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Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A Cowpens man accused of killing his father earlier this year has been released after an autopsy determined the victim died of heart-related problems and drug intoxication.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Greenville County authorities say the body of a woman has been found under a bridge.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Laurens County sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery of a man's body on the edge of a creek.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  A Greenwood woman has been arrested after an autopsy revealed traces of methamphetamine in her infant son's body.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The mixed-race daughter of the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond who kept her parentage secret for more than 70 years to avoid damaging his political career has died. Essie Mae Washington-Williams was 87.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A Holly Hill man has died after a fire at a mobile home in Orangeburg County.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A man has died after being stabbed in the chest at an apartment in Orangeburg.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Spartanburg County deputies say a 25-year-old man beat his father to death in a pickup truck in Boiling Springs.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  An 81-year-old woman has been found dead in a Charleston house fire.

Monday, November 19, 2012  A South Carolina man accused of killing two people and stuffing their bodies in barrels has appeared before a judge.

Friday, November 16, 2012  The Anderson County coroner says both victims found stuffed in barrels in Lake Hartwell suffered traumatic deaths.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Investigators say the remains of a man and a woman have been found in two barrels pulled out of Lake Hartwell in Anderson County.

Thursday, November 08, 2012  The mission of the organization is to keep car accidents among young people to a minimum.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Beaufort County sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a man found on a road on Hilton Head Island.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  A woman's body has been found floating in a pond in Mount Pleasant.