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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Wednesday marked the final day of drilling for the Planetarium's foundation.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A controversial new medical procedure performed by a Columbia doctor is helping a Raleigh woman get back to a normal life.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Local, state, and federal agencies met at Columbia International Airport's Aeronautics Commission hangar to hold the National Disaster Medical System's annual mock drill.

Friday, March 29, 2013  North Korea's Kim orders rockets on standby after US sends B-2s to South Korea for military drills

Thursday, March 28, 2013  US sends B-2s to South Korea for military drills; North's moves at plant suggest limits to rhetoric

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  In latest bellicose statement, North Korea puts artillery forces at highest combat posture

Friday, March 15, 2013  One of the most famous ceremonial units in the Marine Corps is scheduled to perform for the public at the recruit depot on Parris Island.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Emergency officials know a tornado warning is about to be issued across South Carolina.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  North Korea vows to cancel Korean War cease-fire because of sanctions, US-South Korean military drills

Friday, February 22, 2013  Marines are expected to be in top physical shape, and in order to get to that level drill instructors take them through physical training drills.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  When people think of Marines, often the iconic image of a drill instructor comes to mind.

Friday, February 08, 2013  South Carolina state agencies are making sure they are ready for an earthquake.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  School emergency drills have moved beyond the duck-and-cover exercises of the Cold War era. Today's drills practice brace students for the presence of armed intruders.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Researchers at Clemson University are studying how eastern brown pelicans are affected by oil and natural gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Dorothy Davis and Jaguar Palmer are seniors at Lower Richland High School; both are looking for careers in the military.