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SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — Winthrop scored with under seven minutes left to beat USC Upstate 2-1 on Saturday afternoon in Spartanburg, S.C., ending the home team's men's soccer regular season at County University Soccer Stadium. Winthrop went ahead in the eighth minute when Juma Baden scored…
SportsSPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Spartanburg-based USC Upstate men start their 2026-27 basketball season on the road Monday, Nov. 2, with a 7 p.m. tipoff against East Carolina at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in Greenville, N.C. It is the first game of the year for…
From the HERE City State DeskMYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Five high school seniors from across South Carolina are in the running for the state top individual football honor, and the winner will be revealed Dec. 12 at halftime of the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl, the senior all-star game played in…
From the HERE City National DeskNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Steven Stamkos got the better of the franchise he captained for years on Saturday, tying the game late in regulation and then delivering the lone shootout goal as the Nashville Predators slipped past the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 at Bridgestone Arena. Tampa…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN JOSE, Calif. — New Mexico survived three turnovers and kept San Jose State out of the end zone on offense all afternoon, winning 21-16 on Saturday to stay unbeaten in Mountain West play. Scottre Humphrey ran in two first-half touchdowns, the first a 1-yard…
From the HERE City National DeskLIVERPOOL, England — Defending Premier League champion Arsenal can climb to first place Sunday if it leaves Anfield without a loss, while Liverpool needs a win to get back ahead of Chelsea. Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. local time, or 11:30 a.m. Eastern. Arsenal sits second,…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Golden State Valkyries needed only two seasons to reach the top of the WNBA. Golden State beat the Atlanta Dream 68-63 at Chase Center on Saturday night in the first Game 7 the WNBA Finals have ever produced, taking the…
From the HERE City National DeskINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Running back Jonathan Taylor is now on the table in Indianapolis, as the 2-5 Colts have signaled they will listen to offers for their star ball carrier before the Nov. 10 trade deadline. Several clubs have already called, and the discussions were…
From the HERE City National DeskCARSON, Calif. — The LA Galaxy put together their most productive attack of the season on Saturday, beating Austin FC 4-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in their last regular-season home match and staying alive in the Western Conference playoff race. Joao Klauss started the…
From the HERE City National DeskSEATTLE, Wash. — Running back Zach Charbonnet will play his first game of the 2026 season when the Seattle Seahawks host the Chicago Bears on Monday night, coach Mike Macdonald said, about nine and a half months after Charbonnet tore his ACL in the playoffs.…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES, Calif. — USC took down second-ranked Ohio State 30-18 on a wet Saturday night at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a result that dents the Buckeyes' national title path and gives coach Lincoln Riley the signature win of his time with the Trojans.…
From the HERE City National DeskPROVO, Utah — Eighth-ranked BYU let a 14-point halftime cushion disappear Saturday, then marched 95 yards in the fourth quarter to put away Arizona State 27-20 at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Quarterback Bear Bachmeier finished with 236 passing yards and a touchdown, and running back Sione…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Property tax bills arriving across South Carolina this fall carry a bigger break for many older homeowners, but only for those who have signed up for it. For the 2026 tax year the state homestead exemption jumps from $50,000 to $75,000. That is the slice of an…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FBI on Saturday pinned the largest cryptocurrency theft on record on North Korea, saying a state-backed hacking unit it calls TraderTraitor drained more than $6 billion in digital assets from the Binance exchange on or about Oct. 29. In its statement, the bureau said agents had…
Traffic
SPARTANBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A 57-year-old Wellford man riding an e-bike died Thursday night after a pickup truck struck him on Campground Road in Spartanburg County, S.C., the South Carolina Highway Patrol said. Troopers said Geoffrey Berus was traveling in the eastbound lane near Knightsridge Road at about 7:17 p.m.…
Public Safety
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Art D. Littlejohn formally became Spartanburg’s chief of police Friday afternoon, signing his oath of office in front of a big crowd of relatives, fellow officers and residents at the Spartanburg County Public Libraries Headquarters. City Manager Chris Story told the crowd the search for a chief…
Politics
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Voters in Spartanburg School District 2 will settle two school bond questions on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and a parent and student group spent Saturday making its pitch for both. The first question would let the district borrow up to $156.6 million for a K-8 school in the…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina voters will pick a new attorney general on Tuesday, and the two people on the ballot took very different roads to get there: a career prosecutor backed by sheriffs and a solo trial lawyer running on a shoestring. Republican David Stumbo has been solicitor for…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A U.S. Senate seat that Republicans long treated as safe in South Carolina is heading into Tuesday as one of the closest-watched races in the country. Sen. Darline Graham, a first-time candidate, was appointed to the seat after her brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, died of a torn…
Health
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Close to 70 people went over the side of the 16-story Denny’s corporate headquarters in downtown Spartanburg on Friday, and their descents pushed the final Over the Edge Upstate fundraiser past its $100,000 target before the day was half over. The rappel down the tower at 203…
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