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Thursday, June 06, 2013  Six South Carolina military veterans whose cremated remains went unclaimed are being laid to rest with military honors at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Wary world cities expand security, look to quell jitters in wake of blasts at Boston Marathon

Friday, March 15, 2013  Authorities say a former Orangeburg County coroner stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from the funeral home he worked at for nearly 30 years.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Families of fallen SC Guardsmen have been working with state lawmakers on a measure that would lower the flag at the Statehouse to half-staff in memory of future fallen soldiers.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Richland One, mourning the loss of a longtime board member and community leader.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A bill meant to extend South Carolina's public recognition of fallen military service members is going to the Senate floor.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Luther McIlwain, an aviator with the famed Tuskegee Airmen who broke military racial barriers during World War II, a retired New York City police officer, and a civil rights advocate in Massachusetts, has died. He was 91.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The mixed-race daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond who kept her parentage secret for more than 70 years to avoid damaging his political career has died. Essie Mae Washington-Williams was 87.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott is seeking the communities assistance in helping investigators locate three people who have been reported as missing.

Monday, January 07, 2013  John Ingram, former North Carolina insurance commissioner who made runs for governor and the U.S. Senate, has died. He was 83.

Monday, December 03, 2012  The former director of a Chesterfield County funeral home has been indicted on more than 100 fraud counts.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  It's known to most as the old Dunbar Funeral Home or the Whaley House.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012  Vice President Joe Biden has attended a vigil for Peatsy Hollings, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Ernest Hollings who died over the weekend of complications from Alzheimer's disease.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A couple slain in their home on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten are being remembered in South Carolina. Funeral services for Michael and Thelma King are scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday at Chapin United Methodist Church in Chapin.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Former South Carolina legislator and judge Baxter "Hicks" Harwell Jr. has died. He was 79.