Some consumer advocates warn this is a time for buyers to stay alert for deals could very well be too good to be true.

The government says the nation’s unemployment rate bolted to 7.2 percent in December, the highest since early 1993, as employers slashed 524,000 jobs.

President-elect Barack Obama spelled out the key elements of an “American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan” that he is touting to treat a sick economy.

A Bennettsville plant is laying off about a quarter of its employees.

Today is the seventh anniversary of the South Carolina education lottery… so are you feeling lucky?

Will the economy cause “green” construction to struggle or flourish in ‘09? President-elect Obama has proposed the creation of 5 million “green-collar” jobs.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is predicting this year’s deficit will be over a trillion dollars, while a company that processes payrolls is estimating the country lost almost 700,000 jobs last month alone.

King St. merchants have troubling with recession and rent.

Planners envision a re-enactment of the bombardment of Fort Sumter as part of South Carolina’s observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War.

A Sumter plant that makes steel storage racks has laid off 50 employees.

A private group’s measure of manufacturing activity has fallen more than expected in December, hitting the lowest reading in 28 years as new orders and employment continue to decline.

Families gathered in Marion Square to prepare for the count down to 2009 and this year’s celebration may have you thinking about cutting down some numbers of your own.

Christmas might be over but the shopping hasn’t slowed down. Many of us will be rushing in and out of local businesses cashing in all of those gift cards that we received , making returns or exchanges or maybe just looking for those after Christmas sales.

A bad economy has left thousands and thousands of South Carolinians out of work, but on Christmas Eve many are putting their worries aside to celebrate peace.

You know each week I venture down to our studio to tape the editorials. Typically, it consists of my two cents on whatever hot topic is leading in the news or maybe just something that has been on my mind.