Please, pardon me
In South Carolina, convicted felons who apply have a better than even chance of getting a pardon for their crimes. Slightly better. Last year, 53 percent of the 459 people…
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Execution now on hold
With the hour of his death three days away and the clock ticking, the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon granted a stay of execution for Freddie E. Owens to give…
Home, not so sweet home
For more than three years, the house on Greer’s Dillard Drive sat vacant. Even some of the neighbors would grow a little uneasy when they passed by the place where…
Drug money seizures: Where does the money go?
Where the money goes After a man fleeing deputies repeatedly stabbed Kroc the police dog, the vet bill came to $3,456.09. The bill was among those paid with the almost…
GPS units head in wrong direction
Thieves have stolen more than 30 GPS navigation systems out of parked cars in the city of Greenville since the first week of December, and struck again this past weekend,…
City buys drug-ridden lots
Greenville City Council sided with advocates from Nicholtown and voted 4-2 to spend about $180,000 to buy and demolish two properties located on four lots at the intersection of Rebecca…
It’s time to decide
“One day last week, former Lt. Gov. NickTheodore picked up the phone in his home office. Former state Superintendent of Education Inez Tenenbaum was calling. After a few pleasantries, Tenenbaum…
Foreign aid for schools
“Two years ago as he tried to expand the school’s foreign language program, Greer High Principal MarionWaters looked all over South Carolina and the southeast for a Spanish teacher. He…
Lobbying pays
“Clemson University and the University of South Carolina spent more than $350,000 on federal lobbyists last year. But the schools say the money was well spent because it brought in…
Lobbying pays
“Clemson University and the University of South Carolina spent more than $350,000 on federal lobbyists last year. But the schools say the money was well spent because it brought in…
Road wars continue
West Georgia Road is a 17-mile stretch from the high speeds of Interstate 385 to the rural lanes at the Greenville County border with Anderson County. Along the way, there…
The deadliest day
“Bertha Mae Futrell clutched a crumpled photo of her killer tightly in her fist as she collapsed onto her bedroom floor. The frail, 62-year-old Marietta woman had been beaten and…
Abuse of power
“It started innocently enough four yearsago when a female student at Southside High talked to social studiesteacher Lance Diefenderfer about some problems she was having. It ended in a Greenville…
City issues fewer parking tickets
Paul Walker calls parking in downtownan art form. There’s looking for the person justabout to pull out. There’s knowing where there is convenientoff-street parking that no one ever uses. There…
Mix up puts drunk drivers back on road
Confusion over a new system of handlingappeals of suspended licenses put 54 people accused of drunk drivingback on Upstate roadways. Under state law, licenses are suspendedautomatically for 90 days for…