COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal court will hear appeals from six people found guilty of violating federal animal fighting laws at a Lexington County cockfight in a 2010 trial.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Charleston fire marshal has reorganized the way the city investigates suspicious fires, saying he requires much more documentation than in the past.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Myrtle Beach International Airport officials won't charge fees for at least a year to airlines willing to bring flights to and from certain cities at least five times a week.

NEWBERRY, S.C. (AP) — Newt Gingrich has always been a big fan of history. He knows that for three decades, the Republican who won South Carolina's presidential primary has also won the GOP nomination.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Gov. Nikki Haley and South Carolina's first family are inviting the public to enjoy holiday decorations at the Governor's Mansion.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Goose Creek won its first state football championship by scoring the final 23 points to beat Greenwood 37-21 in the South Carolina 4A Division II state championship game.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The chief investment officer of South Carolina's $25 billion pension fund has resigned to take a job with a private firm in North Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The headquarters unit of the South Carolina Army National Guard's 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade is getting a new commander during a ceremony in Charleston.

JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Charleston's zoning board will consider an application to cut down 60 grand trees on the last wooded stretch of Maybank Highway so that a 300-apartment retirement complex can be built there.

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — An animal rescue group near Georgetown hopes to build a compound for a white wolf that was rescued during a raid on puppy mill earlier this year.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Greenville County authorities say a man is charged with pouring gasoline on a woman and setting her on fire.

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — A Hilton Head Island councilman has pleaded guilty to criminal domestic violence after deputies responded to his home in January.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A report shows the word "pervert" was written on the forehead of a convicted child molester whose mutilated body was found near a shower in a South Carolina prison.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say one employee of Horry County's jail has been fired and another will be disciplined next week following an internal investigation of an inmate's escape last month.