COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Defense Department has appointed Columbia real estate broker John Green to his second 3-year term as chairman of the South Carolina Committee for Employer Support for the National Guard and Reserve.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's re-election campaign reports it raised $200,000 in cash in the third quarter.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Conway attorney for up to 90 days and ordered him to take anger management classes after he slapped a defendant during a deposition.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina will delay until February a request for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law.

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 6-year-old girl playing with her cousins in Greenwood has been shot and killed after the children found a gun inside a vehicle.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina State Fair begins its 12-day run on Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Blustery winds nearing tropical storm strength and as much as 4 inches of rain are expected along the Carolinas coast as a storm system that drenched parts of Florida moves north.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Whether they favor NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. or Jeff Gordon, South Carolina drivers can show their loyalty with specialty license plates.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Textbooks and other instructional materials proposed for use in South Carolina schools are available for public inspection.

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Go ahead and call South Carolina the tire king.

CAMDEN, S.C. (AP) — About 400 members of a South Carolina Army National Guard signal battalion are being honored this weekend for their year of service in the Mideast and Afghanistan.