State

Authorities say a Greenville couple has died after a car was left running at their house earlier this month.

The interim director of the South Carolina Emergency Management Division has been given the job permanently.

State police are investigating the death of a man shot by West Columbia officers.

A state audit of South Carolina First Steps says lawmakers need to define "school readiness" and implement pre-school testing to better determine which children most need help and how to boost chances for success.

State officials say the next contract for taxpayers' credit monitoring services must be issued next month to prevent a coverage lapse.

A fire marshal has shut down part of a Myrtle Beach motel after finding up to 14 people in some rooms and smoke detectors missing.

A Columbia firefighter rushing to a call during a thunderstorm left a pot of grease on a stove that caused a blaze in the kitchen of a fire station.

An 18-year-old Florence man is charged with felony driving under the influence after a woman was killed in a two-car collision in Florence.

A church-affiliated retirement community in Orangeburg is seeking approval to serve beer and wine after its bid to serve liquor was rejected by state officials.

Republican leaders from 10 Southern states are meeting in Alabama to plan strategies for making new GOP inroads across the region.