TOWNVILLE, N.C. (AP) — An Anderson County man has died while fighting a brush fire on his property.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Police say a woman punched her pregnant sister several times in the stomach during an argument, then hit a toddler in the parking lot of a Columbia apartment complex as she tried to get away.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has approved a bill requiring all public employees to contribute more toward their retirement and new hires to work longer.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Occupy Columbia protesters are back at the Statehouse with a tent as emergency regulations barring their around-the-clock presence expired.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — More than 1,000 high school students from six states are facing off in North Charleston for a regional robotics competition.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is in South Carolina this week presiding over several cases with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

CAYCE, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley is taking part in a ceremony to break ground on a pharmaceuticals plant in Lexington County.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Senate has approved a bill requiring South Carolina taxpayers to receive a detailed receipt of how their state taxes are spent.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has approved a bill designed to boost the growth of charter schools statewide.

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a man posing as a police officer is trying to cash fake checks across Horry County.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The man suspected of slaying a South Carolina police officer was armed with her gun as he led authorities on a car chase that exceeded speeds of 110 mph.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The international cable manufacturing company, Nexans, plans to spend $85 million to build a new high voltage cable plant in South Carolina, creating as many as 200 jobs.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina House panel is backing tax breaks to spur renovations of blighted areas.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes says the city's economy is improving and the resort has emerged from the Great Recession in good shape.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a complaint accusing South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley of breaking ethics laws while a member of the state House.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Rep. Thad Viers has resigned amid accusations that he harassed an ex-girlfriend.