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Thursday, May 02, 2013  An Orangeburg man has been charged with conspiring to kill a South Carolina prison guard wounded in a hit authorities have said was orchestrated behind bars with an illegal cellphone.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs (SCDCA) urges the community to beware of government grant scams.

Friday, February 08, 2013  An Eastover man has been sentenced to a year and a half in federal prison for calling in a bomb threat to a school and having child pornography.

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.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Weeks after state auditors released a report criticizing management of a South Carolina State University transportation center project funded by millions of federal dollars, the FBI began monitoring the phone calls of a school trustee.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Jurors are delaying their deliberations in the Zinah Jennings trial. A judge is allowing jurors to return Friday morning to begin discussing the case against Jennings.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The grandmother of a missing South Carolina toddler expressed worry and confusion about the boy's whereabouts during jailhouse phone calls with her daughter.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  The Forest Acres Police Department is warning residents about scam targeting the elderly.

Monday, February 28, 2011  State records indicate that South Carolina government spent nearly $5 million on cell phone calls in the first nine months of last year.