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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Legislature elected a House member's father to the Medical University of South Carolina board after he agreed to pay higher property taxes at his beach home.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A Ladson woman has been arrested and accused of causing her 17-month-old child's death last year.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston is celebrating Earth Day as well as its efforts to help the environment.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Two Charleston men have died and two other people were hurt in a wreck following a police chase in Hanahan.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Georgetown County authorities say an Andrews woman has been found shot to death in her apartment.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Department spokesman Brick Lewis said fake firefighters use the boot drive to line their own footwear with money intended for muscular dystrophy research.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Brett and Jacob Rhoad were able to spend some quality time with men who get are used to fighting fire and saving the lives of others.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Purple was the color of choice on the front steps of the South Carolina Statehouse on Friday; to remind people about a dangerous disease.

Friday, January 11, 2013  A Clemson fan is the new owner of a Gamecock fan's kidney.

Friday, November 30, 2012  The Richland County Sheriff's Department celebrated the one-year anniversary of its CrossFit gym Friday.

Monday, November 05, 2012  Police say a number of people were involved in a weekend fight at the Coastal Carolina Fair outside Charleston that sent one man to the hospital with stab wounds.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Police in North Charleston have arrested two suspects after one person was killed and another wounded in a shooting.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Beaufort County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a man found on a road on Hilton Head Island.

Monday, October 15, 2012  The community is showing support for a boy who spent his tenth birthday in Charleston at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) waiting for a heart transplant.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Columbia-Richland Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins and Executive Director of the Midlands Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Tara Heil announced Tuesday that this years Boot Drive was another great success by bringing in $132,758; nearly $5,000 more than last years total.