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Friday, May 17, 2013  Richland County has agreed to pay $150,000 to the estates of a couple killed in a 2008 train collision.

Friday, April 05, 2013  A Darlington County jail officer has been arrested after state police say he had sexual relations with a female inmate.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Authorities say a Lancaster County man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Authorities say a Gaffney man has confessed to killing his 78-year-old mother and dumping her body in a trash bin behind her Cherokee County home.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Cherokee County Coroner Dennis Fowler says a change in state law means his office investigated an average of one death a day in 2012.

Friday, January 25, 2013  The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of all readers who felt misled by Armstrong's denials of drug use in "It's Not About The Bike," published in 2000, and "Every Second Counts," published three years later.

Friday, January 18, 2013  In what Oprah has called the most important interview of her television career, she couldn't be accused of burying the lead.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  An anonymous source says that Armstrong admits to doping during an interview to be broadcast Thursday.

Monday, January 14, 2013  International biking phenomenon Lance Armstrong is expected to reverse course and apologize and offer a limited confession about his doping scandal.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Spartanburg County deputies say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor after abusing the 8-year-old sister of a friend.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012  A former employee of the South Carolina Hospitality Association who admitted she embezzled nearly $500,000 from the group pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Prosecutors say that a hearing has been scheduled for Rachel Ducan in Columbia on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  A former employee of the South Carolina Hospitality Association has admitted she embezzled nearly $500,000 from the group whose director killed himself earlier this year.

Friday, April 13, 2012  Amid international condemnation, North Korea admits failure of much-anticipated satellite