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Job seekers from several counties attended the annual fall job fair on Thursday at the Spartanburg Expo Center.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 9:48 p.m. Rescue coverage responsibilities handled nearly 50 years by the Westview-Fairforest Fire District will shift to Spartanburg EMS this morning.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 10:05 p.m. A Spartanburg man received a 15-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine.

Shares of Denny's Corp. sank Friday, a day after the restaurant chain posted worst-than-expected sales.

Congratulations to the Middle School Chess Team who placed second in the South Carolina Independent School Association State Chess Tournament held on October 22nd in Orangeburg, SC.

Some of the companies named in the bust included Coach, Nike, Timberland, Gucci, Phat Farm, Louis Vitton, the Motion Picture Association of America and the Major League Baseball Association.

A South Carolina man has been charged with murder in the 2005 death of a man shot five times and killed during a home invasion.

An undercover sting by the Union County Sheriff's Office landed a local businesswoman in jail on gambling and drug charges.

Imagine a weekend of nonstop cropping with your friends, with plenty of space to spread out and with a huge store available so you can purchase everything that you need to finish your projects.

Goodyear officials say they plan to close a South Carolina plant, leaving roughly 90 people without a job.

A South Carolina man has died a day after he was shot by a police officer. Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger says 45-year-old Steven M. Satterfield Jr.

Deputies said that a Spartanburg County deputy shot and injured a man early Wednesday afternoon.

A South Carolina woman staying at her sick son's home has been killed in a drive-by shooting.

A South Carolina county rocked by recent scandals has a new clerk of court. Gov. Mark Sanford on Wednesday appointed a 48-year-old veteran police officer to fill the remaining term of Union County Clerk of Court Brad Morris.

A Greenville woman was killed today in what Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies are investigating as a drive-by shooting.

Spartanburg County deputies said that a man was stabbed outside a Spartanburg restaurant early Tuesday morning.

Those who want to work at the BMW plant in South Carolina have another shot at a job.

Spartanburg police said that a man used a note to hold up a bank on Monday morning.

South Carolina's public television station is featuring three schools recognized for making parents and other visitors feel welcome.

The state Department of Transportation Commission decided Thursday to proceed with a plan to close northbound lanes on Interstate 385 in Laurens County for up to eight months to lay a new concrete highway despite criticism that it will negatively impact Greenville area businesses.

Someone who bought a Powerball ticket this week in the Upstate could be $200,000 richer.

Spartanburg County deputies were kept busy on Tuesday night by two stabbings that happened about an hour apart.

Two production shifts will be added to the workweek of the BMW plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Updated: Tuesday, October 0 0, 2009 - 8 0 0 01 am _font> _SPAN> B9 Eric Connor Staff writer econnor@greenvillenews.com The South Carolina Supreme Cour4 dismissed disciplinary charges Monda9 agains4 an Upstate personal injury lawyer known for his catchy television ads, putting an end to a years-long legal battle over whether one of the attorney's ...

The South Carolina Highway Patrol said it is investigating a wreck Saturday that left a blind pedestrian dead in Spartanburg County.

A violent Friday night in the Upstate-as multiple shootings left victims being rushed to area hospitals-both in Spartanburg County and in the city limits.

Police said they are investigating the robbery of a Spartanburg bank on Friday by a man wearing an 'Indiana Jones-style' hat.

Police in Spartanburg searched for a man who robbed a bank Friday morning. The robbery happened around 10 a.m. at the BB&T branch located at 1488 W. O. Ezell Boulevard.

BMW Manufacturing Co. said today it will add two production shifts at its Spartanburg, S.C., facility and hire as many as 700 workers.

JONESVILLE a ' A Pacolet woman died this morning from multiple injuries she received when her motorcycle collided with a deer Wednesday night.

S.C. man charged in standoff to plead guilty A former South Carolina church deacon accused of trying to rob a bank is scheduled to plead guilty to federal charges.

BUCYRUS - Timken announced Tuesday that it will close its Bucyrus distribution center by the end of next year, putting up to 290 employees out of work.

Police are looking for a man who claimed to be a church pastor looking for donations to help the victims of a fire.

WYFF4.com updated Oct. 1, 2009 SPARTANBURG, S.C. - WYFF 4.com The man accused of taking hostages during a failed bank robbery in pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday.

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster said Friday that he will return thousands of dollars in campaign donations from private lawyers he hired to do state work, a week after saying he would not give back the cash.

A former South Carolina mayor who pleaded guilty to misconduct last year has pleaded not guilty to Social Security fraud charges against him.

Business leaders say they're seeing Gov. Mark Sanford more engaged in economic development efforts than ever.

Spartanburg County deputies said that a woman crashed her car on Wednesday night after her passengers opened fire at a man they saw outside some apartments.

Two people were shot and killed during an apparent robbery at a Spartanburg-area convenience store late Wednesday night, according to Sheriff Chuck Wright.