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Friday, May 10, 2013  Historians and doctors have long debated what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire in the Civil War.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Early Friday morning, investigators say two men were killed at a home in Sumter.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a man at an Anderson apartment last year.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  A federal trial has been delayed for a man accused of abducting a Columbia teen last seen more than two months.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  A man accused of abducting a Columbia teen last seen more than two months ago is expected in court on a federal ammunition charge.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  A man accused of abducting a Columbia teen last seen more than a month ago has pleaded not guilty to a federal ammunition charge.

Monday, June 11, 2012  A 3-year-old boy is recovering in the hospital after his uncle says the boy was shot while the two were fleeing bullets in Sumter County.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Authorities say ballistics tests have linked a gun used to kill a Sumter man in April to the slaying of a pregnant teen last August.

Friday, June 01, 2012  Richland County Sheriff's Investigator's are looking into an early afternoon shooting.

Friday, January 28, 2011  Egyptian protesters clash with police, who fire rubber bullets, tear gas, water cannons

Wednesday, March 31, 2010  Updated 4:40 p.m. CST: The people targeted in a drive-by shooting that killed four and wounded five others had just returned from the funeral of a victim of another recent shooting.