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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Officials at the Port of Charleston have intercepted a dangerous intruder.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Representatives of several statewide South Carolina groups say now is the time for Congress to move on immigration reform and are praising U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for his role in getting a bill to the Senate.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  GOP seeks to smooth roughest cuts, avert government shutdown later this month

Friday, February 08, 2013  A South Carolina lawmaker wants to make it more difficult for law enforcement agencies use unmanned aircraft to gather criminal evidence in the state.

Monday, July 09, 2012  Feds name 4 suspects in border agent's death linked to Operation Fast and Furious

Monday, June 11, 2012  Aimee Copeland's dad Andy visited his alma mater Monday for a blood drive in his daughter's name, who is hospitalized with a rare flesh eating infection.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  Thousands of people are expected this weekend to walk along the river in Savannah, Ga., at the annual St. Patrick's Day celebration, and the Highway Patrol plans to set up checkpoints on the South Carolina side of the river.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Horry County is seeking $20 million in federal money to upgrade a small railroad serving counties in North and South Carolina.

Friday, March 25, 2011  State Forestry Commission spokesman Scott Hawkins says the blaze spread over the North Carolina state line from Little River.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  Border Patrol agents in San Diego arrest illegal immigrants wearing US Marine uniforms

Friday, November 26, 2010  NKorea warns peninsula is on brink of war; new artillery rounds fired near devastated island

Wednesday, November 24, 2010  SKorea finds 2 bodies in rubble, marking first civilian deaths in NKorean artillery attack

Friday, October 15, 2010  The American tourist who reportedly was shot and killed by Mexican pirates on a border lake may have been a victim of mistaken identity

Thursday, September 30, 2010  Pakistan blocked a vital supply route for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan on Thursday in apparent retaliation for an alleged cross-border helicopter strike by the coalition that killed three Pakistani frontier troops.