blaze last year will be honored at a national ceremony honoring firefighters killed in the line of duty.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:38:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/charleston_firefighters_to_be_honored_at_ceremony/15717/#When:10:38:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Jury watches video of suspect hit by SC trooper</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/civil_rights_violation_trial_starts_for_sc_trooper1/15655/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The fleeing man rammed by a South Carolina state trooper says he didn&#8217;t feel any pain for about a half-mile after he was struck last year.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/civil_rights_violation_trial_starts_for_sc_trooper1/15655/#When:15:39:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Sanford to again call on legislators to return</title>
          <link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SC_STATE_BUDGET_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=STATE&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2008&#45;09&#45;30&#45;10&#45;31&#45;26</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is threatening to force legislators back to Columbia to deal with the sputtering economy.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SC_STATE_BUDGET_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=STATE&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2008&#45;09&#45;30&#45;10&#45;31&#45;26#When:14:30:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Upstate doughboy statue heads to Columbia for restoration</title>
          <link>http://www.independent&#45;mail.com/news/2008/sep/29/rising&#45;rubble&#45;doughboy&#45;heads&#45;columbia&#45;restoration/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The remains of &#8220;The Spirit of the Doughboy&#8221; lay wrapped in a gray rug, in the back of a metallic blue sport utility vehicle on Monday, taking its second trip south to Columbia.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:19:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.independent&#45;mail.com/news/2008/sep/29/rising&#45;rubble&#45;doughboy&#45;heads&#45;columbia&#45;restoration/#When:14:19:01Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Spartanburg officers kill injured deer downtown</title>
          <link>http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080930/NEWS/809300323/1083?Title=Officers_kill_injured_deer_downtown</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
An adult five-point buck was euthanized Monday after he led officers on a short chase through downtown Spartanburg. The deer was first spotted in the parking lot of First Baptist Church on East Main Street.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:16:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080930/NEWS/809300323/1083?Title=Officers_kill_injured_deer_downtown#When:13:16:01Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Google celebrates SC data center</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/google_celebrates_sc_data_center/15644/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Google is having a party to mark the completion of its new data center near Moncks Corner.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:10:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/google_celebrates_sc_data_center/15644/#When:13:10:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Sale to Citigroup keeps Wachovia from failing, but thousands of layoffs are still likely</title>
          <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/222685.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Charlotte-based Wachovia, an N.C. banking stalwart that survived the Great Depression, 1970s economic woes and a consolidation wave that stripped many cities of their hometown banks, on Monday succumbed to a ravenous credit crunch that is upending the banking world order.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/business/story/222685.html#When:12:58:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>NC governor says more gasoline at port terminals</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_governor_says_more_gasoline_at_port_terminals/15615/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Gov. Mike Easley says gasoline distributors in Charlotte can get more fuel for stations they serve if they haul their trucks to the coast.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_governor_says_more_gasoline_at_port_terminals/15615/#When:22:50:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC Public Safety director says attitudes changing</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/public_safety_director_says_attitudes_changing/15582/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The head of the state Department of Public Safety says he has been meeting with Highway Patrol troopers to instill ethics standards during his first 90 days on the job in the wake of videos showing troopers running down suspects with their cruisers or kicking them when they&#8217;re down.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:23:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/public_safety_director_says_attitudes_changing/15582/#When:17:23:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Rock drummer released from Ga. burn hospital</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/rock_drummer_released_from_ga_burn_hospital/15581/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has been released from a Georgia hospital after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash more than a week ago. Hospital spokeswoman Beth Frits says Barker was released on Monday morning.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:21:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/rock_drummer_released_from_ga_burn_hospital/15581/#When:17:21:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Charleston mayor makes pick for new fire chief</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/charleston_mayor_makes_pick_for_new_fire_chief/15580/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley said during a news conference Monday that Montgomery County, Md., Fire Chief Thomas Carr should lead the fire department. Former Charleston Fire Chief Rusty Thomas retired in June, a year after nine firefighters died in a furniture store blaze.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:48:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/charleston_mayor_makes_pick_for_new_fire_chief/15580/#When:16:48:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Parts of SC still suffer from gas shortages</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/parts_of_sc_still_suffer_from_gas_shortages/15565/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Authorities say drivers in South Carolina&#8217;s urban areas are still having trouble finding gas, but overall, availability in the state has improved.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/parts_of_sc_still_suffer_from_gas_shortages/15565/#When:14:39:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>NC gas hunt: Some stations still dry, others not</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_gas_hunt_some_stations_still_dry_others_not/15558/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Promised infusions of gasoline to areas of North Carolina that have been out of gas since last week have been slow arriving and officials said Monday all they can do is urge that drivers be patient.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_gas_hunt_some_stations_still_dry_others_not/15558/#When:12:53:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Bacteria level high at NC beach</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/bacteria_level_high_at_nc_beach/15557/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
State environmental officials say two beaches on the sound side of Wrightsville Beach have high levels of bacteria that could cause stomach problems or skin infections.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:23:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/bacteria_level_high_at_nc_beach/15557/#When:12:23:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>NC to buy Grandfather Mountain</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_to_buy_grandfather_mountain/15543/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
North Carolina will buy Grandfather Mountain and its approximately 2,600 acres of backcountry wilderness, preserving an icon of the state forever, Gov. Mike Easley and family members of the late Hugh Morton are expected to announce today.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_to_buy_grandfather_mountain/15543/#When:21:02:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC trooper&#8217;s lawyer: Video shows innocence</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_troopers_lawyer_video_shows_innocence/15536/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A South Carolina state trooper who bragged about a crash that sent a fleeing suspect flying over the hood of his cruiser is to go on trial this week in a case drawing scrutiny from leaders of the state&#8217;s African-American community.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_troopers_lawyer_video_shows_innocence/15536/#When:16:52:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Economic importance of tobacco farming spirals downward in SC</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/537915.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A growing tide of smoking bans, persistent efforts to raise the cigarette tax, even aging tobacco barns, sagging in the countryside, are symbols that a part of South Carolina culture has changed forever.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 09:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/537915.html#When:13:30:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Gas shortage wipes out weekend across the South</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/gas_shortage_wipes_out_weekend_across_the_south/15517/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
This is how serious the Southeastern gas shortage has become: There&#8217;s talk of calling off college football.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:05:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/gas_shortage_wipes_out_weekend_across_the_south/15517/#When:21:05:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Legislators preparing budget cut plans</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/legislators_preparing_budget_cut_plans/15480/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
News of South Carolina&#8217;s sputtering economy prompted the state&#8217;s top budget writers Friday to begin planning for targeted cuts in state agencies&#8217; spending, with no promises to exempt public schools or health care for the poor.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/legislators_preparing_budget_cut_plans/15480/#When:23:33:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC attorney general renews gouging investigation</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_attorney_general_renews_gouging_investigation/15477/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is renewing the state&#8217;s prohibition on price gouging as he continues to investigate soaring gas prices.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_attorney_general_renews_gouging_investigation/15477/#When:20:01:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Spokeswoman: DJ AM released from burn hospital</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/spokeswoman_dj_am_released_from_burn_hospital/15478/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Celebrity disc jockey DJ AM has been released from a Georgia hospital after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash a week ago, a spokeswoman for the musician said Friday.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:22:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/spokeswoman_dj_am_released_from_burn_hospital/15478/#When:19:22:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Columbia&#8217;s St. John Baptist Church marks a century of faith</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/536366.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
St. John Baptist Church has stood at the corner of what is now West Beltline Boulevard and Farrow Road for a century, seeing its people through segregation, the Great Depression, wars, integration and the everyday conflicts and triumphs of life.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/536366.html#When:12:52:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>No&#45;name storm lands with rain, gusts in Carolinas</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/no_name_storm_lands_with_rain_gusts_in_carolinas/15426/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A storm that never quite gained tropical strength or a name over the Atlantic came ashore in the Carolinas early Friday, dumping up to 4 inches of rain along the coast and knocking out power to about 4,300 customers.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/no_name_storm_lands_with_rain_gusts_in_carolinas/15426/#When:12:47:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Man set to die asks high court for execution stay</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/man_set_to_die_asks_high_court_for_execution_stay/15395/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
An attorney for a South Carolina man set to die next week for killing a convenience store clerk has asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of execution.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/man_set_to_die_asks_high_court_for_execution_stay/15395/#When:20:50:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC ranks 2nd in the nation for men killing women</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_ranks_2nd_in_the_nation_for_men_killing_women/15334/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
According to a Violence Policy Center (VPC) study, South Carolina ranks second in the nation when it comes to women being murdered by men.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:55:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_ranks_2nd_in_the_nation_for_men_killing_women/15334/#When:14:55:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Storm expected to come ashore today, possibly as a tropical system</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080924/ARTICLES/809240291/1155&amp;title=Storm_expected_to_come_ashore_today__possibly_as_a_tropical_system</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
With a possible tropical system brewing off the coast, the National Weather Service in Wilmington has issued a coastal flood advisory for New Hanover and Pender counties.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080924/ARTICLES/809240291/1155&amp;title=Storm_expected_to_come_ashore_today__possibly_as_a_tropical_system#When:12:09:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Deadly Columbia Learjet Crash: Blown tires rarely to blame</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/535172.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Last week&#8217;s deadly Learjet crash was the first fatal plane crash nationwide in more than a decade involving a blown tire during takeoff, federal records show.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/535172.html#When:11:59:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC senators split over economic bailout plan</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_senators_split_over_economic_bailout_plan/15298/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Even though they&#8217;re from the same party, South Carolina&#8217;s two U.S. senators don&#8217;t agree on the $700 billion economic bailout plan being debated in Washington. Sen. Lindsey Graham says the bailout is a bad choice, but not passing it would be catastrophic to our economy. Sen. Jim DeMint says passing the bailout will worsen our debt and weaken the dollar.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:55:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_senators_split_over_economic_bailout_plan/15298/#When:21:55:01Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC regulators say work can start at reactor site</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_regulators_say_work_can_start_at_reactor_site/15289/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
State regulators have approved South Carolina Electric &amp; Gas Co.&#8217;s request to begin work near Columbia on the site where it wants to build two nuclear reactors.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:46:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_regulators_say_work_can_start_at_reactor_site/15289/#When:19:46:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Officer: Ex&#45;Blink 182 drummer in intense pain</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/officer_ex_blink_182_drummer_in_intense_pain/15284/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A South Carolina police officer said he listened in disbelief as the two men he saw running from blazing plane wreckage described how they escaped the inferno.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:08:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/officer_ex_blink_182_drummer_in_intense_pain/15284/#When:17:08:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>NC Gov. Easley says fuel shortage only &#8216;temporary&#8217;</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_gov_easley_says_fuel_shortage_only_temporary/15280/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Gov. Mike Easley says more gasoline is headed to fuel-starved western North Carolina.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:47:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_gov_easley_says_fuel_shortage_only_temporary/15280/#When:16:47:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>200,000 in Carolinas yet to claim stimulus check</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/200000_in_carolinas_yet_to_claim_stimulus_check/15252/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Some 200,000 retirees and disabled veterans in the Carolinas have only three weeks to file for an economic stimulus check.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/200000_in_carolinas_yet_to_claim_stimulus_check/15252/#When:14:49:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>In Western NC, lines swell, fuel hunt grows</title>
          <link>http://www.citizen&#45;times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880923121</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The gas shortage in the mountains showed no signs of letting up Tuesday, leaving consumers waiting hours to refuel and gas suppliers looking farther afield to find fuel. Gov. Mike Easley also Tuesday appealed to oil and pipeline companies for more fuel for Western North Carolina.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.citizen&#45;times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880923121#When:12:15:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Columbia plane crash: Musicians&#8217; escape amazes witnesses</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/534126.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
It appears to be a divine escape that mystifies those who stood before the fireball. Travis Barker, a rock drummer, and celebrity DJ Adam Goldstein climbed onto the right wing of a flaming Learjet that was to have delivered them and four others Friday to Los Angeles.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/534126.html#When:12:02:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Unemployment insurance fund could run out soon</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/unemployment_insurance_fund_could_run_out_soon/15213/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
As South Carolina&#8217;s unemployment rate is at a 15-year high, the trust fund from which the state pays unemployment benefits is running dry. It had contained nearly $800 million in 2000 but is now down to about $115 million. The state&#8217;s unemployment rate in August was 7.6 percent, fifth-highest in the nation.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/unemployment_insurance_fund_could_run_out_soon/15213/#When:22:33:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Police create senior wandering warning system</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/police_create_senior_wandering_warning_system/15167/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Some South Carolina police agencies are adopting a Silver Alert system to locate seniors with dementia who wander away.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:22:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/police_create_senior_wandering_warning_system/15167/#When:20:22:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>NC auditor critical of Robeson college spending</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_auditor_critical_of_robeson_college_spending/15200/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Robeson Community College is taking issue with a report by state auditors that questions its aviation program and the cost of some office furniture.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:11:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/nc_auditor_critical_of_robeson_college_spending/15200/#When:19:11:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Investigators examining highway under SC jet crash</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/investigators_examining_highway_under_sc_jet_crash/15166/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Federal investigators are examining the road crossed by a Learjet that crashed on takeoff at Columbia Metropolitan Airport, killing four people and injuring two popular musicians.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/investigators_examining_highway_under_sc_jet_crash/15166/#When:15:20:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Western NC gas stations running on empty</title>
          <link>http://www.citizen&#45;times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880922102</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A gas shortage that closed many stations Monday and left motorists in lines of up to an hour or more at others promises more of the same today.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.citizen&#45;times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880922102#When:13:00:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Upstate suspect takes a taxi to bank heist, police car to jail</title>
          <link>http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080923/NEWS/809230329/1112?Title=Suspect_takes_a_taxi_to_bank_heist__police_car_to_jail</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A Roebuck man who police say hailed a cab to rob a bank didn&#8217;t fare so well Monday. Donald Wesley West, 31, is facing federal bank robbery charges after police say he asked a cab driver to stop at the BB&amp;T branch at 1488 W.O. Ezell Blvd.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.goupstate.com/article/20080923/NEWS/809230329/1112?Title=Suspect_takes_a_taxi_to_bank_heist__police_car_to_jail#When:12:54:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Police say Lumberton boy, 12, shot by booby trap</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/police_say_lumberton_boy_12_shot_by_booby_trap/15135/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A 12-year-old boy was recovering from a shotgun wound he sustained from a booby trap in an unoccupied house, authorities said.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/police_say_lumberton_boy_12_shot_by_booby_trap/15135/#When:12:44:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC voters concerned about four big issues</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_voters_concerned_about_four_big_issues/15109/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
If you want to know what the biggest election-year issue is in South Carolina, you only have to look at a local office of the state Employment Security Commission. Unemployed South Carolinians have been there, wall-to-wall, since before the latest Wall Street collapse put the economy at the forefront of the presidential campaign.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_voters_concerned_about_four_big_issues/15109/#When:22:02:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Jury selection for SC trooper expected to begin</title>
          <link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SC_TROOPER_AGGRESSION_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper caught on video ramming a suspect with his patrol car is expected in court this week as preparations for his upcoming federal trial get under way.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:06:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SC_TROOPER_AGGRESSION_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:12:06:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Tourism drops at southeastern NC beaches</title>
          <link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_BEACH_TOURISM_NCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
It appears there were fewer visitors to beaches in southeastern North Carolina this year.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:09:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_BEACH_TOURISM_NCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:11:09:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Family goes to murder victim&#8217;s memorial site, finds more bones</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080919/ARTICLES/809190324/1155&amp;title=Family_goes_to_murder_victim_s_memorial_site__finds_more_bones</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Lisa Valentino drove from New Jersey to Wilmington to the spot where part of her murdered sister&#8217;s skeleton was found nearly five months ago. She was there to leave flowers, find closure and bring her youngest sister home on Friday.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080919/ARTICLES/809190324/1155&amp;title=Family_goes_to_murder_victim_s_memorial_site__finds_more_bones#When:16:03:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SBI called to investigate Maxton shooting</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/sbi_called_to_investigate_maxton_shooting/15024/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A teen was shot by a Maxton police officer and the N.C. State Bureau of Investigation is looking into the incident.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:51:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/sbi_called_to_investigate_maxton_shooting/15024/#When:15:51:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Doctor expects recovery for 2 musicians in crash</title>
          <link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LEARJET_CRASH_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=STATE&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2008&#45;09&#45;21&#45;11&#45;00&#45;55</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM are expected to fully recover from burns they suffered in a fiery South Carolina jet crash that killed the other four people aboard, one of their doctors said Sunday.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:01:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LEARJET_CRASH_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=STATE&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2008&#45;09&#45;21&#45;11&#45;00&#45;55#When:13:01:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>USC announces plans for new political library</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/usc_announces_plans_for_new_political_library/14977/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
University of South Carolina leaders announced Friday plans of building a new political collections library on campus.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/usc_announces_plans_for_new_political_library/14977/#When:18:13:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Toll on young drivers mounts in Johnston NC</title>
          <link>http://www.newsobserver.com/news/johnston/story/1224308.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The deaths of a Princeton High senior and a recent graduate hit hard Thursday at the school in eastern Johnston County, where car crashes have killed three other students in the past 18 months.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:39:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.newsobserver.com/news/johnston/story/1224308.html#When:12:39:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Deputies chase, shoot Columbia robbery suspect</title>
          <link>http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=66302&amp;catid=2</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
What began as a robbery call around midnight Friday ended soon after deputies fired at a man they say tried to run them over.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=66302&amp;catid=2#When:12:28:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Five Points block party: Ready to rock</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/527893.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Richard Burts got an unexpected call from an old friend, Ryan Dickert, in early August. Dickert, a Columbia native who lives in San Diego, Calif., had a scoop: Wireless company T-Mobile was looking to host a few concerts in the Carolinas.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:28:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/527893.html#When:12:28:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Inadequate NC gas supply keeps nervous drivers looking</title>
          <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/100/story/199221.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Patrick Plettner rolled through a BP station at Cotswold. The computer of his BMW 525i said he had two miles left in his tank. He&#8217;d already been to several dry stations around town. &#8220;Who&#8217;s got gas?&#8221; he asked the BP station attendant. The worker shrugged his shoulders.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/100/story/199221.html#When:12:19:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Army investigating triple fatality at Ft. Bragg</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/army_investigating_triple_fatality_at_ft_bragg/14785/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The military said Wednesday that investigators are looking into a wreck that killed three soldiers and injured two others over the weekend on Fort Bragg.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:41:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/north_carolina_state/article/army_investigating_triple_fatality_at_ft_bragg/14785/#When:12:41:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Erosion eats away at Southport&#8217;s riverfront</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080916/ARTICLES/809160193/1004&amp;title=Erosion_eats_away_at_Southport_s_riverfront</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The riverfront needs love too. That&#8217;s the message Southport Alderman Paul Fisher has been trying to get across for years. Over time, the Cape Fear River has eaten away land along the city&#8217;s shore, leaving it vulnerable to storms and strong wakes.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:56:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080916/ARTICLES/809160193/1004&amp;title=Erosion_eats_away_at_Southport_s_riverfront#When:11:56:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Pickens Council delays immigration, language law</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/pickens_council_delays_immigration_language_law/14735/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Pickens County Council has delayed action on an ordinance to crack down on illegal immigration and make English the official language.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/pickens_council_delays_immigration_language_law/14735/#When:15:59:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>N.C. probe includes gas station allegedly charging $7.32 a gallon</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080915/ARTICLES/809150274/1004&amp;title=N_C__probe_includes_gas_station_allegedly_charging__7_32_a_gallon#</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
The state is issuing seven subpoenas to gas stations in connection with complaints of high prices during the last few days, including one allegedly charging $7.32 a gallon.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080915/ARTICLES/809150274/1004&amp;title=N_C__probe_includes_gas_station_allegedly_charging__7_32_a_gallon##When:12:02:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Sumter court said woman owed $0.63 in child support</title>
          <link>http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=66187&amp;catid=2</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A Sumter County woman was summoned to court for a child support payment less than a dollar, due to the Sumter County Family Court&#8217;s shift to a new computerized system.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=66187&amp;catid=2#When:11:57:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Gay group wants people to know SC is &#8216;so gay&#8217;</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/gay_group_wants_people_to_know_sc_is_so_gay_1/14736/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Members of a South Carolina gay rights organization said Tuesday they hope a recent controversy about ads proclaiming the state &#8220;so gay&#8221; will stir up interest in this year&#8217;s gay pride celebration.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:02:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/gay_group_wants_people_to_know_sc_is_so_gay_1/14736/#When:04:02:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC GOP opens campaign office</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_gop_opens_campaign_office/14642/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
South Carolina&#8217;s Republican Party has opened its joint federal-state campaign headquarters in West Columbia.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:50:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_gop_opens_campaign_office/14642/#When:14:50:01Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC gas prices rise to $4.12, if you can find it</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_gas_prices_rise_to_412_if_you_can_find_it/14643/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
AAA Carolinas says there is gasoline in South Carolina, but warns drivers they will have to pay record prices.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:24:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_gas_prices_rise_to_412_if_you_can_find_it/14643/#When:14:24:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>NC boatwright launches final trawler</title>
          <link>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080915/ARTICLES/809150331/1004&amp;title=Varnamtown_boatwright_launches_final_trawler</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
It&#8217;s hard to say what Don &#8220;Grunts&#8221; Dosher was thinking Tuesday as he watched the Laura Wynn float in saltwater for the first time. For 45 years, building wooden shrimp boats in the Varnamtown area has been his life&#8217;s passion. But the Laura Wynn, he says, is his last.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20080915/ARTICLES/809150331/1004&amp;title=Varnamtown_boatwright_launches_final_trawler#When:12:20:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Battle of the Bulge haunts SC WWII vet</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/524686.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Fifty-two bodies &#8212; German or American, Fritz Gray couldn&#8217;t tell &#8212; lay frozen in a minefield. They were there for five weeks in the winter of 1944 as Gray shivered in a foxhole in the shattered Hertgen Forest, on the German-Belgian border, during the Battle of the Bulge.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/524686.html#When:11:57:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Nearly 2,000 brought to safety in Texas after Ike</title>
          <link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IKE_LAOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=STATE&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2008&#45;09&#45;12&#45;21&#45;15&#45;38</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
As teams persisted in the biggest search and rescue operation in Texas history, a new phase of the disaster wrought by Hurricane Ike was only beginning while thousands of people faced long stays in crowded shelters because their homes were damaged or destroyed.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:45:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/IKE_LAOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=STATE&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&amp;CTIME=2008&#45;09&#45;12&#45;21&#45;15&#45;38#When:11:45:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>NASCAR Hall planners expected higher price all along</title>
          <link>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/100/story/190273.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
NASCAR Hall of Fame planners can&#8217;t say what the exhibits would look like under the current $13 million budget. They&#8217;ve always expected to spend more. But now that city staff and the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority have requested an extra $17 million, the City Council is asking questions.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:33:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.charlotteobserver.com/100/story/190273.html#When:17:33:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Midlands gas prices soar</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/523031.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Columbia-area motorists on Friday faced $4 &#8212; and even $5 &#8212; a gallon gas for the first time as prices mushroomed because a pair of hurricanes disrupted the state&#8217;s main source of fuel from the Gulf of Mexico.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:22:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/523031.html#When:17:22:01Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC warns gas stations against price gouging</title>
          <link>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SC_GAS_PRICES_SOUTH_CAROLINA_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is invoking a state law that allows criminal penalties against gas stations that set their prices too high.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:54:01 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SC_GAS_PRICES_SOUTH_CAROLINA_SCOL&#45;?SITE=SCFLO&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT#When:18:54:01Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC residents fill up as Ike nears Gulf Coast</title>
          <link>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/521845.html</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Gas customer across South Carolina are hurrying to top off their tanks as Hurricane Ike shuts down some refineries along the Gulf Coast.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:43:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.thestate.com/local/story/521845.html#When:12:43:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>As Ike nears, NC chain asks for limit on gas buys</title>
          <link>http://www.wral.com/business/video/3533463/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
A North Carolina-based convenience store chain is asking customers in 11 states &#8212; mostly across the Southeast &#8212; to limit gasoline purchases to 10 gallons as Hurricane Ike shuts down some refineries on the Gulf coast.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:30:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.wral.com/business/video/3533463/#When:12:30:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC Senate panel reviews fee, fine role in budget</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_senate_panel_reviews_fee_fine_role_in_budget/14460/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
State agencies reporting to Gov. Mark Sanford will the be the first examined by a Senate panel reviewing agencies that collect and spend money from fees and fines that are now the largest source of state revenue.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:54:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_senate_panel_reviews_fee_fine_role_in_budget/14460/#When:17:54:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>SC opens public alligator hunt this weekend</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_opens_public_alligator_hunt_this_weekend/14473/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
For the first time in almost a half century, South Carolina is holding a public alligator hunt. The month-long gator season begins Saturday. A maximum 1,000 hunting permits will be available, although not every hunter is expected to catch an alligator.


           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/sc_opens_public_alligator_hunt_this_weekend/14473/#When:17:15:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>After storms, adjusters blow into disaster areas</title>
          <link>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/after_storms_adjusters_blow_into_disaster_areas/14461/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Barry Schoch&#8217;s cell phone comes to life with &#8220;When the Saints Go Marching In&#8221; &#8212; a reminder of the nine months he spent assessing damage from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:35:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/state_regional/south_carolina_state/article/after_storms_adjusters_blow_into_disaster_areas/14461/#When:14:35:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Inman refuses to allow pastor&#8217;s testimony</title>
          <link>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/NEWS06/309110004&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Jerry Buck Inman refused today to allow his pastor to testify to any private conversations the two might have had, drawing frustration from his defense attorney.
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:42:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080911/NEWS06/309110004&amp;referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL#When:12:42:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
         <item>
          <title>Stolen Colleton County files contained gang info</title>
          <link>http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/sep/11/stolen_files_contained_gang_info54158/</link>
          <description><![CDATA[
Files stolen from a Colleton County sheriff&#8217;s substation last month contained investigators&#8217; research into the workings of rural gangs and intelligence on who might belong to these tight-knit criminal bands, authorities said.&nbsp;
           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/sep/11/stolen_files_contained_gang_info54158/#When:12:20:00Z</guid>
        </item>
    
    </channel>
</rss>