A new biofuels plant planned for Berkeley County would convert waste grease and fat to fuel.

The U.S. Census Bureau begins opening Early Local Census Offices this fall in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

An environmental group has filed a petition with federal regulators, seeking to block Duke Energy Corp.'s plan to build and operate two nuclear reactors near Gaffney.

A manager at a Greenville poultry factory under federal investigation has been charged with telling employees to use falsified immigration documents.

A federal judge says the former economist he sentenced to prison may have begun his business with good intentions, but knew his schemes would collapse while bilking millions of dollars from unsuspecting clients.

Beaufort County Sheriff P.J. Tanner says three of his deputies have graduated from special immigration training.

South Carolina's first ethanol plant will be located in Union County.

A big recall of some cribs that can pose a safety hazard is underway.