South Carolina

Authorities say three people have been killed and five injured in a shooting in a small town west of Charleston.

The Senate gave President Barack Obama a major victory Monday in his efforts to remake the federal courts, confirming a judge who will tip the political balance on the once-conservative appeals court based in Richmond.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has $1.7 million left in his campaign finance account and can use the cash to cover legal fees tied to his ethics investigation.

Black lawmakers want to make sure minorities get a fair chance at jobs at Boeing's new assembly line in South Carolina.

Authorities say a man stacking yard waste by the road has been struck and killed by a car.

A South Carolina mayor-elect says he'll serve in his new role and keep his job as police chief in another town despite an opinion by the state attorney general's office advising against it.

Authorities are investigating whether a suspected serial killer whose home and yard harbored the remains of at least 11 people is connected to any killings in places he lived while in the military, including Japan, California and the Carolinas.

A small plane crash on Monday sent three people to the hospital and caused a highway to be closed for a time.

A former South Carolina high school teacher and coach has been arrested after police say he had sexual contact with a 16-year-old female student.

Just 16 of the 600 businesses checked since July have been cited under South Carolina's new immigration law, touted by state lawmakers as one of the toughest in the nation.