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Thursday, March 21, 2013  A new transitional housing facility for women and children promises to provide safe living accomodations to those who are financially unable to secure housing due to economic hardship or life crisis.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Fighting gangs is a priority for Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, and it shows.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Some living civil rights icons are sharing their stories with South Carolina high school students during a summit in Columbia. South Carolina Educational Television says its Civil Rights and Social Justice Youth Media Summit gets under way Friday.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Last weekend's snowfall knocked public broadcasting off the air temporarily in the Greenville and Spartanburg areas.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell has proposed the governor appoint the state's top military leader, who's now elected by the general public.

Monday, January 14, 2013  A state lawmaker is proposing that state health officials offer the HPV vaccine and educational material to seventh graders in South Carolina

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  By eighth grade, American students have fallen behind their Russian, Japanese and Taiwanese counterparts in math, and trail students from Hong Kong, Slovenia and South Korea in science.

Monday, October 22, 2012  A missing Ft. Jackson soldier returns home safely after vanishing from his home more than a week ago.

Friday, October 05, 2012  USC students are camping out overnight at the campus's horseshoe as they wait for ESPN's College GameDay.

Friday, October 05, 2012  Crews from ESPN's Game Day have rolled into town to set up for Saturday's big game.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Dozens of USC students gathered to view this year's first Presidential Debate.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  The University of South Carolina Lancaster is set to open a new center dedicated to Native American studies, research and artifacts.

Friday, September 07, 2012  South Carolina battles obesity.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Charlotte, N.C.

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Nearly 1,500 kids flooded Dutch Square Mall Thursday afternoon for Richland County 101.