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Friday, May 17, 2013  Organic industry's political clout grows on Capitol Hill as consumers demand organic foods

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Some South Carolina mothers are holding rallies at the offices of the state's two U.S. senators to voice their concerns over recent votes on gun control legislation. Members of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America are holding rallies on Thursday at the Greenville and Columbia offices of U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  US mink farms grow as Chinese consumers' demand for fur coats sends pelt prices skyrocketing

Friday, March 08, 2013  State election officials have printed over 1,100 photo identification cards for voters to use at the polls to comply with South Carolina's new voter ID law.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America  met Saturday at the Statehouse in Columbia.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Daimler Trucks North America is warning 1,300 jobs could be lost at three North Carolina factories, reversing course a year after announcing plans to rehire more than a thousand workers there.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Pictures released by the Summerville Police show a man resembling a suspect in a bank robbery that happened on January 15 in West Columbia.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Potentially large layoffs loom at Daimler Trucks factories in North America.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Michelin is expanding its presence in South Carolina with a project officials say will create 100 new jobs.

Friday, January 11, 2013  A company that makes plastic closures for beverages, food and motor oil and agriculture is expanding its plant in Cherokee County.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  A Grand Strand lumber company is adding more than 50 jobs because of increased demand as the housing industry rebounds from the Great Recession.

Friday, December 14, 2012  A suspect in a late November bank robbery is wanted by the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  State lawmakers have postponed a hearing to question Richland County voting officials about Election Day problems that included broken machines and hours-long lines that led some voters to abandon the polls altogether.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  People are giving out more than candy this Halloween. Many in the Midlands are rolling up their sleeves to give the gift of life.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Authorities say a convenience store clerk in Gaffney shot a man trying to rob the store at gunpoint.