COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ South Carolina's Republican Party said in a court filing that the state Supreme Court should dismiss a challenge to its presidential primary brought by counties in a dispute over reimbursements.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The director of South Carolina's Medicaid agency wants to make it easier for low-income children who already qualify for health care coverage to enroll. Director Tony Keck is seeking an additional $35 million from the state in his 2012-13 budget proposal. Nearly $30 million of that would pay to add an estimated 70,000 children to Medicaid rolls by streamlining the application process.

The South Carolina State Fair ends it eleven day run Sunday. It has been a mixed bag of weather for one of the largest events in the state.

South Carolina's public health agency is warning stores that sell mind-altering ``bath salts'' and synthetic marijuana that the substances are now illegal and possession will soon bring state charges.

President Barack Obama says the Iraq war is at its end, and he's announcing that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn by year's end. Obama's statement put an end to months of wrangling over whether the U.S. would maintain a force in Iraq beyond 2011.

A date has been set for the final Republican debate before South Carolina's first-in-the-South presidential primary.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The Air Force says it is looking at South Carolina's Shaw Air Force Base as one of three possible sites to station a ground control squadron for its remote-controlled Reaper and Predator drones.

President Barack Obama says the death of Moammar Gadhafi marks the end of a long and painful chapter for Libya. Obama did not independently confirm Gadhafi's death, and instead cited the fact that Libyan officials have announced his killing.

South Carolina has added more than 22,000 inactive voters to a list of people lacking state issued photo identification that a new state law requires.

Once again, DEA officials and law enforcement agencies across South Carolina are working together to get unused and expired prescriptions out of the wrong hands.

The television show ``Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' is looking for a South Carolina family to feature on its program.

When it comes to helping people find jobs, Taco Bell wants you to think outside the bun.

Four counties have asked the South Carolina Supreme Court to intervene in a dispute about covering costs of running the first-in-the-South primary in January.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ The television show ``Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' is looking for a South Carolina family to feature on its program. Producers of the ABC show want to remodel the home to improve the quality of life for a family in the state that couldn't afford the project otherwise.

USC Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier addressed the media Tuesday for the first time since the Gamecocks learned star sophomore running back Marcus Lattimore would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. "Obviously, the loss of Marcus is huge," Spurrier said. "It's huge for us, but we got to regroup and keep on playing."

South Carolina's new voter photo identification law appears to be hitting black precincts in the state the hardest. An Associated Press analysis of the impact of the new state law shows 10 precincts around the state where nonwhite voters make up almost all the voters who could be ineligible to cast a ballot under the new law.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) - An armed robbery suspect is arrested after police say he admitted to committing crimes within Richland County. Gary Vaughn Caple (shown in his mug shot) was taken to The Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center Monday afternoon.