COLUMBIA, S.C. The man once tasked with hunting down illegal gaming machines in South Carolina is now among those defending the use of new devices whose legality is yet to be determined.

COLUMBIA, S.C. Officials with Benedict College say a lockdown there has been lifted.

CONWAY, S.C. Authorities say a man charged with murder in a Loris shooting was tracked to the crime scene with a GPS monitoring bracelet he was wearing as he awaiting trial in a different shooting.

COLUMBIA, S.C. Officials put Benedict College in Columbia on lockdown after someone called the school switchboard and threatened a massacre.

COLUMBIA, S.C. As Valentine's Day draws closer, the Department of Agriculture says everything needed to make a special dinner can be found at the State Farmers Market.

MARION, S.C. A 29-year-old former football coach at Mullins High School will have to register as a sex offender the rest of his life after pleading guilty to showing pictures of his genitals to two teen girls.

AIKEN, S.C. When John Decker's wife, Karen, was transported to the Aiken emergency room about a year ago, doctors relied on Decker to provide medical information that his wife was unable to provide for herself.

CHARLESTON, S.C. A South Carolina garden's goal of creating the world's largest collection of ancient camellias is a bit closer with the addition of about 200 ancient varieties in recent years, including about 100 brought from Europe in recent months.

CHARLESTON, S.C. South Carolina health officials say they haven't been notified about a shipment of medical waste that a Latin American news website reported was on its way to Charleston.

CHARLESTON, S.C. Charleston-area residents are getting a chance to see where South Carolina took shape for a reduced price this weekend.

RALEIGH, N.C. Thousands attending the largest annual gathering of left-leaning and civil rights groups in North Carolina on Saturday heard NAACP leaders urge unity ahead of big elections this year, citing the early American motto that out of many, the country became one.

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. The fiance of a missing Mount Pleasant woman has been found dead, although police say the investigation is active and they're not certain the death and the disappearance are linked.

AIKEN, S.C. America's next generation of scientists and engineers are putting their knowledge to the test

ORANGEBURG, S.C. South Carolina State University has named an interim police chief, but still hasn't announced what happened to the man who used to hold the position.

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. A Bennettsville man has been sentenced to life in prison for the stabbing death of a woman nearly two years ago.