Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:18 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:18:30 GMT
(RNN) - Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees. AccordingMore >>
Celebrity chef and southern food connoisseur Paula Deen was back in a controversial spotlight Wednesday, alleged of using racial slurs as jokes in her restaurants in front of employees.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:19 PM EDT2013-06-19 23:19:53 GMT
RICHLAND, SC (WIS) - The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a 24-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including felony DUI, following a fatal crash involving a child. Troopers say it happened on TuesdayMore >>
Bond was denied for the 24-year-old man accused of DUI after being involved in a car accident that killed his girlfriend's 15-month-old child late Tuesday night.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:15 PM EDT2013-06-20 03:15:00 GMT
A Camden man accused of brutally raping a 12-year-old girl will not be getting out of jail. A judge denied bond for 50-year-old Michael Williams. Camden investigators say Williams targeted the girl whileMore >>
A Camden man accused of brutally raping a 12-year-old girl will not be getting out of jail. A judge denied bond for 50-year-old Michael Williams. Camden investigators say Williams targeted the girl while she was at a friend's house.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:09 PM EDT2013-06-19 23:09:26 GMT
Members of the Lexington-Richland 5 School District are defending a vote to increase their own pay by as much as 156 percent. Board member Beth Burn Watson says the job is time-consuming and membersMore >>
Members of the Lexington-Richland 5 School District are defending a vote to increase their own pay by as much as 156 percent.More >>
By By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Rep. Bobby Harrell will retain his powerful post as speaker of the South Carolina House.
The House re-elected the Charleston Republican on Tuesday to the post he's held since 2005.
Rep. Jay Lucas was re-elected to his second term as speaker pro tempore. Harrell and Lucas were the only nominees for their offices.
The elections were part of the House's organizational session, which continues through Wednesday. The session occurs every two years after the election. It's largely a matter of going through the motions.
Harrell will hand out committee posts Wednesday. Committees then choose their chairmen. One top spot is vacant after the retirement of Jim Harrison, who led the Judiciary Committee for 18 years.
Republicans hold 77 of 123 House seats with a special election upcoming in Greenville County.
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