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Thursday, May 30, 2013  Probe of well-connected truck stop chain, owned by the Tennessee governor's family, may widen

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Newly elected U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford is back in the 1st District for a busy day of appearances.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  China pulls 'Django Unchained' from theaters on opening day, citing 'technical problem'

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A pig pardoned by the Piggly Wiggly grocery chain and sent to a farm to live out the rest of its life has been shot to death after it escaped from its pen in Charleston County.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  Bi-Lo is laying off more than 100 workers at its former corporate headquarters in Mauldin.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A man is dead after crashing his car off of Highway 278 Wednesday night.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A Columbia restaurant chain has agreed to pay thousands of dollars in back wages as part of a federal investigation.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Monday marks the anniversary of one of the space program's biggest tragedies.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Also among the nine nominees for best picture Thursday: "Amour"; "Argo"; "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; "Django Unchained"; "Les Miserables"; "Life of Pi"; "Silver Linings Playbook"; and "Zero Dark Thirty."

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  Laurens County authorities say they have identified a man found burned in a field in Waterloo over the weekend.

Monday, November 26, 2012  A 25-year-old man who escaped from the Pickens County jail last week has surrendered after telling a deputy he was cold and hungry.

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.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Two suspects are wanted for a burglary that occurred on Chain Gang Road Tuesday morning.

Monday, June 18, 2012  The Charleston Fire Department is gathering to remember nine firefighters killed while fighting a furniture store blaze. The department says it's organizing a public memorial Monday at the site of the former flagship location for the Sofa Super Store chain.