Spartanburg News

A foreign currencies trader who cheated investors in more than 20 states to support a lavish lifestyle and buy presents for a girlfriend has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:29 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 9:29 a.m. Spartanburg Community College will host another free computer repair clinic at the SCC Tyger River Campus on Saturday in the Tyger River Building, room 120.

The Dorn VA Medical Center is opening a new outpatient clinic for veterans in South Carolina's Upstate.

Three former officials in a South Carolina county plagued by scandal are expected in court to face federal charges.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 10:50 p.m. A registered nurse has been charged with two counts of theft of controlled substances and is no longer employed at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

If House lawmakers have their way in 2010, South Carolinians will be able to zoom 80 miles per hour instead of 70 along S.C. interstates.

In this November 2009 photo provided by Mark Brye via La Crosse Tribune, a 640-pound concrete elk statue, right, lies on its side in the backyard of Mark and Carol Brye's home in rural Viroqua, Wis.

An overnight fire shut down a Spartanburg textile plant and left firefighters struggling to keep the charred structure from collapsing.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 10:00 p.m. A 52-year-old Spartanburg man remained in jail Monday evening after being accused of repeatedly kicking a sheriff's deputy -- even after being shot with a Taser and handcuffed.

Law enforcement agencies in North and South Carolina are on the hunt for a man they say is responsible for a series of robberies in the two states.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12:29 a.m. Spartanburg City Council likely will face opposition Tuesday during a public hearing on more than 800 annexations on the west side.

Since Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, we know it's nearing the time for the 2009 Christmas parades in our hometowns.

Published: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 12:42 a.m. Spartanburg City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Spartanburg County Council Chambers at 366 N. Church St.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. Spartanburg Public Safety Department Detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred near Duncan Park late Thursday or early Friday, but witnesses and the victim have given conflicting accounts of the incident.

Tiffany Kelley, the daughter of Joy Mack, talks with Spartanburg County Sheriff's officers, including investigator Richie Foster, center, and Sgt.

One of the most popular gospel choirs of the 1990s, Donald Lawrence and the Tri-City Singers also managed to make waves with the secular media, similar to a handful of other Christian acts during the decade.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12:26 a.m. Water began seeping up through Union Street in Spartanburg on Monday evening, closing a section of one of the city's major thoroughfares -- but workers with the Spartanburg Water System expected to repair an underlying water line break before ...

Federal investigators said Tuesday they found a half-gallon of fuel in the tank of a turboprop plane that skimmed State 14 before crash-landing yards from the runway at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.

December is fast approaching and Spartanburg South Carolina has a number of free Christmas events you won't want to miss out on if you live here or if you will be visiting during December 2009.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 10:06 p.m. A new study ranks Spartanburg County as the most dangerous of the state's metro communities for pedestrians.