BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut gun manufacturer is moving to South Carolina in response to a new Connecticut gun law, passed following the killings of 20 children and six educators in Newtown. The vice president of sales at PTR Industries says the Bristol company will move to Aynor, S.C. So will most of the 41 workers.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles is commending state and federal officers for working together on a case that has yielded 16 convictions against members of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang More than a dozen Hells Angels were arrested last year during raids that netted a drugs and more than 100 firearms.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - South Carolina lawmakers have passed a compromise on spending $6.7 billion in state tax revenues. Only two House Democrats voted for the plan. The spending plan includes $106 million from this year's rainy day fund.
WELLFORD, S.C. (AP) - Authorities say a Spartanburg homeowner shot and killed an alleged intruder using a gun he grabbed from 1 of the two would-be robbers. A woman living at the home told deputies she was sitting on the couch when a man came in and put a gun to her head. Her husband fought with the intruder.
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