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Sunday, April 28, 2013  Six people are charged in the death of a man who was attacked at a birthday party in Greenville.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A homeless man is suing Richland County over a jailhouse beating earlier this year and wants money to cover his medical expenses.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the death of a Belton man more than a year ago.

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.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Authorities say they are questioning the son of a 78-year-old woman whose body was found in a trash bin behind her South Carolina home.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  Investigators have charged a second man in the killing of a Clinton woman in November.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  A 24-year-old Johnsonville man has been ordered to spend four years in prison for a racially motivated attack against a black teenager.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  From video of an assault in Five Points to an active Amber Alert, here's a look at what we're working on for tonight.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  Arrest warrants have been drawn for Tyrone Derek Mitchell-Blakeney. When arrested, he is expected to be charged with First Degree Assault and Battery, Robbery (Common Law).He and three co-defendants are accused of robbing and beating a man at 2108 Devine Street on May 18, 2012 shortly after 1 o’clock in the morning.

Friday, February 10, 2012  A Columbia mother is speaking out after a judge ruled that a 15-year-old accused in the beating of her teenage son will not be tried as an adult. Vicky Strange calls the decision a miscarriage of justice. The teen in question is charged in the June beating of her son Carter.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  A Richland County Family Court judge has decided that a 15-year-old suspect in the June beating of another teen in Columbia will not be tried as an adult.  Eight teens were charged in the attack of Carter Strange as he jogged through Columbia's Five Points neighborhood around midnight in June of last year.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  WARNING: Video contains graphic language and material. While disturbing, teen ruffians are increasingly recording their crimes to brag about their exploits on YouTube.

Friday, September 23, 2011  Investigators say a 40-year-old man has died after witnesses said he was beaten by a man with a hammer.  Authorities said Benjamin Singleton died Friday at the hospital, a few hours after a woman called 911to report he had been severely injured.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  Three of the five juveniles accused in the June Five Points beating of 18-year-old Carter Strange will remain in jail until their trials.

Thursday, August 11, 2011  A man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Columbia pastor more than two years ago.  Forty-five-year-old Frankie Lee McGee was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday after a Richland County jury convicted him of murder.