CLOVER, S.C. Authorities say a 73-year-old man has been charged with murder after he killed his 90-year-old wife in their Clover home, then tried to overdose on medicine. (More)

WALHALLA, S.C. A former aide to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has pleaded guilty to taking $280,000 from the Republican's campaign accounts. (More)

RALEIGH, N.C. The state Legislature will study whether offshore drilling is feasible, a move that could put the state in a better position to respond if the federal government moves to allow more exploration. (More)

RICHMOND, Va. Virginia Commonwealth University's board of visitors on Thursday tightened its academic policies to make it easier to revoke degrees such as the one wrongly granted to former Richmond Police Chief Rodney Monroe. (More)

ATLANTA Southeastern states should diversify their water sources and boost efficiency measures to prepare for an uncertain supply that may become even more unpredictable amid climate change, a new report released by a national conservation group concludes. (More)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. An apology by a North Carolina State University student for painting racially charged graffiti at the school's free expression tunnel in Raleigh is only the beginning of the healing process, the president of the state NAACP said Thursday. (More)

WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP, Mich. Michigan police say a charcoal grill in a car apparently generated enough carbon monoxide to kill two Grand Valley State University students, including one from South Carolina. (More)

HONEY HILL, S.C. Doris Montgomery faced a horrible choice as she watched her husband beat her 47-year-old disabled son. (More)

GOLDSBORO, N.C. North Carolina officials have fired three employees and disciplined others in the death of a patient who was neglected for more than 22 hours at a state-operated mental hospital. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. A former investigator with the Department of Health and Environmental Control says the agency pulled back from an investigation after a complaint from a state official. (More)

MILFORD, Conn. A South Carolina man accused of shooting a man to death in a Milford motel room last year has rejected a plea deal. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom wants the South Carolina Budget and Control Board to hold a special meeting to reduce state spending again. (More)

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. A new green cottage home being built in the Noisette area of North Charleston will be open for tours next year and proceeds donated to charity. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. Eight of the Senate's nine new members are getting acquainted with how they'll do their legislative jobs in January. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. When Andrew Sorensen ascended to the presidency of the University of South Carolina in 2002, his arrival was marked by the traditional pomp and circumstance one might expect at the state's flagship school. More than 200 guests feted the new president with a gala reception, the price tag covered by taxpayer funds. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. A 43-year-old Greenville man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for plotting to kill an FBI agent. (More)

GREENVILLE, S.C. Ten former workers at a Greenville poultry plant who were in the U.S. illegally have pleaded guilty in federal court. (More)

CHARLESTON, S.C. A state judge has upheld the incorporation of the Town of James Island, ruling in a suit brought by the city of Charleston which twice before forced the town to dissolve. (More)

CHARLESTON, S.C. U.S. Rep. Henry Brown has introduced a bill in Congress to prevent Guantanamo Bay terror detainees from being brought to the Navy brig near Charleston. (More)

MIAMI D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. House Republican leaders are pushing plans to put more power in the hands of House Speaker Bobby Harrell so he could appoint committee chairmen in an effort to advance the GOP's agenda and clear the House floor of bills they don't like. (More)

ANDERSON, S.C. After several contentious years, Anderson County's administrator will be leaving his job at the end of the year with a $1.1 million contract buyout. (More)

COLUMBIA, S.C. A federal grand jury has indicted a 42-year-old man who authorities say held police at bay for 18 hours outside a Conway hospital, blocking the emergency room entrance. (More)

GREENVILLE, S.C. The family of an 11-year-old boy killed in the crash of a church bus in northwestern South Carolina earlier this year will receive $450,000 under a settlement. (More)

FOUNTAIN INN, S.C. Officials with a maintenance product supplier say they'll add at least 200 jobs at their Fountain Inn plant. (More)