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DSS HEARING
COLUMBIA — A Greenville woman told lawmakers Wednesday that Department of Social Services officials misinformed her family about the difficulties of adopting a teenage boy out of foster care, a situation she said has caused them immeasurable strain. "Families are being pushed to adopt older children without being fully informed about the extent of the social needs and brokenness of these older children," Winton Swanson testified before a special Senate subcommittee. "This has been a game changer for our family and has just about torn us apart." By Meg Kinnard. SENT: 580 words.
MCCONNELL-STATE OF AGING
COLUMBIA — Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell warned lawmakers Wednesday that a failure to prepare for South Carolina's oncoming "gray tsunami" will cause a budget crisis and human tragedies. McConnell told a joint session of the Legislature the state's senior population is expected to double over the next 15 years, to nearly 2 million people ages 60 and older. He urged legislators to develop a long-term plan that focuses on programs that help seniors live independently in their own homes. Beyond improving lives, that approach would save the state billions of dollars, he said. By Seanna Adcox. SENT: 590 words.
F-35-BEAUFORT
COLUMBIA — The Marine Corps in South Carolina is getting its first futuristic F-35 fighter jets in June, a commander from the Air Station in Beaufort announced Wednesday. Marine Air Group 31 commander Col. Bill Leiblien told members of the South Carolina Military Base Task Force that the first of dozens of aircraft and pilots are due to arrive by early to mid-June. By Susanne M. Schafer. SENT: 520 words.
ALSO:
— SUPERINTENDENT'S RACE, from COLUMBIA — Candidates running to be South Carolina's next schools superintendent have introduced themselves to school board members. SENT: 120 words.
— MCCONNELL-COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON, from COLUMBIA — A state board has approved paying $188,000 toward the salary of the College of Charleston's incoming president, Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell. SENT: 120 words.
— REMAINS FOUND, from CLINTON — Authorities say skeletal remains found near a firing range in Laurens County are a 22-year-old woman missing from Clinton for more than seven years. SENT: 130 words.
— HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGE, from DEPTFORD, N.J. — Human trafficking charges have been filed against a man who allegedly held a South Carolina woman against her will at a southern New Jersey motel and forced her to perform sex acts with numerous men for money. SENT: 130 words.
— LIQUOR BOTTLE SHOOTING, from SUMTER — Investigators say a 50-year-old man shot another man a Sumter home after an argument about a missing bottle of liquor. SENT: 130 words.
— SOUTH CAROLINA-SENATE, from COLUMBIA — All five of the expected Republican primary challengers to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham have filed their paperwork and paid the $10,440 fee to run. SENT: 130 words.
— AIR EXERCISE, from MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE — The South Carolina Air National Guard is flying F-16 jets over the Anderson and Florence areas. SENT: 130 words.
— EASLEY SHOOTING, from EASLEY — Authorities say a 47-year-old man has been shot and killed after a fight with other family members in his Pickens County home. SENT: 130 words.
— PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES, from COLUMBIA— The House has approved a bill clarifying that the State Election Commission is responsible for South Carolina's future presidential primaries. SENT: 130 words.
The AP, Columbia
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