FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — A private group is raising money to do its own water testing on a creek near Florence.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Now that the primaries are over, the general election campaign season is opening in South Carolina.

BISHOPVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A company is pursuing its plan to ship tons of radioactive waste from New Jersey to a dump along Interstate 20 in South Carolina.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson University has surpassed its goal of raising $600 million by the end of June and now is aiming for $1 billion.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A panel of the Charleston County Aviation Authority has denied an appeal of the $150 million terminal redevelopment contract for Charleston International Airport.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham says the nation is starting to move toward a national vision for its ports that will have to handle a new generation of container ships that will be calling when the Panama Canal is enlarged.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Hundreds of vintage Mustang power cars are on display this weekend at South Carolina's Myrtle Beach.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — A Clemson University professor is the choice as chairman of the organization that promotes a healthy agriculture industry in South Carolina.

WALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-year-old Walhalla boy was killed when a golf cart rolled over and asphyxiated him.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's jobless rate has gone up for the second month in a row.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Supporters of preserving the site of historic Mitchelville on Hilton Head Island say they will again seek state money, even after Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed $200,000 for the project.

SHELBY, N.C. (AP) — Officials in Cleveland County say a 43-year-old man is in jail after two homemade bombs were found in his car.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say they have charged a man with killing his wife and his colleague in a gambling business in his upscale suburban Columbia home.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper was seriously injured when a vehicle struck his patrol car as he was investigating an accident on Interstate 26.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials with the City of Columbia are holding a downtown nighttime 5K race to promote ways to stay safe.

BEAUFORT, S.C. (AP) — A nonprofit organization operating in South Carolina has a chance to use computers seized during an investigation into illegal gambling activity.

HANAHAN, S.C. (AP) — Police have arrested three people in the death of a 71-year-old Hanahan man earlier this week.