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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A 35-year-old man from Lugoff is accused of having sex with a teenage girl, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office.

Monday, April 15, 2013  Spinal injury prevention advocates are hoping a new art design will help keep kids safe on the road.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A pig pardoned by the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain and sent to a farm to live out the rest of its life has been shot to death after it escaped from its pen in Charleston County.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Police in Charleston say two women are in jail after the 1-year-old boy's babysitter beat him with a broom.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Survivors and caregivers came out to the Statehouse Wednesday in recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Day.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Columbia Fire officials have ruled an early morning apartment fire that occurred Wednesay accidental.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The Columbia Richland Fire Department, along with the Irmo Fire District responded to a report of smoke in an apartment at 1000 Watermark Place.  By the time fire crews arrived, several 911 calls had come in reporting smoke and “heavy fire.”

Monday, February 25, 2013  Authorities say a 23-year-old Hanahan man threw his 5-month-old son to the ground because he wouldn't stop crying, then waited two days before getting the boy medical help.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Authorities say a 77-year-old man who refused to be checked by paramedics after crashing his car died a day later at the hospital.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  An Elgin Town Councilman was arrested by Kershaw County deputies Wednesday.

Friday, January 18, 2013  "The Crash Reel," a documentary about Kevin Pearce's return from his life-altering accident, is set to premiere Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  One of the oldest Lutheran churches in South Carolina is a total loss after a fire Thursday morning.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Berkeley County sheriff's deputies are investigating after the Department of Social Services says a child has been bitten in the home of a family that lost an infant to a dog mauling last year.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  One man is recovering from gun shot wounds after a fight early Sunday morning.