Severe thunderstorms, the third round of storms in as many days, swamped parts of the Grand Strand Wednesday causing power outages and stranding some motorists.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Horry and Brunswick counties by the National Weather Service. The warning is in effect until 1:30 p.m.

Former S.C. legislator Mark Kelley, now a lobbyist for the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, is suing The Sun News, saying he was defamed in articles concerning the origins of tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions.

The Academy of Hope charter school in Conway is seeking an executive director/principal to lead the school as it goes into its second year.

The South Carolina Senate gave key approval Wednesday to its $6.6 billion spending plan for state taxes.

Voters will be asked in November whether the governor and lieutenant governor should run together, but the change wouldn’t take place until 2018.

The South Carolina Senate approved Wednesday a pension reform plan that puts most of the changes on new employees.

The jury that will decide the fate of former presidential candidate John Edwards could get the case Friday morning.

North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday began weighing whether to allow live-dealer card games at the state’s only casino rather than the video machines that are now offered.

City officials seem to agree they will ask the state Legislature to remove the 10-year sunset clause on the law that allowed the city to implement the 1 percent sales tax to raise money for out-of-market tourism promotion.