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Friday, March 15, 2013  St. Pat's in Five Points is set for Saturday in downtown Columbia. The Columbia Police Department has released information on road closures and check points related to the event.

Friday, March 15, 2013  With St. Patrick's Day approaching, thousands will be hitting Five Points in Columbia for the annual festival celebrating all that's green.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A Senate panel has advanced a bill intended to let people with concealed weapon permits carry their gun into restaurants.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Police say one Central Texas soldier has been charged with the apparent accidental shooting death of another who had the hiccups.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Greer police officers who are married to each other have resigned from the force after a domestic argument escalated, and one of them was arrested.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  Five days after University of South Carolina officials took the unprecendented step of ordering a campus-wide halt to fraternity recruitment due to alleged alcohol violations, the school is facing a possible lawsuit over the decision. Do you think the university had the authority to halt fraternity recruitment or did its actions deprive students of their rights?