Miscellaneous

• Federal Tax Credit Spurs Golf Cart Purchases

  Pete Strom | October 27, 2009 9:47 PM | 1 CommentColumbia, SC

  Keeping up with the neighbors has a whole new meaning in light of Uncle Sam's generous Federal Tax Credit offered to those who purchase a qualifying electric golf cart on or before December 31,...

• Black Friday Deals Abound

  Pete Strom | November 25, 2009 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Black Friday, love it or hate it, mystery always surrounds the deals to be found. Websites are already popping up giving us glimpses of what may be worth standing in line for this year. If you are...

• South Carolina Ranks First in Violent Crime

  Pete Strom | October 01, 2007 2:35 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Recently released Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics show that South Carolina's violent crime rate was the highest in the nation in 2006, with two areas in the top five. Rising 0.5 percent, South Carolina's violent crime rate is 765 per 100,000 people, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report for 2006. Violent crimes were up almost 2 percent nationwide. Included in violent crimes...

• Yaz Side Effects Spur Lawsuits

  Pete Strom | October 13, 2009 10:31 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  We've all seen the catchy commercials that leave you thinking birth control will leave you without a care in the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCg1q0h1PP0 Oral birth control pills...

• Supreme Court Rules Strip Search Went Too Far

  Pete Strom | June 30, 2009 3:37 PM | 1 CommentColumbia, SC

  Students have always faced potential criminal penalties for violating state laws involving illegal drugs and drug possession. In efforts to keep the school drug free and prevent drug possession...

• David Letterman Extortion

  Pete Strom | October 06, 2009 2:26 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  David Letterman, John Travolta, Amy Polumbo, and Bill Cosby. What do these three, as well as many other celebrities, have in common? All have been victims of extortion or blackmail. Millions...

• Varenicline Pill May Reduce Urges to Smoke and Drink

  Jenny Albano | July 10, 2007 10:42 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Varenicline, a drug currently on the market to help smokers quit, may also help curb the urge to drink. According to some new studies, rats that were conditioned to drink in excess cut their drinking in half when they were given the drug.Eighteen rates were periodically given access to alcohol for a period of four months. The researchers would introduce the alcohol and let the rats consume it...

• Millions of Customers Likely Paid Too Much For Out of Network Health Care

  Pete Strom | July 17, 2009 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  We all know the drill. Health insurance is expensive. Even if you are a portrait of health, and only visit your doctor one a year for preventative care, your premiums continue to go up year after...

• 2 Children Found Dead, Mother Charged with Homicide

  Pete Strom | August 02, 2007 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Police in Hanahan, South Carolina found 2 dead toddlers Monday night after responding to a disturbance call. Their mother is now facing criminal charges. 27-year-old Semetta Heyward has been charged with two counts of homicide by child abuse by Hanahan police.Police responded to a disturbance call and found Heyward yelling and crying, "Oh, my babies," according to an incident report. ...

• 4 Dead and Many Missing after Minnesota Bridge Collapses

  Pete Strom | August 02, 2007 2:03 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  A major bridge located just blocks from the heart of Minneapolis collapsed during bumper-to-bumper rush hour traffic Wednesday evening. Interstate 35W was an eight-lane bridge built over 40-years ago and recently received a "structurally deficient" rating, according to reports.Two lanes in each direction were closed due to construction when the bridge collapsed, and 18 construction workers fell...