SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin next year in the death penalty case against a man accused of killing an 8-year-old Chesnee girl to get back at his wife for leaving him.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Keeping up with allegations of ethical misconduct against South Carolina politicians is becoming increasingly difficult; 2014 begins with at least four cases awaiting decisions from three different authorities.

Now that Christmas is over - many people are wondering what to do with those unwanted Christmas trees. A local organization is making that process a little easier.

A Blacksburg man is dead after authorities say the car he is working on fall on top of him.

SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Air Force officials are seeking the public's help in finding a captain who did not report to work Monday.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — At least six people in South Carolina have died of the flu so far this season.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An environmental review of Duke Energy's plans to build two nuclear reactors in Cherokee County, S.C., recommends federal approval of the project.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some of the most popular hiking trails in South Carolina's parks are being repaired and partly rerouted this winter.

After being suspended by A&E for an interview he gave with GQ magazine, where he made anti-gay comments, the network says he will return to the show in 2014.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County deputies say a 34-year-old woman stabbed her fiance on Christmas Day after they argued over what colors should be used in their wedding.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Richland County officials say a man struck on a Columbia street last month has died.

Authorities and volunteers plan a massive search this weekend for a 20-year-old Horry County woman who has not been seen in more than a week.

We have some breaking information coming into our newsroom Friday night from Forest Acres.

Kyle Greene says his first time ordering online for the holidays will be his last. This, after Christmas gifts for his two children did not arrive in time, due to delays by UPS and FedEx.

The Guinness Book of World Records says the hottest peppers in the world are grown in South Carolina.

The investigation surrounding a hit-and-run in downtown Columbia has now taken a deadly turn.

"If you need something or you need something done, he don't mind doing it," says Helen George, Michael George's mother

Saint John Baptist Church brought hope, health, healing and peace to some 600 folks in the Midlands through its 16th annual Hopeful Fellowship Evangelistic Outreach Ministry program.