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Thursday, May 02, 2013  An Orangeburg man has been charged with conspiring to kill a South Carolina prison guard wounded in a hit authorities have said was orchestrated behind bars with an illegal cellphone.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A Colleton County jail guard has been accused of giving a female inmate a cellphone so she could exchange nude photos with him.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  A state Probation, Parole and Pardon Services agent has been arrested after authorities say he gave a cellphone to a South Carolina inmate.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Three teens have been arrested by Kershaw County Sheriff's Office investigators in connection with a string of automobile break-ins.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Bond has been set former state Rep. Thad Viers on charges he broke into his ex-girlfriend's home.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Developers worried about new rules for phone apps that apply to children

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  A suspect who recently used a stolen credit card at a local Walmart store is wanted by the West Columbia Police Department.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Six unknown armed suspects are wanted by the Richland County Sheriff's Office in connection with a robbery that occurred last Saturday.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  A man possessing items 'associated with narcotic activity' was found hiding in his mother's closet and arrested Wednesday, according to the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  A Rock Hill man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for using a fake bomb to rob a bank.

Friday, February 24, 2012  The South Carolina Hospitality Association has launched an external audit of its finances as the search for its missing president continues to baffle law enforcement.  .

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Thanks to a sophisticated network and help from outsiders, inmates at Lee Co. Corrections Facility are getting illegal contraband.

Monday, December 05, 2011  An adolescent medicine expert at the University of New Mexico said parents, schools and law enforcement authorities "need to understand that teenagers are neurologically programmed to do dumb things."

Monday, April 25, 2011  It was exactly two years ago Monday, April 25, that Brittanee Drexel, a teenager from New York on the Grand Strand for spring break, disappeared.