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Saturday, June 08, 2013  Two women authorities say were killed during a Clarendon County man's crime spree are being laid to rest. Separate funeral services are scheduled on Saturday for 81-year-old Sadie Brown and 65-year-old Maybell White.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Recent rains and warm weather have governments along the South Carolina coast sending up airplanes and helicopters to spray pesticide to kill mosquitoes.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  Two bodies found inside in a sunken SUV in a Charleston County creek have been identified as a pair of missing men.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Authorities say an employee at the Charleston County School of the Arts has been arrested after a 16-year-old student said he had sex with her several times on school grounds.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has redeemed a political career sidelined by scandal by winning his old congressional seat.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's ex-wife wants a judge to ban cameras or recording equipment from the courtroom when a judge hears trespass allegations this week.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Parents could no longer buy a small plot to send their child to a certain school under a bill advanced by a House panel.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Charleston County school officials are spending more than $420,000 a year to maintain five closed schools.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A Ladson woman has been arrested and accused of causing her 17-month-old child's death last year.

Friday, April 12, 2013  People in North Charleston now have a place to swim year-round.

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.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A driver has been charged with hitting a Charleston County school bus, sending several students to the hospital.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities have pulled the body of a 65-year-old man from a Charleston County pond.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has cleared another hurdle in his bid for a political comeback, defeating a former county council member to win the GOP nomination for a vacant U.S. House seat.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's name is again on the ballot as he tries a political comeback.