SC first lady moving self, sons out of gov mansion for school year, says still fixing marriageCOLUMBIA, S.C. —The wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford moved out of the official governor’s residence with their four sons Friday, a little more than a month after he admitted to a yearlong affair with an Argentine woman he called his “soul mate.” SC Learjet pilots heard noise, slammed brakes before fiery crash that injured drummer and DJCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The pilots of a Learjet that hurtled off a South Carolina runway heard a noise and warned controllers they were going to crash just seconds before the fiery accident killed four people and injured two celebrities, according to transcripts of the cockpit conversation released Friday. Feds to release more details on SC Learjet crash that killed 4, injured drummer and DJCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal investigators plan to release more information about a Learjet crash in South Carolina that killed four people and injured drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM. S.C. Gov. Sanford ends European vacation in wake of affair; plans to get back to workCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is heading back to work after a European vacation with his family as he tries to patch things up after admitting an affair with an Argentine woman. SC governor ends European vacation in wake of affair; plans to get back to workCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is heading back to work after a European vacation with his family as he tries to patch things up after admitting an affair with an Argentine woman. Air Force puts new 3-star general in command of US Air Force in Mideast as Afghan war heats upCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The Air Force is putting a new three-star general in charge of its forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and moving him from the United States to the front as the conflict in Afghanistan heats up. Sheriff to take new look at 20-year-old murder of Mo. farm wife after AP investigationCOLUMBIA, Mo. — A Missouri sheriff said Monday that he will take a fresh look at the 1990 slaying of a farm wife after an Associated Press review raised questions about the investigation. In letter, SC gov explained desire to stave off divorce, predicted ‘public humiliation’COLUMBIA, S.C. — Less than a month before he traveled to Argentina to see his mistress, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford predicted in a letter to his spiritual adviser that “public humiliation” would follow revelations of his shattered marriage. Army chief says basic training to include anti-stress skills that could help prevent suicidesFORT JACKSON, S.C. — The Army’s top general says basic training will soon include anti-stress programs as part of a broader effort to help soldiers deal with the aftereffects of combat and prevent suicides. Recession helps Missouri wine school lure grape growers hoping to turn hobby into careerCOLUMBIA, Mo. — Soured on the real estate market, Columbia broker Bob Walters has found what he hopes is a more fruitful pursuit: growing grapes for wine. Downsized banker Mary Becker also is dabbling in the business, planting vines on the 120 acres south of Kansas City. SC man charged with having sex with horse; police say he has attacked same animal twiceCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man has been arrested for having sex with a horse after police say the animal’s owner caught him on surveillance camera. Arabic teacher at SC university on Fulbright program arrested, held for immigration violationCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal immigration officials were holding a Syrian woman for overstaying her visa while she taught Arabic at Clemson University on a Fulbright program, and her husband says he is fighting to allow her to stay with him in America. SC governor, family to leave on long-planned European vacation ThursdayCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and his family are heading to Europe for a long-planned family vacation. Arabic teacher at Clemson arrested for immigration violation, husband argues her case to stayCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal immigration officials are holding a woman from Syria who taught Arabic at Clemson University for violating immigration law, and her husband says he is fighting to allow her to stay with him in America. SC lawmakers plan to give Gov. Mark Sanford’s pricey flights a close look given travel rulesCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina legislators say Gov. Mark Sanford’s travel spending needs scrutiny, following an Associated Press review that showed he was booked on pricey flights despite laws that say state employees must travel as cheaply as possible. Justice Dept. moving some operations to SC, leasing building from Univ. of South CarolinaCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice is relocating some of its U.S. attorney operations from Washington to South Carolina under a 20-year lease agreement with the state’s flagship university, officials announced Monday. SC Gov. Mark Sanford asks residents to let God change him, says he’ll be a more humble leaderCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, still clinging to office after admitting to an extramarital affair, wrote in an opinion piece released Sunday that God will change him so he can emerge from the scandal a more humble and effective leader. NTSB says Learjet should change thrusting system on plane after evaluating deadly SC crashCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Nearly a year after a plane hurtled off the end of a South Carolina runway last fall, killing four and injuring celebrity DJ AM and former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, federal regulators said Friday the plane’s manufacturer should make changes to part of the plane’s design. Spokesman for embattled SC Gov. Sanford plans to leave state job, says scandal not a factorCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The spokesman for South Carolina’s philandering governor plans to leave his state job, the first high-profile departure since the scandal over Mark Sanford’s international dalliance broke. SC senator calling for hearings into governor’s spending on visits with Argentine ’soul mate’COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina lawmaker says he plans to hold hearings into whether Gov. Mark Sanford spent state money during trysts with his Argentine mistress. AP INVESTIGATION: No coach seats for SC governor; Sanford flew up front on key state travelCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford shed his fiscal conservatism on several taxpayer-funded international trips, including a South American jaunt that included time with his mistress, choosing expensive first-class or business-class seats while his aides sat in coach. Feds accuse SC poultry plant of knowing managers hired hundreds of illegal immigrantsCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Federal authorities say the company that runs a South Carolina poultry plant knew its managers were hiring illegal immigrants at a facility raided in October. SC governor’s office e-mails show man of few words, a contrast to lengthy letters to mistressCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Office e-mails from South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford released Wednesday show a man of few words, a stark contrast to the lengthy, intensely personal messages he sent to his Argentine mistress. 1 woman dead after 1,800 gallons of ammonia leak near chemical distribution facility in SCCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina authorities say a woman was killed and a half-dozen people taken to a hospital after 1,800 gallons of ammonia leaked from a tanker truck. 3 weeks after announcing Argentine affair, SC Gov. Sanford taking ‘personal’ trip with wifeCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford headed out of state Wednesday for personal time with his wife, as the two try to reconcile, and skipped a meeting with a top economic adviser ahead of what’s expected to be more bad economic news including rising joblessness. Records: SC Gov. Sanford brushed off economic development meetings during Argentine jauntCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Newly released phone and e-mail records show South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford brushed off a meeting with a business interested in relocating to the state during the days he was with his mistress in Argentina, but they fail to show whether his staff could have reached him via phone. Judge revokes license of SC funeral home that cut 6-foot-7 corpse’s legs to fit body in casketCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina judge has ordered the closing of a funeral home where a worker cut the legs off a body so it would fit in a casket. Ex-GOP official: Sanford should use $1.7M left in campaign account to repair party’s brandCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s former GOP chairman says Gov. Mark Sanford needs to use the $1.7 million left in his 2006 election account to rebuild the GOP image his extramarital affair tarnished. State prison officials seek FCC permission to jam inmates’ contraband cell phone callsCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A Southern prison official says correctional leaders from more than two dozen states have signed a petition asking permission to jam cell phone signals inside state penitentiaries and thwart inmates’ forbidden phone calls. Correction: SC Governor-What is Love? storyCOLUMBIA, S.C. — In a July 2 story about South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s extramarital affair, The Associated Press misspelled the surname of a sociologist. The correct spelling is John Bartkowski, not Bartowski. |