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53 minutes ago  Hard work and paying attention to detail is nothing new to Sumter High School graduate, Molly Doggans.

Today at 5:45 PM  A measure is now in place that could head off an election fiasco that caused some voters in the state to lose faith in the system.

Today at 4:35 PM  A Connecticut gun manufacturer is leaving in response to the state's new gun law, passed following the killings of 20 children and six educators in Newtown.

Today at 11:15 AM  A 61-year-old Lee County man is getting two years' probation after pleading guilty to four counts of the ill-treatment of 1,000 animals.

Yesterday at 11:30 AM  A church-affiliated retirement community in Orangeburg is seeking approval to serve beer and wine after its bid to serve liquor was rejected by state officials.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Vote for the Cat: Kitten vies for mayor of Mexican city, promising to sleep most of the day

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Richland County deputies responded to an aggravated assault call approximately around 6 o’clock am on Sunday morning.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Several Flag Day events are being held in the Charleston area.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  A group of industry leaders from SC hospitality and agriculture associations met Thursday to promote the need for comprohensive immigration reform.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Several lawsuits have been filed against education officials and the Department of Health and Environmental Control over a tuberculosis outbreak at a Greenwood County school.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Twenty-one people are displaced after an overnight fire at The Club at Carolina Stadium Apartments.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  South Carolina's top prosecutor is spending some time this week with students who might be some of the state's next generation of leaders.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Ten more people have tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis in an outbreak focused around a Greenwood County school.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  School districts will have follow a new set of guidelines developed by DHEC and the Department of Education intended to curb the effects of concussions on student athletes

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A Charlotte Observer reporter has been released after he was arrested while covering a protest at the North Carolina General Assembly.