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.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A man accused of masterminding a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme will soon learn his fate. Ronnie Gene Wilson is being sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Greenville. He pleaded guilty to mail fraud in July and faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) _ Authorities say the city attorney in Camden has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge for dropping criminal charges in exchange for donations to the city police department's drug fund.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A Clemson University graduate student has been sentenced to prison in a 2010 hit and run crash that killed a 49-year-old man on a mo-ped.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A fourth-grade public school teacher in Greenville County has won a national teaching award and its $25,000 prize.

WATERLOO, S.C. (AP) _ A man and his girlfriend have been arrested in the shooting death of a 65-year-old Waterloo man.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ A man accused of heading up a South Carolina cockfighting ring has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison.

Some concerned citizens aren't going to let an accused robber get off scott free.