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From HERE ColumbiaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Tyasha Harris, the point guard who helped South Carolina women’s basketball win its first national title, heads back to Columbia this week to enter the athletics Hall of Fame run by the university’s Association of Lettermen. The 2026 class is inducted Thursday,…
From the HERE City State DeskORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State started its men's basketball season Monday night with a 94-55 home win over Morris College, a game the Bulldogs led for good less than seven minutes in. Morris jumped ahead 9-5 before freshman forward Treven Raymon hit a three-pointer…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — The Seattle Mariners have named Jason Kanzler their new field manager, turning to a 36-year-old who has never managed a team at any level to replace Dan Wilson. Jerry Dipoto, who leads baseball operations for Seattle, made the move official Tuesday. Kanzler…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK, N.Y. — Major League Baseball owners have offered to hold off on a salary cap until the 2028 season, turning 2027 into a transition year, in their newest proposal to the players union with the current labor deal set to expire in about…
From the HERE City National DeskIRVING, Texas — Unbeaten Miami sits atop the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2026 season, released Tuesday night by the CFP Selection Committee and based on games played through Saturday, Oct. 31. It is the first time the Hurricanes have been ranked No.…
From the HERE City National DeskPRAGUE, Czech Republic — Skoda Auto, the Czech automaker that has backed the men's Ice Hockey World Championship since 1993, said Wednesday it will review its role in the tournament if Russia's national team is allowed to play. The company, a Volkswagen group brand, said…
From the HERE City National DeskBALTIMORE, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens will hand the offense to an undrafted rookie when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night. Coach Jesse Minter said Tuesday that Joe Fagnano gets the first NFL start of his career. Injuries forced the move. Lamar Jackson…
From the HERE City National DeskORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills have parted ways with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, the team said Tuesday, one day after he finished serving a one-game league suspension. The NFL suspended the 28-year-old after he spat toward Las Vegas Raiders players during a Week 6…
From the HERE City National DeskENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos signed three players to their practice squad Tuesday as injuries thinned the backfield before this week's road game at Carolina. The additions are running back Jaret Patterson, defensive tackle Jordan Miller and defensive back Ugo Amadi. To make room,…
From the HERE City National DeskNILES, Ohio — Niles City School District will replace the playing surface with new artificial turf at Bo Rein Memorial Field at Niles McKinley High School with help from a grant through the NFL Foundation and Local Initiatives Support Corporation Grassroots Field Grant Program, the…
From the HERE City National DeskLAS VEGAS, Nev. — First-year Raiders back Mike Washington Jr. is one of the nominees for the league's Week 8 Rookie of the Week award after a heavy workload in Sunday's 38-33 win over the New York Jets. Washington ran 25 times for 83 yards…
From the HERE City National DeskMANCHESTER, England — Manchester United supporters briefly stopped Tuesday's Champions League match against Roma at Old Trafford by throwing tennis balls onto the field in a protest aimed at the club's owners, and by the final whistle the same crowd was celebrating a 3-2 comeback…
Education
GREENWOOD, S.C. — School lunch trays in Greenwood School District 50 have been carrying more food from South Carolina farms, and the state has rewarded the district for it with a $10,000 prize. The South Carolina Department of Agriculture placed Greenwood School District 50 Child Nutrition among the five school…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fifteen South Carolina school districts are getting cash awards for filling cafeteria trays with food grown in the state, the South Carolina Department of Agriculture announced, wrapping up the first season of its Certified SC Cafeteria program. The top five buyers each receive $10,000: Greenville County Schools,…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — State Superintendent Ellen Weaver will spend four more years steering South Carolina's 72 public school districts after the Republican defeated Democrat Sylvia Wright on Tuesday in the tightest race of her career. Weaver drew 1,031,719 votes, or 50.98%, in unofficial returns. About 56,000 votes separated her from…
From the HERE City State Desk
CHARLESTON, S.C. — 3M has agreed to pay $7.35 billion over nine years to settle personal injury claims tied to PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam, the company announced Tuesday, resolving the heart of a sprawling national case that has been heard in federal court in South Carolina. A single federal…
Public Safety
GREENWOOD, S.C. — A 72-year-old woman died Monday morning when fire swept through a house on Lawton Street in Greenwood, the Greenwood County Coroner's Office said. The coroner's office identified her as Mary Frances Thompson. Her death was declared at 9:53 a.m. on Nov. 2 at the house, located at…
Politics
ABBEVILLE, S.C. — Two new members will join Abbeville City Council in January after Tuesday voting, and a third seat will be settled in a runoff. Ellen Earle Leverett won the District 2 special election with 82 votes, or 66.67%, against 40 votes for Sann Lomax. The seat opened when…
Politics
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Democrat Jumelle Brooks captured the Greenwood-area seat in South Carolina House District 12 on Tuesday, turning Republican Rep. Daniel Gibson out of office two years after he beat her for the same seat. Next door in District 13, Republican Rep. John McCravy won another term by a…
Politics
GREENWOOD, S.C. — Brandon Smith will stay on as mayor of Greenwood after city voters handed him a third term Tuesday, giving him more than twice as many votes as challenger James Long. Smith finished with 3,722 votes, or 68.52%, in unofficial state election returns. Long drew 1,668 votes, or…
Home and Garden
GREENWOOD, S.C. — The first week of November, with the clocks just turned back, is a good time for Greenwood homeowners to handle a few chores that make holiday decorating faster and safer later, according to Chad Charles, a builder with Charles and Associates in Greenwood. His first piece of…
From the HERE City National Desk
KYOTO, Japan — Nintendo has pushed out a version 1.1.1 update for its remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Switch 2, one day before the game goes on sale worldwide on Thursday, Nov. 5. Nintendo's patch notes list two changes. The update turns on support…
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