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Committee approves compromise on election law fix

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A committee of House and Senate members has reached agreement on a bill intended to prevent another ballot-tossing election mess.

ACLU: Marijuana arrests in SC racially biased

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union says black people in South Carolina are arrested for marijuana possession at a higher rate than white people.

SC homeowner won't be charged in break-in shooting

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a homeowner who shot and killed a man who broke into his home in Orangeburg will not he charged.

Some 400 SC Guard troops returning from Kosovo

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — About 400 South Carolina National Guard soldiers are returning to their families and friends after completing a nine-month deployment in the Balkan nation of Kosovo.

Bamberg County's 1st 2013 homicide is investigated

DENMARK, S.C. (AP) — A 20-year-old Denmark man has been found dead in what authorities say is the first homicide of the year in Bamberg County.

SC man cleared of burning home he said had witches

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — A Sumter man has been ordered to a state mental facility after saying he burned his house down because it was full of witches.

Grandson facing arson, murder charges in SC fire

SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — The 20-year-old grandson of a Sumter couple is accused of setting the fire that killed them in their home.

6 I-26 bridges top AAA Carolinas worst in SC list

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — AAA Carolinas says South Carolina's six most substandard bridges are all on Interstate 26.

Columbia zoo Tuesdays deal benefits food bank

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Weekday visitors to the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia can get a deal on admission this summer and help people in need.

Suspect in 3 SC deaths tries to kill himself

NEW ZION, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 31-year-old man charged with killing three women during a crime spree last week has tried to kill himself in jail.

SC agencies practice for hurricane evacuation

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are preparing for their annual drill on how to get people away from South Carolina's coast as quickly as possible if a hurricane threatens.

SCE&G asks for 3 percent electric rate increase

CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Electric and Gas is asking to increase its electric rates by about 3 percent to help pay for costs of building two new nuclear reactors.

A recap of SC's legislative session so far

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's legislators have passed more than 40 measures into law this year, with highlights providing incentives to Boeing, allowing for legal raffles and helping prevent the mentally ill from buying guns.