Saturday, May 25 2013 11:15 PM EDT2013-05-26 03:15:10 GMT
A man is dead after Columbia Police officers felt in fear of their lives when he returned to a home with a weapon following fight with his mother. According to police department spokesperson JenniferMore >>
A man is dead after Columbia Police officers felt in fear of their lives when he returned to a home with a weapon following fight with his mother.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 4:35 PM EDT2013-05-25 20:35:11 GMT
Charleston County deputies were called out a chase that ended in a crash Friday night in Goose Creek after the driver allegedly tried to get away from a check point. According to deputies, 26-year-oldMore >>
Authorities say Robertson fled the scene and headed towards Highway 176 approaching the checkpoint area, where he struck a white Cadillac that was stopped at the checkpoint.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:17 PM EDT2013-05-24 20:17:05 GMT
Police say a motorcyclist in West Ashley had to tip his bike over to the side in order to get rid of a drunk woman who had hopped into the rear seat. On Thursday at 8:50 a.m., a man on a motorcycle approachedMore >>
Police say a motorcyclist had to tip his bike over to the side in order to get rid of a drunk woman who had hopped into the rear seat.More >>
Saturday, May 25 2013 6:27 PM EDT2013-05-25 22:27:51 GMT
Brett Parker took the stand in his own defense in his double murder trial Friday and answered questions for nearly three hours.Parker is on trial for the murders of his wife, Tammy Jo, and business associateMore >>
Brett Parker took the stand in his own defense in his double murder trial Friday and answered questions for nearly three hours.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 2:55 AM EDT2013-05-24 06:55:40 GMT
The 5-year-old girl had just left the apartment building with her parents when she was hit by a falling man. (Source YTN/CNN)More >>
The 5-year-old girl had just left the apartment building with her parents when she was hit by a falling man. (Source YTN/CNN)More >>
By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina officials responding to the massive breach of taxpayers' personal information say they went straight to Experian for help, resulting in a $12 million no-bid contract.
Revenue Director Jim Etter and Gov. Nikki Haley have both said they talked only to Experian, partly because it was already under contract with the state's Medicaid agency for a data theft there.
But this week, Revenue officials named two other companies they say were quickly but thoroughly considered before Experian was chosen.
And the CEOs of those companies dispute that. They say no one at Citreas or Identity Force was contacted about South Carolina's cyber-attack. They also disagree with officials' explanations that only Experian had the expertise and capacity to quickly provide services for the millions of taxpayers made vulnerable to identity theft.
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