in Columbia, the South Carolina Senate approved...

in Columbia, the South Carolina Senate approved legislation that would let prosecutors seek the death penalty against a defendant convicted of intentionally setting a fire that kills someone.
The bill would add 1st-degree arson to the list of nine aggravating circumstances under South Carolina's murder law. Prosecutors must prove at least one of the aggravated circumstances to get the death penalty.
A similar bill passed the Senate last year but died in the House.