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Child safety in cars a concern as temperatures rise

By Ivory Hecker Yesterday at 11:23 PM

As the weather temperatures continue to rise, so does the concern about kids being left in hot cars.

Yesterday at 5:40 PM | 2 comments

Lexington's Ciuffo to attend 2013 MLB Draft

Today at 12:02 AM

Lawmakers move animal shelter bill forward

Yesterday at 11:03 PM

Jenny Sanford donates materials to SC college

Yesterday at 6:40 PM | 1 comment

SC mom gets 13 years in crash that killed daughter

Yesterday at 6:30 PM

Wine aged in Charleston Harbor recovered

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	Local & State Stories 3 have hepatitis B after injections at SC clinic Yesterday at 5:55 PM State health officials say three patients have developed hepatitis B after receiving medical injections at a North Charleston clinic. USC considering a campus-wide tobacco ban Yesterday at 3:25 PM Richland County Sheriff's Department up for Dept. of Defense award Yesterday at 1:45 PM Lead investigator: Brett Parker gave different stories about Ascot Estates shootings Yesterday at 1:30 PM Low-income housing goes up on SC site hit by Hugo Yesterday at 11:35 AM Ammonium Nitrate spill, fire prompts evacuation in Newberry County Yesterday at 11:30 AM \| 1 comment


	National & World Stories Parents face tough choice when tornadoes bear down 1 hour, 20 minutes ago Exactly how do desperate parents know when it's best to leave their children in a presumably safe place or race into the face of danger? GOP questions IRS scrutiny of anti-abortion groups 1 hour, 33 minutes ago Teenaged lesbian faces felony for underage girlfriend 1 hour, 45 minutes ago Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum 2 hours, 4 minutes ago Video: Orlando shootout tied to Boston bomb suspect CBS News Video: Comfort dogs from Illinois head to Oklahoma to help WGN Chicago

Reader Comments

Mom charged with killing kids out of hospital

That's choice....she could unload bullets on her two innocent children and their father but NOT on herself....coward.

- Judy Odom

Doctors using harmful cells to fight traumatic brain injury

Excellent story!

- Sherry Martin Stewart

Testimony: Capnerhurst was a glorified clerk for a bookie

Bryan Capnerhurst was a hard worker. He may have had debt, but who doesn't these days? He loved his family and worked hard to give them the lives they deserved. He had a right to the money he was owed as a result of his work for Parker. ...

- Margaret Thomasson Gerstung


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