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Sunday, April 21, 2013  South Carolina's switch from minibottles to regular-sized liquor bottles hasn't led to a decrease in drunken driving.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Two Lexington County women are accused of beating a young boy with a switch made from a tree branch.

Friday, December 02, 2011  Boeing has flipped the switch on the solar power array on the roof of its new South Carolina assembly plant.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  Progress Energy officials say a faulty electrical relay has caused a reactor to shut down at the Robinson Nuclear Plant near Hartsville.  Utility officials told WBTW-TV that the reactor automatically switched off when a gauge detected a low coolant level Monday.

Monday, June 13, 2011  Officials say a South Carolina nuclear plant that recently switched from analog to digital controls had problems while powering up after a scheduled outage.  Sandra McGee of Duke Energy said Monday that operators Friday noticed a problem Friday with an instrument that reads power levels on one of the units at the Oconee Nuclear Station.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  A South Carolina State University professor is leading a team of engineers and economists on a three-year study into how to make biofuel cheaper.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  The states are making the change even as the replacement drug's manufacturer argues against its use in capital punishment and some European countries push export bans for such drugs.

Friday, December 03, 2010  WikiLeaks dropped by U.S. domain name provider after hacker attacks, switches to Swiss domain

Tuesday, April 28, 2009  Source: Obama tells Specter that Democrats are 'thrilled' to have him in Democratic Party

Wednesday, December 17, 2008  Beginning in 2009, the odds will increase that the next car thieves steal will land them in jail.

Monday, December 15, 2008  This February, all television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting in analog and send out only digital signals.

Monday, November 10, 2008  The Cook family is seeing plenty of static these days in their Cayce living room.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008  South Carolina's game with Arkansas on Nov. 8 has been switched to 1 p.m.