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Friday, June 14, 2013  Surfers along South Carolina's Grand Strand have honored the memory of a surfer lost last week in the winds and waves of Tropical Storm Andrea.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The Kershaw County sheriff will testify later in a federal civil trial about the beating and sexual assault of a Camden Military Academy cadet.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Anderson County Sheriff's deputies have charged a woman with six counts of mistreatment of animals after they found several dead cows in a barn.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A man on federal death row for killing women in South Carolina and West Virginia has been denied a request to vacate his death sentence.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado touched down in Anderson County.

Friday, May 31, 2013  State education officials say more girls than boys are graduating from high schools in South Carolina. The Anderson Independent-Mail reported that the graduation rate for girls was nearly 80 percent last year. That compares with a 70 percent rate for boys.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A federal judge has set a trial date for a case challenging how three school administrators enforced the dress code at a Sumter County middle school.

Friday, May 24, 2013  U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan is touring his South Carolina district over the Memorial Day weekend to thank veterans and first responders for their service.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  A former South Carolina hospital worker who refused a required flu shot is entitled to receive unemployment benefits thanks to a state appeals court.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A 40-year-old man is dead after being shot several times in the backyard of an Anderson home.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The great-grandson of an 86-year-old Anderson County man found shot to death in his home has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the slaying.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Authorities say a man has been hospitalized after he tried to run over an Anderson County deputy and was shot by another officer.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Anderson County sheriff's deputies are trying to find out what led to the shooting death of a man near Belton.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A second defendant has pleaded guilty in the killing of an 86-year-old Anderson County man during a robbery two years ago.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Six people have been arrested and two young children are in protective custody after a meth lab bust, according to the Newberry County Sheriff's Office.