SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say nine people arrested in a drug bust in Sumter County include the county sheriff's son.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Savannah River Maritime Commission plans to appeal a South Carolina water quality permit that allows expansion of the Savannah port by dredging the river.

ORANEGBURG, S.C. (AP) — The president of Kentucky State University is scheduled to address the fall commencement ceremonies at South Carolina State University.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in Richland County are letting students get a real feel for being at a crime scene.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The Spartanburg County Council has unanimously voted to give an incentives package to a new Amazon warehouse in Spartanburg.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A new report suggests that South Carolina could face a critical shortage of doctors during the next decade as physicians and the population ages.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The director of the Department of Natural Resources says the chairwoman of the agency's board asked him to step down.

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — Two 18-year-old recruits getting ready to be Marines chased a couple of shoplifters at the Aiken Mall.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A top-ranking U.S. State Department official says South Carolina's tough new immigration law has not only damaged the country's reputation but could also endanger U.S. citizens abroad.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A North Charleston mother has been sentenced to probation in the deaths of two of her children who died in a mobile home fire two years ago.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The city of Charleston is now offering $50,000 for tips that lead to the arrest of whoever is responsible for a series of arsons during the past decade.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — There's apparently a Grinch loose in Orangeburg County.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for killing his father in North Charleston two years ago.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — State officials have fined a Liberty company more than $3,200 for the death of a worker earlier this year.

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Lake Hartwell has seen its best gains in water level since spring over the past two weeks.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The FBI is investigating Columbia's Community Development Department at the city's request.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A former Charleston-area coach charged with molesting nine boys sent e-mails to the victims' families shortly before he was arrested this fall.