COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who has spent more than half his life on death row has chosen to die by lethal injection instead of by electric chair or firing squad later this month.

Not only is Dawn Staley now the highest paid coach in women’s basketball, she negotiated something else that rivals Geno Auriemma and Kim Mulkey don’t have: a free path to the pros. The University of South Carolina announced a contract extension with Staley on Friday that will keep the three-time NCAA champion in Columbia through

The overall average breast cancer incidence rate in the U.S. was 131.8 per 100,000 and the overall average breast cancer mortality rate was 19.3 per 100,000. Among women in the U.S., breast cancer accounts for 32% of all cancer cases and 14% of all cancer deaths, the report found.

A Munich, Germany native, Okoronkwo spent most of his early life playing soccer and doing gymnastics — which even he admits now was a bit odd. The same height that made Okoronkwo a soccer goalkeeper made it nearly impossible to be any good at high-level gymnastics.

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Everything coach Dawn Staley said during media on Friday about her historic new contract, what it means for South Carolina women's basketball.

COLUMBIA, Conn. (WTNH) — A girls youth basketball coach allegedly hit a parent with his vehicle after an argument following a game Saturday morning, according to Connecticut State Police.

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Columbia First Selectman Steven Everett said to his knowledge, “nothing of this magnitude” has ever happened in his small eastern Connecticut town. The video is getting national attention.

A “highly impactful” winter storm is also in the forecast, meteorologists said Saturday, with its highest potential south of Interstate 20. The National Weather Service warned South Carolinians of frozen pipes and dangerous conditions for those without shelter. Officials also warned drivers to use caution.

Cardiff Products Corporation (Cardiff Products) selects Lexington County to establish the company’s first South Carolina operation. The company’s $99.6 million investment will create 94 new jobs. Cardiff Products is a beverage manufacturer.

President Joe Biden’s ties to SC includes relationships with Senator Strom Thurmond and Rep. Jim Clyburn, and visits to Columbia, Charleston and Kiawah Island.