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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  People got some extra incentive to get fit Wednesday while also helping out homeless veterans.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford says if he fails in his attempt to return to Congress, he will not seek office again.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A long-time Richland County chaplain got a surprise retirement party Thursday at the Sheriff's Dept.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley has named a New York City labor lawyer who worked previously for President George W. Bush as the new leader of South Carolina's unemployment agency.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Law enforcement officers across South Carolina gathered to remember those killed in the line of duty.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville has received a $1 million gift to help train doctors.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  William Fitzhugh,67, of Columbia, a retired corrections officer with the Lexington County Jail,is accused of having downloaded images of children engaged in sexual activity on to his computer.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A former U.S. Supreme Court justice is speaking in Charleston this spring.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Luther McIlwain, an aviator with the famed Tuskegee Airmen who broke military racial barriers during World War II, a retired New York City police officer, and a civil rights advocate in Massachusetts, has died. He was 91.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Advocates for expanding Medicaid say if legislators do not act, hundreds of thousands of poor South Carolinians will be left without health care coverage.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  A provisional bishop has been nominated to head a diocese of Episcopal churches in eastern and lower South Carolina remaining with the national Episcopal Church.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Man's compassionate instincts kick in admist violent chaos

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Prosecutors say a retired South Carolina trooper used justified force when he killed a man who attacked him and forced his way into his home.

Monday, November 26, 2012  A 25-year-old man who escaped from the Pickens County jail last week has surrendered after telling a deputy he was cold and hungry.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Catching ZZZZZ's: Diary of a weary weathergirl who's literally tired of her job