China’s state news agency says the death toll in ethnic rioting in western Xinjiang region has risen from 156 to 184.

The Georgia State Patrol says at least fourteen people died in traffic accidents over the three-day Memorial Day holiday weekend that ended at midnight Monday.

According to Columbia County (GA) EMA Director, Pam Tucker, the National Weather Service has changed storm damage assessment in Harlem and Grovetown. They will start in Aiken County where fatalities have been reported. After Columbia County, they will move on to Richmond and Burke Counties.

Georgia State Patrol officials say wet roads were to blame for the 20 traffic deaths reported during the New Year’s holiday period.

Some good news out of South Carolina: 2008 was a less-deadly year for drivers, with the number of traffic fatalities lower than they’ve been in more than a decade. Law enforcement says there’s a good reason why. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe explains.

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety announces a preliminary number of 14 people being killed on South Carolina highways during the 106-hour Thanksgiving holiday. The time frame ran from Wednesday, November 26, at 6 p.m. until Sunday, November 30, at midnight.