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Thursday, May 16, 2013  A woman who authorities say killed her two young children and seriously injured her husband crashed her pickup into a tree so hard the roots came out of the ground.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Autopsies have determined two children authorities say were shot and killed by their mother suffered several gunshot wounds at the family's Pickens County home.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say a mother shot and killed her two children and wounded her husband in a home in Pickens County.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Newberry County deputies are looking for a suspect accused of attempted sexual battery.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The South Carolina State Ports Authority has untangled a snag in its plans to build a $35 million inland port in Greer.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A New York collector and seller of historic maps and natural history art work is donating $30 million worth of materials to the University of South Carolina.

Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina state officials are making sure a Lee County lake is swimming with plenty of catfish this summer.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Two men have been killed in a wreck near Conway.

Friday, May 03, 2013  A ceremony Friday recognized the police officers who make sure large vehicles and drivers around them are safe and legal.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Authorities say a man has been hospitalized after he tried to run over an Anderson County deputy and was shot by another officer.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Authorities are investigating the deaths of two men who were struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Florence County.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A North Charleston couple has been charged in the death of their 3-year-old daughter last month.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A tractor-trailer was overturned and damaged after being hit by a train in Cayce Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A Spartanburg woman has been charged in an early morning hit-and-run crash that killed a 23-year-old woman.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Authorities in Spartanburg County are investigating a deadly hit-and-run accident.