The U.S. Geological Survey now says it was a 5.9 earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., that rattled the nation's capital and much of the East Tuesday afternoon.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A Laurens County sheriff's captain has been fired after he was arrested in Greenville County on charges of assault and loitering to engage in sexual activity.
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) — Limestone College freshmen are sending 62,000 meals to the Horn of Africa after student volunteers assembled food packages for the hungry.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Lindsey Graham says the U.S. needs to release frozen Libyan assets and use foreign aid and other means to move that nation forward.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The registrar at Liberty University in Virginia says a pastor charged with kidnapping and raping three women at gunpoint never attended the university.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Michele Bachman and Rick Perry have agreed to attend U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint's forum for Republican presidential hopefuls on Labor Day.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — University of South Carolina officials say seven fraternities face sanctions for providing alcohol to underage students during recruitment parties last week.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's women basketball team will face several powerful opponents on the road this season with scheduled trips to Xavier, Illinois and North Carolina State.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — A Spartanburg man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to killing a 54-year-old homeless woman he met just hours before her death.
University officials say 7 fraternities have been forced to delay rush week after allegations that the Greek organizations violated the code of conduct.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center indicates South Carolina could get hit by Hurricane Irene later this week.