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.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of killing his girlfriend in Greenville three years ago.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The publisher of The Sun-News in Myrtle Beach is leaving that newspaper to become the new publisher at The Post and Courier of Charleston.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Columbia's parks department is wrapping up a sports camp being held in conjunction with the University of South Carolina.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The designation of the Charleston Harbor deepening as a national significant project may speed studies of the project, but U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham says money is still needed for the $300 million effort.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis has renewed a threat to stop writing checks on signed investment contracts, saying if he's not comfortable knowing what's in a contract, he won't send the money.

MARION, S.C. (AP) — Marion County deputies say two men have been arrested in the killing of a 71-year-old man who was gagged with his hands and ankles bound together.

BLACKSBURG, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a 34-year-old disabled man has died from dehydration after his father died from a heart problem and there was no one around to help.