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SPARTANBURG, SC (WYFF) - A Spartanburg woman is under arrest after police say she shot and killed her boyfriend with a 12-gauge shotgun. Erika Michelle Sutelman, 21, who lives in the apartment whereMore >>
A Spartanburg woman is under arrest after police say she shot and killed her boyfriend with a 12-gauge shotgun.More >>
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A South Carolina man faces federal fraud and conspiracy charges after authorities say he masterminded a three-year scheme that faked store refund transactions totaling more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in the...More >>
A South Carolina man faces federal fraud and conspiracy charges after authorities say he masterminded a three-year scheme that faked store refund transactions totaling more than $600,000 from Walmart stores in the Carolinas.More >>
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NASH COUNTY, NC (WYFF) - A North Carolina woman is facing charges after authorities say she tried to poison five people. Tiara Drake is charged with five counts of attempted murder. Nash County deputiesMore >>
A North Carolina woman is facing charges after authorities say she tried to poison five people.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:50 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:50:22 GMT
MOORE, OK (RNN) – In one of the few positive stories to come from the deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma, an elderly woman was reunited with a four-legged friend she thought was dead. Barbara Garcia, a residentMore >>
Elderly resident Barbara Garcia frantically called for her dog after the tornado had leveled her house, but with no success.More >>
By SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina Schools Superintendent Mick Zais says congressional action averted the continuation of a $36 million federal punishment over special education spending.
A clause inserted in a stopgap spending bill approved Thursday by the U.S. House repeals the penalty slated to continue perpetually.
The state Education Department is set to argue in federal court Friday its challenge to the punishment over recession-era budget cuts. Arguments are before the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The hearing will continue, as Zais hopes to recover the $36 million lost in the current budget year.
But the inserted provision means the state's worst possible outcome is that reduction will stand, provided President Obama signs the bill.
Zais says the action repeals the absurd perpetual penalty and is a victory for students with disabilities.
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