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Friday, August 31, 2012  New information in the search for missing teen Gabbiee Swainson, a delay in the Zinah Jennings trial plus your Labor Day weekend forecast.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Deborah Rubens, who was injured in a car crash with then Columbia mayor-elect Steve Benjamin in April 2010, has died of cancer.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Rachel Duncan must also pay back a little more than $367,000 to the association, and more than $85,000 to the IRS.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Dail Dinwiddie disappeared in Columbia's Five Points 20 years ago. No one has seen or heard from her since. On Monday, authorities released a photograph that shows what she may look like today.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  South Carolina Republicans say impending across-the-board federal spending cuts will devastate the state's military bases and the South Carolina economy.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Officials at Columbia Metropolitan Airport say the facility is not in any danger of shutting down due to federal budget cuts. They say "shaky data and unsupported rumor" have led to misleading reports.

Friday, August 03, 2012 

Friday, August 03, 2012  South Carolina education officials say students made positive gains on the state's standardized testing and other assessments. However, reading comprehension and literacy remain problems at certain grade levels.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  More people than usual showed up at Midlands Chick-Fil-A restaurants Wednesday. The crowds were brought out by Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day. The move was in response to backlash from same-sex marriage supporters aimed at the company's president Dan Cathy.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Harvest Hope Food Bank has been helping people in need for years, and right now the agency could use some help of its own.

Monday, July 30, 2012  The mother of missing Columbia toddler Amir Jennings appeared in court Monday for a hearing where a judge is considering several pre-trial motions.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Car break-ins are on the increase in Lexington County and deputies are asking people to do something very simple to help prevent the crime. Lock your doors.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Ray Tanner introduced as USC athletics director, new details in Ascot Estates shootings, little boy launched clean-up of Columbia park.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  The death of a Columbia man in a wheelchair who was hit by a truck in a Five Points intersection has Columbia officials taking a closer look at traffic safety. Since May, two people have now died and two others have been injured in vehicle versus pedestrian accidents near the intersection of Greene and Harden Streets.

Monday, June 25, 2012  On Monday, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling threw out key provisions in Arizona's illegal immigration law, causing ripple effects in other states that used Arizona's measure as a blueprint. However, a controversial measure that is part of South Carolina's law was preserved.