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Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A popular restaurant in Columbia has closed its doors for good.

Friday, February 22, 2013  A political watchdog group says South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell should step down as speaker while an ethics complaint against him is investigated.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Members of a South Carolina chapter of the Hell's Angels motorcycle club are set to go on trial for charges accusing them of drug sales, armed robberies, prostitution and other crimes.

Friday, February 01, 2013  The S.C. Bar Young Lawyers Division, in conjunction with the Upsilon Omega Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc., is sponsoring the annual Cinderella Project, which provides gently worn formal, bridesmaid and prom dresses for young women who lack the financial resources to buy a gown for their high school prom.

Friday, January 04, 2013 

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Hundreds of veterans and family members attended a job fair at Fort Jackson.

Monday, March 26, 2012  Talk show host Oprah Winfrey has conducted a jailhouse interview with a South Carolina mother who has admitted suffocating her two sons.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  WACH Fox is teaming up with the Army's largest training post to host a job fair designed to connect employers with members of the local military community. "Hiring Our Heroes." is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. at the Solomon Center.

Monday, January 17, 2011  A fraternity that emphasizes leadership and public service plans to honor Martin Luther King Jr. by laying a wreath near a Columbia park.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  South Carolina-based grocery chain Bi-Lo has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010  Owner of Denver Post, Salt Lake Tribune plans prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing

Monday, June 01, 2009  General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York

Thursday, April 30, 2009  Anyone associated with a Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep dealership hopes for the best tonight.  Here in the Midlands, at least two dealers are very optimistic and they're reassuring employees and customers-- Chrysler will rise again.

Thursday, April 30, 2009  Chrysler to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as talks with creditors crumble overnight

Monday, February 23, 2009  Ritz Camera Centers submitted its filing yesterday in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware.