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Yesterday at 6:30 PM  A Spartanburg mother has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, who was thrown from a sport utility vehicle following a high-speed chase on Interstate 85.

Yesterday at 6:25 PM  A California winery has recovered four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon aged on the bottom of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina for three months.

Yesterday at 5:55 PM  State health officials say three patients have developed hepatitis B after receiving medical injections at a North Charleston clinic.

Yesterday at 5:40 PM  Officials with the United States Army announced Tuesday afternoon that Brig. Gen. Bryan T. Roberts is suspended of his duties as Commanding General of Fort Jackson.

Yesterday at 1:30 PM  Brett Parker's double murder trial was off to a late start Tuesday, but once it began, a steady flow of witnesses continued through the afternoon break.

Yesterday at 6:18 AM  South Carolina State University trustees are meeting to approve the salary of the school's new president.

Monday, May 20, 2013  The state inspector general says prescription painkiller abuse is rampant in South Carolina, but there's no statewide effort to combat it.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley is spending time with her husband during a break from his deployment to Afghanistan.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Numerous witnesses testified Monday about Bryan Capnerhurst, one of two people the state believes Brett Parker shot and killed at his Ascot Estates home in April 2012.

Monday, May 20, 2013  AT&T is hiring 120 people across South Carolina as it expands its wired and wireless network nationwide.

Monday, May 20, 2013  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A bill representing the largest overhaul of state government in decades is again approaching passage. Both Gov. Nikki Haley and her chief Democratic opponent are working to get it to her desk in the legislative session's waning weeks.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  A medical examiner in the trial of a Columbia man charged with killing his wife and his colleague in a sports gambling ring says the gun in one of the victim's hands was likely planted after he died.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Friday, the Chief Medical Examiner for Richland County continued his testimony about the autopsies he performed on Tammy Jo Parker and Bryan Capnerhurst, who were shot to death in April 2012.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The commission working to preserve the culture of slave descendants on the Southeast coast is holding its quarterly meeting. The Gullah-Geechee Heritage Corridor Commission meets in Conway.