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Bond denied in double SC slaying

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — Bond has been denied for a Florence man charged with stabbing his wife and mother-in-law to death.

Children, pets left in cars in sweltering heat

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Three people have been charged after children and pets were left in cars in the sweltering South Carolina heat.

Committee: Horry, Marion counties at severe status

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's drought committee has determined the drought in Horry and Marion counties has reached severe status.

Ex-Dallas boot camp head charged in fraud case

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — A 51-year-old former Selma resident has been arrested at his home in Columbia, S.C. and charged in a securities fraud case with allegedly collecting money to operate a facility for troubled children in Dallas County, although District Attorney Michael Jackson said there was no evidence plans for that facility ever existed.

Back to School "Drills and Skills" program

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin announced an expansion of his back-to-school initiative Thursday.

Haley to welcome packaging plant to Jasper County

RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is officially welcoming a company to Jasper County that plans to create at least 175 jobs.

Clemson hosting summer SC beekeeper meeting

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Beekeepers from around South Carolina are buzzing into Clemson for their annual meeting.

Laurens County sheriff's deputy shot and killed

CLINTON, S.C. (AP) — A Laurens County deputy has been shot and killed as officers went to a home during a murder investigation.

Airline traffic up 23 percent on SC's Grand Strand

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Passenger traffic through the Myrtle Beach International Airport was up sharply last month, another sign the tourism industry is bouncing back from the Great Recession.

Monument being dedicated to black Civil War unit

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A monument is being dedicated this week in South Carolina to the 55th Massachusetts, a black Union regiment that fought in the Civil War.

Lost donkey's owner sought in Anderson County

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — Animal control officers in Anderson County are looking for the owner of an unusually friendly donkey found wandering near Starr earlier this month.

Much of SC broils under heat; felt hotter than 120

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The heat is still on in South Carolina.

Retired Court of Appeals Judge Huddleston dies

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Former Court of Appeals Judge Joseph R. Huddleston has died after a battle with cancer. He was 74.

Ex-Atlantic Beach mayor guilty of resisting arrest

CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A former Atlantic Beach mayor has been convicted of resisting arrest and sentenced to 18 months of probation.

Pit bull recovering in SC shelter after surgery

GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (AP) — A 2-year-old pit bull is recovering at a Berkeley County shelter after animal control officers found him dragging a logging chain that was buried in his neck.

Charleston joint military base gets new commander

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Air Force and Navy military base at Charleston is getting a new commander.

4 injured in boat explosion at Lake Wylie marina

TEGA CAY, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a boat exploded after refueling at a York County marina.

Fines grow for lieutenant gov hopeful Campbell

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A son of the late Gov. Carroll Campbell owes nearly $380,000 in penalties to the state Ethics Commission for failing to file campaign finance reports from an unsuccessful 2006 bid for lieutenant governor.