COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Education Department says the class of 2013 was offered a record $1.15 billion in college scholarships.

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A jury in Sumter has found 53-year-old Timothy Dingle guilty of two counts of murder and first-degree arson in a fire that killed two children.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Business owners and managers in Columbia have a second chance to learn more about financial statements.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Associated Press South Carolina daybook for Thursday, Aug. 15

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — The prosecutor in Orangeburg says the former police chief in Eutawville has been charged with misconduct in the shooting death of a man two years ago.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man accused of kidnapping a missing Columbia teen last year has pleaded guilty in her death.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Suspended Chesterfield County Sheriff Sam Parker is facing new charges.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group in South Carolina is teaming up with the American Civil Liberties Union to explore legal options for same-sex couples.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A family court judge is holding another hearing concerning a South Carolina couple's adoption of a Cherokee child.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A group appointed by Gov. Nikki Haley to review South Carolina regulations and recommend changes is scheduled to give an update on its progress.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For the third straight year, Charleston County is the most dangerous in South Carolina for vehicle crashes.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Charleston man will serve 25 years in jail after pleading guilty to stabbing his wife to death in front of his two daughters.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina attorney accused of extorting $1 million from his clients has agreed to plead guilty to mail fraud.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia officials say the federal government plans to order the city to pay $1.5 million in fines and cleanup costs for sewage spills.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — State Sen. Lee Bright says he is mounting a Republican primary challenge against U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham next year because South Carolina needs more conservative representation.

SUMMERTON, S.C. (AP) — A woman has died from injuries in a fire that killed her husband at their Clarendon County home.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A small plane has successfully made an emergency landing at the downtown Columbia airport.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man who stunned the political world by winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in South Carolina without campaigning or spending money in 2010 has been arrested on a trespassing charge in Myrtle Beach.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is finally making it official that she is running for re-election next year.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Charleston-area couple trying to adopt a Cherokee girl wants federal law enforcement to help them bring the child to South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina State Library is working this month to help combat the problem of hunger in the state.

IRMO, S.C. (AP) — Officers from across South Carolina are gathering for a meeting about how to address gang-related issues.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mayor Steve Benjamin and Columbia's parks and recreation department are giving kids in South Carolina's capital city a way to stay active this summer.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Highway Patrol is looking for more troopers.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — A monument honoring three South Carolina State University students killed in a 1968 civil rights protest has been corrected after more than 40 years.