Alvin Greene: the anti-Richard Blumenthal and Mark Kirk
Unlike other candidates for Congress, Alvin Greene prefers to downplay his achievements...
Clyburn wants feds to probe unemployed SC candidate
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The No. 3 Democrat in the U.S. House called on federal authorities Thursday to investigate how an unemployed South Carolina military veteran won...
SC Dems urge surprise Senate candidate to quit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Court records show Alvin Greene was arrested in November and charged with showing obscene Internet photos to a University of South Carolina student...
Can an unemployed, unknown vet win a US Senate seat?
OPINION - Is it really such a surprise that in a year with a strong anti-incumbent, 'throw the bums out' mood, voters are prepared to vote for just about anyone?...
Jobless veteran wins South Carolina Senate primary without campaigning
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - With nearly all precincts reporting, Alvin Greene, 32, commanded 59 percent of the vote against 41 percent for a former four-term state lawmaker...
'Ebony Hillbillies' bring down home sound to streets and stage
theGRIO REPORT - A New York subway platform institution since the late 1980s -- the Ebony Hillbillies have also played at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall...
SC state senator calls GOP candidate, Obama 'raghead'
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - GOP state Sen. Jake Knotts later apologized for the slur, saying the remarks about President Obama and state Rep. Nikki Haley were meant as a joke...
SC police: Black man shot to death, body dragged
NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) - The shooting death of a black man whose body was dragged for several miles is being investigated as a possible hate crime after the arrest of a white man he worked with...
Church volunteer accused of stabbing child with pencil
VIDEO - The mother told deputies that her son said he got in trouble for accidentally poking a girl and that the volunteer used a pencil to puncture his arm several times to show him how it feels...
Unemployment rates drop in 34 states and DC
WASHINGTON (AP) - After cutting their work forces to the bone during the recession, companies are starting to boost hiring as their sales and profits improve...
