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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Last year's election in Richland County was a day of extremely long lines and wait times and npw the election day voting mess is going to cost you a pretty penny to clean up.

Monday, May 06, 2013  DHEC makes their call.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is meeting with employees of the Savannah River Site to talk about furloughs resulting from federal budget cuts.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  It will cost less than projected to clean hazardous chemicals and liquids from the aging aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Travelers wouldn't pay additional taxes for spa treatments and other conveniences that can be added to hotel bills under a bill approved by the House.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  It's time for some spring cleaning in the Town of Irmo.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford says stimulus funds are no way to create jobs.

Monday, April 08, 2013  A new report finds that efforts by the Port of Charleston to improve air quality are paying off.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A Sumter man has been accused of causing the death of his bed-ridden wife by neglecting her.

Friday, March 29, 2013  The Obama administration is unveiling a plan to clean up gasoline and automobile emissions.

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.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Obama pushes for federal research into clean energy technology that can wean vehicles off oil

Thursday, March 14, 2013  A nonprofit group based in Charleston is organizing volunteers to clean debris from Long Island beaches hammered by Superstorm Sandy.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  About 50  Columbia residents went on a walking tour put on by  the Historic Columbia Foundation.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  A South Carolina House committee advanced a bill that creates a nine-day window of no-excuse-needed early voting, but limits voters' ability to vote early.