Authorities are searching for two missing Catawba County high school students who left home for a party last weekend and haven't been heard from since.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ The Diocese of South Carolina is ending its affiliation with the Episcopal Church after the national church said the South Carolina bishop has abandoned the national church.

SENECA, S.C. (AP) _ Relatives say a Seneca man accused of killing his 7-month-old niece asked if he could watch over the girl the night before she died.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ Two Charleston-based institutions of higher learning are teaming up to offer a program that allows students to get law and business degrees in three and a half years.

Parenting Solo is a community wide movement to assist those who go it alone in caring for their children. The founder of the program is hoping an upcoming event will change the face of solo parenting statewide.

DUNCAN, S.C. (AP) _ A company that makes fiber optic products is expanding its operations in Spartanburg County. AFL announced Wednesday that it would invest $8.6 million to expand its presence in Duncan, creating 95 new jobs.

Retail store Target is getting competitive to get your business this holiday season.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A man charged in a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme that involved buying silver is set to be sentenced.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2010 death of his 14-year-old nephew.

Investigators say a man's luck has finally run out.

Remembering the life of a Midlands student, a Homegoing service will be held Tuesday afternoon starting at 3 in Bostick Tompkins Funeral Home for seven-year-old Joshua Brown.