HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run accident that left a pedestrian dead on Hilton Head Island.

The Midlands loves its military soldiers, no doubt. Thanks to a special ceremony honoring a jeep, a stained glass window and fallen chaplains, that love is memorialized forever.

A former Winnsboro Police officer is facing the law head on.

Authorities say four people are dead and 17 others are injured after a train slammed into a parade float headed to a West Texas event honoring wounded veterans.

BLUFFTON, S.C. (AP) _ Investigators say a retired South Carolina trooper shot and killed a man who attacked him and forced his way into his home.

The first thing Secretary of State Mark Hammond, who spearheads the state's watchdog agency for charitable giving, wants you to do is "give smart" when donating to charitable organizations. He warns, not every group does what it says it will do with your money.

President Barack Obama is defending U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, amid vows by Senate Republicans to block her nomination if she is chosen to succeed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

CHESTER, S.C. (AP) _ The Chester County grand jury has indicted a Richburg man in the July shooting death of another man.

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) _ A Republican challenger for a Lowcountry state Senate seat won by incumbent Democrat Clementa Pinckney is contesting this month's election.

Governor Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is instructing all cabinet agencies to strengthen their approach to cyber security. She has instituted a one-two cyber security punch to fight back, in the midst of a statewide hacking incident that exposed millions of South Carolinians' tax returns and personal information.

When it comes to your personal information, this latest cyber attack in South Carolina can leave consumers feeling vulnerable.

Some local students are taking a chance and putting their ideas out there.