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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Federal regulators say more than 100 gallons of water with traces of a radioactive hydrogen isotope have leaked at the Catawba Nuclear Station.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Newberry County Deputies have taken an armed man they were searching for Thursday morning near Little Mountain into custody.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Police say no one has been hurt after a 17-year-old Bluffton High School student came to school with knives, a loaded gun, gasoline and a lighter.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A 20-year-old man from Virginia has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat at a Midlands high school.

Monday, April 22, 2013  White Knoll High School is being dismissed and the building is being evacuated Monday as a precaution due to what authorities believe to be a prank bomb threat.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Some taxpayers have recently received letters in the mail instead of their tax return.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  In the last week, prescription drugs were recalled in states including Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, and Georgia where drugs were reportedly distributed to doctors' offices in South Carolina.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Ohio crash that killed 6 teens offers tragic real-life cautionary tale to parents

Friday, December 14, 2012  Authorities say Pelion High School was temporarily evacuated Friday as a precaution.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Officials urge drivers to use caution on an Interstate 20 exit ramp after a tractor trailer overturned Friday afternoon.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Police say a man made a threatening phone call to a daycare in Columbia Thursday prompting a temporary evacuation of the center.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  An explosion at a recycling plant near Newberry has the owner of the plant taking a closer look at safety measures taken at the business.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Newberry County officials have ordered some residents to evacuate after a truck carrying explosive material overturned.The sheriff's office said Tuesday afternoon a half-mile area was being evacuated around the wreck site near Kinards as a precaution.Officials say a truck carrying ammonium nitrate and blasting caps overturned near U.S. 76 and state Highway 560.

Friday, May 11, 2012  A bomb squad secured a potentially explosive device resembling a grenade that was found in a Blythewood neighborhood Friday evening, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

Monday, May 07, 2012  A train carrying chemicals struck a truck in Calhoun County Monday afternoon.