Spartanburg

BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, South Carolina, to start producing electric vehicles and an additional $700 million to build a electric-battery plant nearby.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The city of Spartanburg plans to build a 3,500-seat ballpark that will open in 2025 and become home to the Texas Rangers Class A affiliate currently in Kinston, North Carolina.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — B.J. Mack’s 22 points helped Wofford defeat Mercer 70-67 on Wednesday night.
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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Denny’s Corp. (DENN) on Monday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $12.8 million.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Gainey’s 19 points helped South Carolina Upstate defeat UNC Asheville 76-70 on Saturday night.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Carson McCorkle had 22 points in Wofford’s 86-67 victory over VMI on Saturday night.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Gediminas Mokseckas had 20 points and Campbell beat South Carolina Upstate 78-63 on Wednesday night.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Jackson Paveletzke had 20 points in Wofford’s 71-61 victory over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Messiah Jones had 16 points in Wofford’s 76-63 victory over Presbyterian on Thursday night.
The school announced Watson’s hiring Thursday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Gainey had 26 points in South Carolina Upstate’s 93-59 victory over Columbia International on Wednesday night.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Jackson Paveletzke had 18 points in Wofford’s 70-59 win against North Greenville on Wednesday.
Paveletzke had six assists for the Terriers (3-2).
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Kareem Reid scored 16 points as Gardner-Webb beat N.C. A&T 66-64 on Saturday night.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Ahmir Langlais had 18 points in South Carolina Upstate’s 79-78 victory against Coastal Carolina on Friday night.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — B.J. Mack scored 26 points as Wofford beat Gardner-Webb 60-58 on Friday night.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Ryan Ingram ran for two touchdowns and RJ Khayo returned a punt 79 yards for a score and Wofford kept VMI winless in Southern Conference play, posting a 34-16 victory Saturday.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy in June has died in hospice care.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Nathan Walker ran for a 9-yard touchdown with 32 seconds to play to cap Wofford’s come-from-behind 48-41 victory over East Tennessee State on Saturday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Jimmy Weirick threw for three touchdowns and 232 yards, and Wofford ended a 16-game losing streak in beating The Citadel 31-16 on Saturday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Wofford coach Josh Conklin has resigned from the FCS program with the Terriers in a 15-game losing streak.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Devron Harper caught a pair of touchdown passes and ran for a third and Mercer topped 40 points for the third time in five games as the Bears dominated Wofford, 42-7 in a Southern Conference game Saturday.
Authorities say a mother was shot and killed by her 3-year-old child who found a gun inside their South Carolina home.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Matthew McKay threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns and Elon stifled Wofford 26-0 on Saturday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) _ Denny’s Corp. (DENN) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $23 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — If Sam Darnold is bitter about the Carolina Panthers’ decision to trade for Baker Mayfield, he’s doing a great job of hiding his feelings.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina woman under police suspicion for months has now been charged with the murder of her onetime boyfriend.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty for a 63-year-old man accused of killing a sheriff’s deputy in what authorities described as an ambush.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Dried blood found at a recycling plant is that of a 20-year-old who was reported missing there two months ago, a South Carolina coroner said.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A deputy was fatally shot while being “ambushed” when he approached a home in South Carolina where someone called about a domestic disturbance, authorities said Wednesday.