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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Richland County Sheriff's Department is asking for the communities assistance in idenfying and locating suspects wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Dozens of children will benefit from the fundraising efforts of a Midlands high school.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A woman who authorities say killed her two young children and seriously injured her husband crashed her pickup into a tree so hard the roots came out of the ground.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Controversy is swirling around a federal recommendation to lower blood alcohol limits for drivers.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Deputies are searching for a suspect in a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A South Carolina man will serve the next 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting and killing two Orangeburg women.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said just after 5:00 Thursday afternoon on the 2200 block of Long Shadow Lane,Richland County deputies respsonded to a Shot's fired call on Faraway Drive.  When deputies arrived, they found a 21-year-old man who had been shot multiple times after being shot.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Pilots from the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort are conducting takeoff and landing exercises that could disturb residents near the installation.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Fort Jackson is playing host to two days of Special Olympics competition in swimming, softball and bowling.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Authorities say a man has been hospitalized after he tried to run over an Anderson County deputy and was shot by another officer.

Monday, April 29, 2013  A Lexington man is dead after a high speed chase early Monday.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Dolores Rainwater now wants to know why she was fired after she said a student hit her in the face.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  City council is asking for ideas from the community to alleviate homelessness in the Columbia area.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A 20-year-old man from Virginia has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat at a Midlands high school.

Monday, April 22, 2013  White Knoll High School is being dismissed and the building is being evacuated Monday as a precaution due to what authorities believe to be a prank bomb threat.