RIDGEVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ Two people have died after an explosion in the garage of a home in Jasper County. Coroner Martin Sauls says 61-year-old Harry Drayton and 21-year-old Maurice Thomas were declared dead following the explosion about 6 p.m. Monday.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Police have made an arrest in the suspicious death of a Bishopville man.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-A former South Carolina Treasurer says he plans to fight a recent d-u-i charge against him. Thomas Ravenel was arrested yesterday in New York after a traffic stop.

A Richland County murder trial is moving forward in court.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his girlfriend and her mother in plea deal that prosecutors say was offered when an investigator in the case was arrested.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested a 23-year-old man on Sunday, July 21 on charges that the man broke into two homes on R.B. Baker Drive near Chapin and one home on Crystal Creek Circle near Chapin.

Even before the world gets a good look, the royal baby has already achieved rock star status, including here in the Midlands.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-An insurance company says it's leaving South Carolina because of regulations related to health care reform.

A robbery suspect gunned down by Richland County deputies had a lengthy wrap sheet and a possible history of mental illness, according to Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott. Authorities can't confirm, though, exactly what caused him to go on a massive shooting spree yesterday. a-b-c columbia's monique williams has more.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC-Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin today announced the creation of the Mayor’s Panel on Violent Crime and Bond Reform to improve upon and recommend new tools for law enforcement to keep career criminals in jail and off the street once they’re arrested.

An armed robbery at a Richland County convenience store ultimately leads to a shootout with deputies.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) _ A federal agency estimates it will cost $150,000 a year to administer the Endangered Species Act along hundreds of miles of the Southeast coast designated as critical habitat for loggerhead sea turtles.

A lawyer representing Columbia Interim Police Chief Ruben Santiago, filed a civil lawsuit late this afternoon, claiming former Columbia Police Captain Dave Navarro has committed slander, defamation and has intentionally inflicted emotional distress upon his client.

CATAWBA, S.C. (AP) _ A South Carolina company and its contractor have been fined for what a state agency calls ``serious violations'' related to an accident that killed a worker.

(WOLO) Columbia, SC- If you purchased skechers booty-firming shape-ups, a check may be in the mail for you. The Federal Trade Commission is mailing more than a -half million checks to consumers who bought the so-called toning shoes.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has agreed to pay a $3,500 fine for not properly identifying donors to her 2010 campaign.

Now that the State of Florida's case against George Zimmerman is over, questions arise about a federal case that could be brought against him in the death of Trayvon Martin. We spoke with a local law professor to find out, in fact, what's next.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) _ A memorial service was held for the two South Carolina families killed in a plane crash in Alaska last weekend.