Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 3:43 PM EDT2013-05-18 19:43:28 GMT
Customers have been allowed back into a Walmart in Lexington County after it was evacuated Saturday afternoon.More >>
Customers have been allowed back into a Walmart in Lexington County after it was evacuated Saturday afternoon.More >>
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) - The University of South Carolina has named a chancellor for its online program that starts this fall.
Susan Elkins starts Feb. 18 with USC's Palmetto College, which offers residents with at least two years of classroom credits a way to complete a bachelor's degree at home.
Elkins comes to South Carolina after more than 20 years with Tennessee Tech University. The former middle school teacher has been vice president there since 2006.
USC received $5 million in this year's state budget to launch Palmetto College.
Anyone who has 60 hours of college credits can apply. Initial degrees offered include business, criminal justice, education and nursing.
Officials hope the program expands access to higher education in a state where fewer than one in four adults hold a bachelor's degree.
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