COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Residents of a Columbia neighborhood that was once home to a fertilizer plant are waiting to see if they have elevated levels of arsenic and lead in their blood.

ST. HELENA ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Helena Island man's stabbing death at the hands of his sister began as a fight over broken glasses.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Chesnee woman who tried to bite a deputy during her arrest said she was the "Karate Kid" before assaulting the officer.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The plaintiffs suing over the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel want a federal judge to rule the project is subject to all South Carolina environmental laws.

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — With farming booming in South Carolina, a new agriculture event is being staged in Florence this winter.

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A homeless man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the 2009 death of another homeless man.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Direct marketing company Red Ventures is expanding in Lancaster County and expects to add 1,000 employees over the next five years.

SENECA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are continuing their search for a 22-year-old Indiana man missing on Lake Keowee in South Carolina for about two days and presumed drowned.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley was raised in the Sikh faith and is commenting on the deadly weekend shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Charleston man has died after contracting flesh-eating bacteria.

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 7-year-old girl was ejected from the SUV she was riding in during a crash after she unbuckled her seat belt to throw marijuana out the window during a police chase.

SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — National Lighthouse Day is being celebrated on the South Carolina coast at Charleston Light, also known as the Sullivans Island lighthouse.

MOUNT PLEANSANT, S.C. (AP) — The Carrier Classic basketball event is coming to the South Carolina coast this fall.

AWENDAW, S.C. (AP) — The sea is claiming islands and marsh at Cape Romain on the South Carolina coast.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Ron Paul is returning to South Carolina as part of a fundraising effort for state Sen. Tom Davis.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — This week's PGA Championship being played at Kiawah Island is expected to mean about $92 million in direct economic impact for one of South Carolina's biggest industries.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's health and environmental agency has picked a new person to act as its chief liaison with state legislators.