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Friday, May 10, 2013  Four days after being rescued, the three women who were kidnapped for 10 years are starting a difficult transition back to a normal life.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A great horn owl recovering from an injury was released into the wild.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A seafood processing company wants to bring a jellyfish processing plant to Beaufort County creating as many as 250 jobs.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Clemson University President Jim Barker says he has returned home after undergoing heart bypass surgery a week ago.

Monday, January 21, 2013  Clemson University President Jim Barker says he has been able to get out of bed after undergoing heart bypass surgery.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Two sea turtles are returning to the Atlantic Ocean after months of rehabilitation at the sea turtle hospital at the South Carolina Aquarium.

Monday, July 02, 2012  An elderly woman died Saturday while the air conditioning at her nursing home was not working properly. The Pickens County coroner plans to determine the cause of death today.

Friday, February 03, 2012  State health officials are investigating a suspected outbreak of the norovirus at a hospital-owned nursing home in Seneca.

Friday, November 18, 2011  University of South Carolina sophomore running back Marcus Lattimore underwent successful surgery to repair a ligament in his knee on Thursday.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011  Two infrastructure improvement projects in Columbia are almost done and chances are you have noticed the cost of getting them accomplished.

Friday, October 07, 2011  Bamberg County Hospital has decided to end inpatient care and concentrate on its emergency room and outpatient services.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  The hot weather has more people using water and officials say the added flow likely caused a 8-inch water main to break.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division says a former state employee and former state trooper worked together to defraud the state out of more than $500,000.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011  Deputies received a report that John Henry Mayers was last seen May 7 at his home in Chapin.  Mayers father told investigators his son left the house to check into rehab for substance abuse.  Before he was about to leave, he got a phone call and left on foot to meet the unknown person on the other end of the line according to Charles Mayers.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  Officials say the last of four D.C. youths who escaped from a private treatment facility in South Carolina has been taken into custody.