Lexington County, SC (WLTX) - One person is dead after a car accident early Tuesday morning on Interstate 26 in Lexington County.

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) -- A woman has been bitten by an alligator at South Carolina's Cypress Gardens, but her injuries didn't appear to be serious.

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina city has approved a daytime curfew for young people who should be in school.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) -- Publix Super Markets, which has more than 1,000 stores in five Southern states, has voluntarily recalled four kinds of seasoning mixes that may possibly be contaminated with salmonella.

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) -- Officials are suggesting tolls could be used to build a $600 million expressway to ease tourist traffic congestion and provide another hurricane escape route in northeast South Carolina.

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Columbia City Councilman E.W. Cromartie II has agreed to a plea agreement on federal income tax evasion charges--an agreement which apparently causes for him to serve jail time and give up his seat. Related links: Part One of Cromartie Plea Agreement | Part Two of Cromartie Plea Agreement

Columbia, SC (WLTX) - As News19 found out, the media was the first to break the news to nearly everyone on the Columbia City Council that Councilman E.W. Cromartie had pleaded guilty to charges of tax evasion.

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina sheriff says a deputy has been hurt and a man shot to death following a fight at a pool room.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- A South Carolina State University dean is launching his campaign for state schools superintendent.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) -- Tourists who visit the Carolinas and then return later to stay for good is the topic of a forum being held on the coast.