CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley says South Carolina came out ahead when the state's environmental board approved a permit allowing the deepening of the Savannah River channel to the Port of Savannah.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has told state legislators it won't oppose South Carolina's redrawing of state Senate election district lines.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — White House hopeful Mitt Romney is criticizing President Barack Obama for saying the United States had grown "a little bit lazy" in trying to attract business to the U.S.

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a Greenville man is in jail after leading Kershaw County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Citadel president John Rosa says the Charleston military college has lost public trust because of the way it handled reports of sex abuse four years ago. And he says the school is bringing in an outside company to review the procedures in handling such situations with an eye toward making improvements.

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. (AP) — An industrial hydraulic piston unit and pump manufacturer is adding 160 jobs at its Fountain Inn facility.

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A group that keeps track of happenings at a former nuclear weapons plant in South Carolina is meeting to talk about the site's management and future.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The University of South Carolina and Clemson are kicking off their 27th annual blood drive this week.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities in the Columbia area are teaming up for a 5K race to remember a fallen firefighter.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 19-year-old Clemson University student has been pronounced dead shortly after his roommate found him unresponsive in their off-campus apartment.