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Thursday, May 30, 2013  Probe of well-connected truck stop chain, owned by the Tennessee governor's family, may widen

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Hundreds came out to the Carolina Brew and Q at the Flying Saucer in the Vista.

Friday, April 05, 2013  A new exhibit showcasing spacecrafts and aliens is opening this weekend in Myrtle Beach, but if you can't wait until your next vacation, the UFO Welcome Center is just a short trip up Interstate 26 in Bowman.

Friday, April 05, 2013  If you ever go to the Flying Saucer in the Vista then it's inevitable you've noticed the decor.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  South Carolina will have to wait a few more days before experiencing a close encounter with unidentified flying objects.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Boeing CEO Jim McNerney is sure his company is "very close" to getting its troubled 787 Dreamliner jet back flying again.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Boeing expects to finish testing its battery fix for the 787 within the next week or two. Then it will be up to the Federal Aviation Administration to decide when the planes fly again.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The automatic federal budget cuts have eliminated an airshow scheduled over Charleston Harbor later this year.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Small knives, hockey sticks and golf clubs are among items that will soon be allowed in airline passengers' carry-on bags.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  United Airlines is taking the troubled Boeing 787 out of its flying plans for the rest of this month.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Fighter jets from McEntire Joint National Guard Base are scheduled to fly an air defense exercise in the vicinity of Florence.

Monday, September 17, 2012  The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot of a flying boat that crashed near Dewees Island last year killing two people was not properly licensed and under the influence of alcohol.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  Low-cost airline carrier JetBlue will begin serving Charleston next year.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  Some 300 members of South Carolina's Air National Guard have returned home after a four-month tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Monday, July 30, 2012  Boeing Co. says federal regulators are investigating after one of its 787 jets had an engine issue that sparked a fire in South Carolina. But the company says it remains confident in its safety.