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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A Republican state senator is criticizing how the Department of Revenue paid its clean-up bills following the massive hacking of taxpayers' personal data.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The South Carolina Forestry Commission says it still has plenty of seedlings available as tree planting season comes to an end.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Sumter County deputies have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.

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

Monday, November 19, 2012  The State Election Commission has finally certified all of South Carolina's election results.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  A task force comprised of Sumter law enforcement agencies has been formed in an effort to apprehend whomever is responsible for killing a Sumter teen.

Saturday, August 25, 2012  Investigators confirm the remains of a man found belonged to a missing 18-year-old.

Friday, August 17, 2012  The Richland County coroner has identified the person who died Thursday night in a single car wreck.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper Lance Cpl. R.M. Falls, Sumter County, was involved in a line-of-duty collision just after midnight. L/Cpl. Falls was responding to a call to assist the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at the time of the collision. L/Cpl. Falls is hospitalized in stable condition. He has been with the Highway Patrol since 1991.

Monday, May 21, 2012  A South Carolina Republican senator says state taxes should not go to private colleges or local projects.

Friday, February 24, 2012  The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch effective until 4:15 pm in many South Carolina counties. The National Weather Service Dopplar Radar has indicated tornadic rotation near Shoulder Bone, Ga., moving east at 40 mph. A tornado warning remains in effect for that area.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012  Investigators with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division with the assistance of the Sumter Police Department and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office conducted a four month undercover operation in the Statesburg / Wedgefield areas of Sumter County.

Monday, September 26, 2011  A project by the libraries at the University of South Carolina has taken 19 newspapers from across the state and made editions between 1860 and 1922 available on a website.

Friday, June 17, 2011  Tyler Ryan heads out to track down the Chicken Man and the story behind his highly recognizable artwork.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  Lottery officials said Tuesday the woman bought the Carolina Millionaires Club ticket at a North Augusta convenience store and went to her car to scratch it.