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Some Will Protest War GREENVILLE, S.C. About 20 Furman University professors made plans to stand in silent protest during President Bush's commencement speech Saturday night at the Baptist-founded school.

Family Court officials told a state legislator today that juveniles arrested after hours on Thursdays routinely spend four nights jail before seeing a judge.

Saturday evening, for three hours, roadways and airspace will be shut down in Greenville County as President George W. Bush comes to Furman University to speak at the school's graduation ceremony.

A 70-year-old Taylors man clings to life after deputies said he shot himself after killing his wife in an incident that occurred in their residence, investigators said today.

With a silent protest by some faculty members pending, at least 31 Furman University professors have been granted "conscientious objector" status by school administrators exempting them from President Bush's ...

Columbia -- Authorities have ruled the death of an 18-year-old University of South Carolina student from Greenville who fell from his fifth-floor dorm window last October was an accident.

A South Carolina couple is facing criminal charges after a truck leaked electroplating waste on 13 miles of road in Spartanburg County, officials say.

The South Carolina plate features the state color, indigo blue, and evokes the state flag with a palmetto serving as the "I'' in "LIFE," with a crescent to the side.

Carson Rivers,4, a patient at Greenville Memorial Hospital System Children's Hospital, goes on one-thousand dollar Wal-Mart shopping spree in Taylors on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, to buy toys for patients at the ...

By STACIE NICHOLS * Gannett News Service * May 28, 2008 With summer on the way, there is nothing more refreshing than the thought of a cool, creamy fruit smoothie to jumpstart the day.

Tuesday's 6-0 council vote will bump up the franchise fee the city charges Duke, and Duke passes to customers, from about $2.8 million to about $3.5 million.

A trio of younger opponents is challenging 80-year-old Sen. Ralph Anderson for the Senate District 7 nomination for the seat he has held for more than a decade.

More than 300 veterans and their supporters paid tribute to America's soldiers in Greenville today by clapping for the ones who survived and playing taps for the ones who didn't. Soldiers from as far back as ...

As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, the average price of gasoline in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson metropolitan area jumped more than two cents a gallon overnight, according to AAA Carolinas.

COLUMBIA -- A prison disturbance last week may have been prevented and certainly could have been addressed more quickly had the prison system been adequately funded, the agency's director told The Greenville ...

With the nation marking Memorial Day Monday, someone smashed the World War I statue outside the Anderson, S.C., American Legion building.

A Greenville couple placed trash bags containing a woman's severed hands and feet in front of homes to frighten a woman into paying them $10,000, prosecutors say.

When the shorts start coming out in the department stores, it's a clear sign that warmer weather is just around the corner.

The trial of the former HomeGold Financial chairman and chief executive charged in the company's collapse has been set to begin this fall.

GREER -- The Upstate's five technical colleges Wednesday announced the launch of a new collaborative curriculum in mechatronics, beginning in the fall of 2008.

A Simpsonville man is awaiting sentencing after a jury found him guilty of being a felon in possession of body armor and a firearm, according to records filed in U.S. District Court in Greenville.

A judge has rejected a request by Walter Terran Gaines' defense to rule for a mistrial in the third day of the murder trial in which Gaines is accused of killing 70-year-old retiree T.J. Gordon and stealing his ...

SUV flips on Hudson Road State troopers and firefighters are at the scene of an overturned car at Hudson Road and Breed's Hill way.

Destiny R. Carswell, 27, is accused of applying "strong force" to her 24-day-old son's head, causing four fractures to his skull, according to a warrant.

With the Upstate's Spanish-speaking work force growing rapidly, the need to help these individuals learn to communication in the workplace is evident, said Dean Jones, head of Greenville County's One Stop ...

“When I'm sitting there, I can't take a vote”

Six-term Democratic state Rep. Fletcher Smith is facing a rare and spirited renomination challenge from Greenville City Council member Chandra Dillard in House District 23. via The Greenville News

A downtown Greenville man died Sunday after falling from his second-floor apartment while trying to close a stuck window, said Greenville County Deputy Coroner Tony Segars. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“This case with Mattel could have far-reaching effects not just for educational companies like ours but for businesses and individuals everywhere”

At the epicenter of the dispute between Greenville-based Super Duper Publications and Mattel Inc. via Tribune-Times

“The good news about podcasts is this is probably another example of religious traditions trying to keep alive and relevant”

The Rev. Bruce Walker preaches to a congregation of fewer than 100 people in Greenville, S.C., but people all over the world listen to his sermons via podcast. via The Clarion-Ledger

A woman with a gunshot wound to her side was pulled from a white Volvo at a Texaco station at Buncombe Road and Shaw Street and taken to Greenville Memorial Hospital this afternoon, authorities said. via The Greenville News

“It's appalling to have youngsters part of the criminal system for things that should be handled at the school level”

Two 13-year-old girls spent four nights in jail after they were arrested in what authorities described as "a verbal altercation" at Lakeview Middle School, according to the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. via GreenvilleOnline.com

William Scott Garland faces additional charges in a shooting late Sunday that killed one man and injured another in what investigators allege was a long-running property feud between Cleveland neighbors, ... via GreenvilleOnline.com

“We're putting fireplaces in those. And a lot of flat screens over the mantle.”

Once upon a time, long, long ago, two-story homes had the master bedroom on the second floor along with the other bedrooms. via The Leaf-Chronicle

A Greenville man was charged Thursday night after a woman was shot late Thursday afternoon while sitting in a car on 3rd Avenue and C Street, according to the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. via GreenvilleOnline.com

Authorities say nearly 350 bronze vases have been stolen from two Upstate cemeteries this month. via Myrtle Beach Online

Investigators hope that a second autopsy today on a badly decomposed body will confirm whether it belongs to a man who was shot by a vacationing FBI agent during an armed robbery in downtown Greenville on April ... via The Greenville News

“They sort of knew how to act in the family. They weren't allowed to just take over our lives and run the show. They had all been to dog school. They knew ahead of time some appropriate behavior.”

Katy Marshall was cautious when she and her husband, Ed, took each of their newborn children home - to their three dogs. via The Daily Advertiser

“Every time we think the payday lenders have agreed to a compromise, they manage to get out of it”

Backstage politicking dooms measure that would have limited payday loans By JIM DuPLESSIS - jduplessis@thestate.com A bill to limit payday lending in South Carolina is dead for this year, a powerful state ... via The State

“If this worked for you this year and you're happy with it and want to stick with it, we can do it next year. If not, then don't. Play around. There will be failures, but there are more successes than failures.”

As spring warms up, so does the urge to get outside and enjoy it. And in the world of gardening, perhaps nothing allows you to enjoy the season's bounty of colors and flowers more than a container garden. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

“It's an uphill battle, no question about it”

COLUMBIA -- A Senate sprinkler bill given up by some for dead showed a pulse Tuesday when a Senate subcommittee passed it after little debate. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“I'm for Senator Clinton, but I think the great likelihood is that Obama will be the nominee”

James Carville For some people, the Democratic contest will be settled through delegate math. via The New York Times

GREENVILLE, S.C. _ Duke Energy says it's figured out what caused unusual coolant pump vibrations at a reactor at the Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca. via Augusta Chronicle

“I fully support getting rid of it”

State Sen. Greg Ryburg says he thinks education experts, not lawmakers, should be responsible for what kind of test South Carolina public school students take to hold schools accountable. via The Greenville News

Career experts at Clemson University and the University of South Carolina say the job outlook is good for this year's graduates. via Myrtle Beach Online

A wreck on Interstate 85 that killed a passenger and sent a driver to Anderson Area Medical Center remained under investigation Sunday, said Lance Cpl. via GreenvilleOnline.com

These days, with houses -- or at least certain rooms -- bigger is better. Every homebuyer it seems wants another room, or wants the rooms they have larger. via Star-Gazette

“No sooner had I pulled on it when it pulled out, and I started falling”

A 23-year-old Michigan man credits God for allowing him to survive an about 100-foot fall while hiking with a friend in Colorado, and recalls thinking he would die as his body tumbled. via TheDenverChannel

A South Carolina prosecutor has agreed to drop any effort to seek a death penalty for a suspect who fled to Canada after the death of a pawn shop owner in Easley. via Spartanburg Herald-Journal

“It looks like an altercation between these two men”

Greenville County deputies said this evening that one of two men involved in an altercation died a few hours after the two fought at a residence on Mahon Street. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“This request for general information marks the beginning of that inquiry”

The state Attorney General's Office said it has subpoenaed financial records and documents as part of a civil inquiry of an Upstate investment firm. via The Greenville News

“If you just went with surveys, you'd never have to have an election.”

A circuit judge today denied a request from Jerry Buck Inman's defense team to choose jurors from another South Carolina locale, where people are less likely to have had exposure to media reports of the ... via The Greenville News

“I'm sure they (employees) want to hear it from me that that's not what we're doing, and that's not what we're doing.”

The new chief executive officer of Bausch & Lomb Inc. said Wednesday the company's Greenville plant is an "important place" that could grow in the future even if it's not ready to expand right now. via The Greenville News

“Clearly there's a lot of concerns about supply at the moment. The market's very jittery on any type of news, particularly supply disruptions”

Business Staff In the wake of soaring crude oil prices Tuesday, average gas prices in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson metropolitan area jumped nearly two cents a gallon overnight, according to AAA ... via The Greenville News

Assistant U.S. Attorney William Walter Wilkins III of Greenville has been nominated by President Bush to be the U.S. Attorney for South Carolina. via Tribune-Times

“I don't know of a new house we're selling that doesn't have a master on main, or even more common, a master and another bedroom on the main floor”

Once upon a time, long, long ago, two-story homes had the master bedroom on the second floor along with the other bedrooms. via RGJ.com

An aerosol valve manufacturer is planning to expand its Greenville County operations, creating 190 new jobs over the next five years. via Myrtle Beach Online

“Then who knows? They could level off, but they could continue to go up. Gas prices usually go up in the summer because it's the major driving season.”

If South Carolina motorists think it costs them more to operate their vehicles this year, they're right -- the cost of driving a mile in the average car costs 11 cents more than it did last year. via Tribune-Times

A Greenville massage parlor owner is accused of sexually molesting a customer. Police arrested Karl Lee Tate, 39, of Taylors, on Tuesday. via WYFF4.com

Authorities say a man charged with murder in the killing of an Easley pawn shop owner has been returned to the United States nearly two years after he fled to Canada to avoid the death penalty. via Spartanburg Herald-Journal

The Viola Street Neighborhood Association is teaming with the City of Greenville to acknowledge the completion of a long-term urban renewal project on Saturday afternoon. via Tribune-Times

A Pleasantburg Drive check-cashing store has sued the city over a new law that forces dozens of similar title loan, cash advance and payday lending businesses to move out of commercial-zoned areas when their ... via GreenvilleOnline.com

The three candidates who are trying to unseat Sen. Ralph Anderson in Senate District 7 will discuss their views beginning today. via GreenvilleOnline.com

“I'm not aware that federal law precludes the states enacting penalties if they don't comply with our workforce laws.”

COLUMBIA o When Gov. Mark Sanford said Thursday that stiff new fines included in a Senate immigration bill were unenforceable, he said that was the opinion of the federal Department of Homeland Security. via Tribune-Times

“I really feel as if I was fooled”

From two mobile homes on White Horse Road, Atzlan Jaimes-Santana and Rolando Hernandez-Hernandez would see as many as 20 'Johns' a day come by to have sex with young women who were brought to Greenville ... via GreenvilleOnline.com

“It won't show up in years like this because there's no money there, but that's an extraordinarily good position for Greenville County. The fact is, we're there at the table where the money decisions are made.”

State Sen. Mike Fair, R-Greenville, has a scrap on his hands. Primary challenger Patrick Haddon is portraying Fair as a remote, out-of-touch figure to Senate District 6. Haddon also has broad-brushed incumbents ... via Tribune-Times

“We believe that this capital raise will position us for future success under the most challenging circumstances.”

The South Financial Group Inc., parent company of Carolina First Bank, said today it plans to issue approximately $250 million in preferred stock and cut its common-stock dividend to strengthen its capital ... via Tribune-Times

Investigators have seized nearly $130,000 in counterfeit merchandise from a Greenville flea market and arrested three men on felony charges of illegal distribution of recordings, according to the Greenville ... via GreenvilleOnline.com

A 32-year-old man who allegedly lured a teenage girl from California to South Florida through conversations on his MySpace page has been arrested. via The Associated Press

“The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusts in Him and I am helped.”

Photo galleries: National Day of Prayer Two Day of Prayer events are scheduled for Thursday in downtown Greenville. via Tribune-Times