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Tuesday, October 23, 2012  South Carolina's state parks are on target to become self-supporting after a year in which they generated a record $21 million in revenue.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  A family business in Columbia has been helping people celebrate for more than 60 years.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  From Fort Jackson's annual party to the 54th annual Lexington County Peach Festival, we'll have a look at all of the day's festivities coming up on WACH FOX News at Ten.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  The Village at Sandhill will be booming Wednesday night as the community flocks to this year's Freedom Festival.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  A baseball game might just be the most American way to celebrate Independence Day.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Fort Jackson is fired up for its annual Independence Day celebration that will honor men and women in the armed forces from the Vietnam era.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Hundreds of thousands of Americans from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic were preparing to spend the Fourth of July like the nation's founders did in 1776, without the conveniences of electricity and air conditioning.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  One of the largest free Fourth of July firework displays in South Carolina will be held in Sumter Wednesday night.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  The Lexington Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 8738 is hosting a barbeque lunch Wednesday to raise money for the families of fallen South Carolina Army Guardsmen 1st Lt. Ryan Rawl and Sgt. John Meador.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  According to the National Fire Protection Association, there are more fires reported on the Fourth of July than on any other day of the year.

Monday, May 28, 2012  Columbia-Richland Fire Department provides saftey tips for the holiday weekend, and remind citizens to be safety minded when it comes to grilling, fireworks use and heat exhaustion.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  An Aiken woman was found dead in her backyard Monday night.

Monday, August 01, 2011  A top official with the South Carolina Forestry Commission says he doesn't see the need for a fireworks ban, even though a fire that burned almost 1,400 acres in Horry County was caused by fireworks.

Friday, July 08, 2011  Police say 18-year-old Michael D'Vonte Sloan is charged with first-degree assault and battery, third-degree assault and battery by mob and assault of an officer.

Tuesday, July 05, 2011  Authorities say a police officer was lured into a Greenville neighborhood and then intentionally shot with fireworks.  The Greenville officer was OK after being hit in the chest with fireworks Monday night.