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Friday, June 07, 2013  Intelligence chief declassifies details of phone-records program after uproar over snooping

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The commercial shrimping season opens Thursday and shrimpers along the coast are optimistic about the spring catch.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Mother's Day came a few days early for a South Carolina man and his mother.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Bi-Lo is laying off more than 100 workers at its former corporate headquarters in Mauldin.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The DNA of an unnamed African-American man from South Carolina has added an "extremely ancient root" to the human tree.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The state education department has released the names of five finalists for south Carolina Teacher of the Year.

Monday, January 21, 2013  The U.S. Supreme Court could be looking to invalidate a long-standing federal policy governing the adoption of Native American children.

Friday, January 04, 2013  The Supreme Court will review a ruling that sent a South Carolina couple's adopted Native American daughter back to her biological father in Oklahoma.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is scheduled to meet one-on-one with residents in her hometown of Bamberg.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  President Barack Obama, in a speech at the National Defense University on Monday, pointedly warned Syrian President Bashar Assad not to use his arsenal.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Business owners along Decker Boulevard are getting revitalization help.

Friday, October 05, 2012  A court ruling sending a Native American girl back to Oklahoma from her adoptive South Carolina family has been appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  A ruling that sends a Native American girl back to Oklahoma from her adoptive South Carolina family is being appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  Community members concerned with a feral cat colony living behind a Chapin Bi-Lo have finally found a new home for the felines.

Monday, August 13, 2012  The South Carolina parents who adopted a Native American girl have asked a high court to reconsider its decision to send her back to Oklahoma.