Haley overstates job gains in Columbia speeches
Gov Nikki Haley touts 10000 new jobs since January but AP review shows the tally is inflated and misinterpreted. Many positions arrive later or existed before she took office. about 9000 revised total, including 4000 at Wal Mart. Paris Air Show deals cited. manufacturers peer praises Haley's recruitment push.
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Haley touts 10 000 jobs since taking office in Jan
The Commerce agency last tallied 9 922 to 10 210 jobs announced under Governor Haley with several revisions. Critics question whether many items were premature or already announced, while Haley cites rural employment as her priority and says she works on jobs daily.
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Couple in minivan crash leaves South Carolina scene deceased
In Clarendon County a Clearwater Florida man, 61, died when his wife Mary West lost control on I 95 causing the Dodge Caravan to flip multiple times. Mary West survived with non life threatening injuries after airlift to a hospital. Investigators continue.
Grandmother dies in Pelzer house fire
A 53-year-old grandmother, Cordessa Talbert, died of smoke inhalation in a Pelzer, Anderson County, house fire just after 11 p.m. Saturday. Her 13-year-old granddaughter escaped and alerted neighbors. Officials say the fire, possibly sparked by an electrical short in the air conditioning unit, is ruled an accident and remains under investigation.
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Suspect in death of deputy in court
Bennie Ray Brown Jr. 39, released from hospital after a leg wound, appeared in Laurens County court in a wheelchair for arraignment. Police say he shot deputy Roger Rice after earlier killing his girlfriend Nicole Kingsborough at her Fountain Inn workplace. Kingsborough was found dead in her car.
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