Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. GAFFNEY -- A former Gaffney policeman began serving a 90-day jail sentence almost two years after he was accused of using excessive force on the job. Full Story »

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. More students are opting to take advanced placement exams, both locally and statewide. Full Story »

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. City Council likely will move forward today with plans to annex 40 properties in the Hillbrook Forest and Arbour Commons areas. Full Story »

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 12:19 a.m. A Boiling Springs man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday after admitting to breaking the neck of a good Samaritan who gave him food and shelter. Full Story »

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 12:21 a.m. A new state law designed to make sure disabled people are the ones who park in handicap spaces goes into effect Jan. 1. Full Story »

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 12:07 a.m. GAFFNEY -- The Cherokee County School Board approved a revised employee dress code Monday night. Full Story »

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:01 p.m. Full Story »

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:01 p.m. An armed robbery was reported about 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Eagle Video, 5581 Highway 221 near Chesnee, according to a statement released by the Sheriff's Office. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. COLUMBIA — A South Carolina man who police say shot and killed a trick-or-treater at his door has been sentenced to more than 16 years in prison on a federal weapons charge. Full Story »

Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:23 p.m. Full Story »

Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:24 p.m. Army Pvt. Rogelio Hernandez has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Ga. Full Story »

Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:25 p.m. Mary L. Thomas, executive vice president of The Spartanburg County Foundation, recently was elected to the Board of The Southeastern Council of Foundations at its annual meeting in Memphis, Tenn. Full Story »

Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. Clifdale Elementary School recently celebrated its third Junior Beta Club installation. Full Story »

Published: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 5:17 p.m. Kaylan McFalls, daughter of Tommy and Betsy Kidd and granddaughter of Charles and Carolyn Coggins, competed among her peers and was chosen to be a first violinist in the region orchestra. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 3:29 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 3:29 p.m. A Boiling Springs man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday after he admitting to killing an elderly man who gave him a place to sleep and warm meals. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 11:52 p.m. Sandra Herndon is grateful today to still have her home and, more importantly, her three children. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 1:03 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 1:03 p.m. ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A regional airline is blaming the pilot for the commuter plane crash that killed 50 people near Buffalo earlier this year. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 2:25 p.m. COLUMBIA — The former building inspector of a coastal South Carolina city is accused of attempted extortion and of making machine guns. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 12:41 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 12:41 p.m. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 11:33 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 11:33 a.m. CHARLESTON — South Carolina could end up with another representative in Congress and millions more for everything from roads to education if more people participate in next year's census. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 11:37 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 11:37 a.m. NORTH CHARLESTON — A South Carolina city is being honored by Home Depot Foundation as one of two nationwide for achievements in sustainable development. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. After 44 years on campus, Clemson University historian Jerry Reel has himself become a part of Clemson’s history. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:23 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:23 a.m. COLUMBIA — A committee established more than a decade ago to monitor South Carolina's education improvement is getting a progress report. Full Story »

Jenny Sanford leaves her Sullivan's Island home carrying her mail on Friday. Sanford announced Friday that she has filed for divorce, months after her husband publicly confessed an affair with Maria Belen Chapur. Full Story »

Published: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Kelli Teresa Powell, 34, and her husband, Samuel Nelson Powell, 40, of 290 Hickory Nut Road in Inman, were arrested Saturday and each charged with assault and battery. Full Story »