COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AT&T is bringing its warnings about the dangers of texting and driving back to South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Associated Press South Carolina daybook for Friday, Aug. 9

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man accused of kidnapping a missing Columbia teen last year has now been charged with her death.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A tuberculosis outbreak in Greenwood County that was spread by a school employee may prompt South Carolina legislators to require more testing of school staff.

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Kangaroo Express is hosting a "Salute to the Troops," a free night of family entertainment in Sumter for military members and their families.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's economic development agency has awarded $10 million for water and sewer upgrades in 24 rural communities.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A discussion on caring for people affected by dementia is scheduled for Columbia.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina senators are set to question the director of the state's public health agency about its botched investigation into a tuberculosis outbreak in Greenwood County.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in Richland County say the man suspected of kidnapping a 16-year-old girl has told them where her body is buried.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The State Law Enforcement Division says it has finished restoring all the data on drunken driving arrests to the agency's servers without losing any files.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in Richland County are looking for a tuberculosis patient who walked out of a Columbia hospital

JENKINSVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. says construction of its new nuclear plants in Fairfield County has been delayed, but is costing less than initial estimates.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A board that loans money for major South Carolina road construction has reviewed a list of seven interstate widening projects.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley will ceremoniously sign a law requiring hospitals in South Carolina to test newborns for congenital heart defects.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge says a Cherokee girl in Oklahoma should be immediately turned over to her adoptive parents.

SUMMERTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a couple has been found dead just a few feet from their door after a fire in their Summerton home.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Anyone who thinks this has been an especially rainy year for the Upstate is officially right after Tuesday's storms.

MANNING, S.C. (AP) — Police have charged three men with murder in the beating of a Manning man who died after spending two months in the hospital.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Education Oversight Committee has approved 12 private schools for enrolling special-needs students under the state's first school-choice program.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — State Sen. Lee Bright has brought his campaign website online as he considers a Republican primary challenge against U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham next year.

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — An 82-year-old Florence woman is dead after her car crossed the median on Interstate-20 in Lee County and collided with a tractor-trailer.

LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A Gilbert man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a 6-year-old girl on New Year's Day 2012.

WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — Two Mexican restaurants in the Upstate are paying nearly $75,000 in back wages to 13 employees.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Business and government leaders in Columbia are gathering for a session on economic development.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A national research group says South Carolina collected 18 percent less taxes per capita over a decade, ranking 49th in growth.