Beef, poultry and dairy farmers could stand to lose big as the state suffers through a drought; however, the impact may not be as bad as they or consumers think, according to state officials.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ The Army Corps of Engineers wants a federal judge to block South Carolina's Savannah River Maritime Commission from entering a federal lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel.

If you're moving, there's more than just precious cargo that you will need to watch. Crysty Vaughan has more in this Consumer Minute.

PICKENS, S.C. (AP) _ The grandmother and father of a Pickens County toddler who died from a drug overdose have been convicted in the boy's death.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A relatively rare coroner's inquest is scheduled in the death of a Mount Pleasant child who was mauled to death by two dogs last spring. Charleston County Coroner Rae Wooten has determined the dogs caused the death. But the inquest, slated for Aug. 10, will determine if the death of 2-year-old Ja'Marr Tiller was an accident or if someone is responsible.

The stepson of a murder victim pleads with the Honorable DeAndrea Gist Benjamin to deny bond for the accused killer. The judge concurred, citing the allegations of two counts of murder and a potential threat of harm, reasons to send Brett Parker back to the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center.

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) _ State agents say a former Darlington fire chief used inmates to wash his car and clean oysters. The State Law Enforcement Division said 71-year-old James Stone was arrested Friday and charged with misconduct in office.

The world’s most elite athletes will be competing at the 2012 Olympic Games this week. But you don’t have to be a top athlete to reap the rewards of fitness and health. A summer camp offered through the GoodBodies Program at USC’s Arnold School of Public Health is helping young people, ages 9 – 17, learn how to make healthy behavior changes, incorporating fitness fun and better nutrition in their lives.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The South Carolina Supreme Court has upheld the return to of a Native American girl adopted by a South Carolina family to her father in Oklahoma.