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Colbert offering $500K to pay for SC GOP primary

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Comedian Stephen Colbert says he will pay half a million dollars to help fund South Carolina's first-in-the-South GOP presidential primary.

Man accused of arson in SC stabbed to death

CLOVER, S.C. (AP) — A Clover man accused of trying to burn his sister's garage has been found stabbed to death.

Georgia family sues Citadel over porn site

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The father of a Georgia teen has sued The Citadel and a former cadet who the father said placed his daughter's name and phone number on a pornographic website.

Federal judge's ruling means tents must go

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge's ruling means Occupy Columbia protesters face arrest again if they continue camping and sleeping on Statehouse grounds.

Teen charged with murder in Aiken officer's death

AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A 19-year-old Aiken man has been charged with murder in the shooting of an Aiken police officer.

Teen Charged with Murder in Aiken Officer's Death

A 19-year-old Aiken man has been charged with murder in the shooting of an Aiken police officer.

Judge Rules Against Occupy Columbia

A federal judge says new rules regulating protests on the Statehouse grounds can take effect immediately.

4 businesses, church burned in Hardeeville

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Investigators say a fire that burned four businesses and a church in the Hardeeville area seems suspicious.

Veteran charged with killing 2 in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A former soldier has been convicted of killing two men in their yard in Richland County last year.

Anderson man charged with making pipe bombs

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — An Anderson man has been arrested and accused of making and selling pipe bombs.

2nd man charged in Richland robbery

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A second man has been charged in the robbery that led to the death of a Richland County sheriff's department's dog shot in the line of duty.

SC residents, geologists report 2.6 earthquake

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — An earthquake that registered a magnitude of 2.6 shook residents near Charleston but no damage has been reported.

Huntsman campaign blasts Romney for NH jobs record

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman's campaign said Wednesday that jobs lost at a company managed by rival Mitt Romney counter his claims of being a job creator.

APNewsBreak: Zais makes offer to stem lawsuit

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Education Superintendent Mick Zais says an updated opinion from the attorney general's office could resolve a dispute with the state Board of Education regarding its authority over the elected schools chief.

Magistrate says seized gaming machines are legal

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A magistrate has ruled gaming machines seized over the last several months in Beaufort, Georgetown and Jasper counties are not illegal gambling devices.

APNewsBreak: Haley updating records policy

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki says her office is updating a decades-old policy on what records must be kept and what can be destroyed following criticism about deleted e-mails.

SC State hires former SLED director, won't say why

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) — Former State Law Enforcement Director Reggie Lloyd has been hired by South Carolina State University.

Haley Updating Records Policy

South Carolina Gov. Nikki says her office is updating a decades-old policy on what records must be kept and what can be destroyed following criticism about deleted e-mails.