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A former assistant South Carolina agriculture commissioner charged with mistreating animals is remaining quiet, as are family members who also are charged.

Five children of a fallen Charleston firefighter have won the right to challenge the distribution of money donated to a city fund after last year's fire that killed nine firefighters.

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"China and Tibet lived together"

When the spiritual leader of the Charleston Tibetan Society and the S.C. Dharma Group comes to USC tonight, he wants to sit down in a peaceful atmosphere to talk about ways China and Tibet can restore their ... via The State

"Every time this happens it renews the interest and, thank goodness, the awareness about earthquakes in Charleston and the threat they present"

For more information about earthquakes and preparing for earthquakes, go to: cofc.edu/~scearthquakes scearthquakes.com Repercussions of Friday's 5.2 magnitude earthquake in Illinois rippled through the ... via Post and Courier

"It's easier to do it on a regional level than for each individual county to do it"

South Carolina sheriffs back a plan to build three regional prisons in the state to hold illegal immigrants as they await deportation. via Myrtle Beach Online

"It's much more fun than playing girl, dressing up in those corsets and hoop skirts"

Chris Houke , Glenn McConnell and Jim Snow load The Palmetto Gun onto a trailer Friday as they prepare for today's re-enactment of the Battle of Charleston. via Post and Courier

"He seemed to hate the world. He hated people different from him - the rich boys with good-looking girlfriends"

A high school senior collected enough supplies to carry out a bomb attack on his school and detailed the plot in a hate-filled diary that included maps of the building and admiring notations about the Columbine ... via The Item

This is a city known for its Southern beauty, charm, culture and hospitality. It's also known for its history, forts, beautiful gardens and plantations. via Sunherald.com

"Anybody will tell you a bronze gun has just got a different sound to it"

Some middle-aged men blow big bucks on a sports car, a bass boat or a nice set of golf clubs, but the man who some consider the most powerful in South Carolina government had something else in mind. via The State

The Seattle Sounders start their final season in the United Soccer Leagues First Division. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"South Carolina's economic outlook is uncertain at best"

South Carolina's jobless rate increased slightly in March to 5.7 percent, and employment officials said Friday the state's economic outlook was "uncertain at best." February's 5.5 percent rate had been the ... via Post and Courier

ENOREE, S.C. -- Authorities are investigating the death of a 25-year-old inmate at a medium-security South Carolina prison. via WLTX-TV Columbia

The names of nine Charleston firefighters killed in a June 18 furniture store blaze have been added to a memorial at the South Carolina Fire Academy. via The State

"Had we not done that, we'd have had all the money we would have needed this year"

The state Senate approved a $7 billion spending plan Wednesday after a 12-hour session that had coastal lawmakers sparring for cash and ended with promising state workers a 1 percent raise. via The Post and Courier

Men and women who seduce married people could be sued by jilted spouses under a proposal that has won initial approval from South Carolina lawmakers. via Tribune-Times

The South Carolina Senate has approved a $7 billion spending plan after a day of fights that left coastal lawmakers sparring for cash and ended with the promise of a 1 percent raise for state workers. via WHNS

"I've gotten five or six calls this morning from folks ... that he would not be a good nominee. They would be terrified of having Mark Keel in charge."

By RICK BRUNDRETT and CLIF LeBLANC - rbrundrett@thestate.com cleblanc@thestate.com Mark Keel, SLED chief of staff, has been nominated as the next head of the S.C. Department of Public Safety. via The State

"They love to water the garden -- to get wet. Their mothers don't let them do it at home, but what are grandmothers for?"

As a college freshman traveling north from Georgia to attend the University of South Carolina, Sara Chastain had no idea her future would not include a return to her beloved hometown of Savannah. via Tribune-Times