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Warehouse jobs in Union, Spartanburg draw hundreds of applicants

Nearly 100 job seekers interviewed for 30 distribution center jobs paying up to $14 an hour at Dollar General’s Jonesville warehouse Thursday during a recruitment event at the Upstate SC Works office in Spartanburg.

 

SC launches program to reduce food waste

A new statewide campaign hopes to curb the amount of food waste going into landfills.

 

Dozens dead after truck plows into crowd in France

At least 60 people are dead after a truck drove onto the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of Bastille Day revelers in the French resort city of Nice late Thursday in what officials and eyewitnesses described as a deliberate attack.

 

Trump said to be leaning toward Indiana Gov. Mike Pence for VP

Donald Trump appears to have settled on Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate, with an official announcement expected Friday in New York.

 

SC Sen. Tim Scott: I was pulled over seven times

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, one of just two black members of the U.S. Senate and the only black Republican, said Wednesday he has been repeatedly pulled over by law enforcement and was once even stopped by a Capitol Police officer who apparently did not believe he was a senator.

 

Officials: 3 Columbia emergency responders fired for posts online

Two additional firefighters in South Carolina's capital were fired Wednesday for comments posted on social media about Black Lives Matter protesters who blocked traffic.

 

Some Pokemon players are trespassing, risking arrest or worse

The "Pokemon Go" craze across the U.S. has people wandering into yards, driveways, cemeteries and even an off-limits police parking lot in search of cartoon monsters, prompting warnings that trespassers could get arrested or worse, especially if they cross paths with an armed property owner.

 

Forum examines how to improve relations between police, African Americans in Spartanburg

Community leaders and activists came together at The Worship Center in Roebuck Wednesday night to talk about relations between the African American community and law enforcement in Spartanburg.

 

Spartanburg County Council gives OK to incentives for 2 companies

Two economic development projects in Spartanburg County are moving forward.

 

Spartanburg man gets 35 years in Imagination Station robbery

A Spartanburg man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the armed robbery of the Imagination Station toy store in downtown Spartanburg last year.

 

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