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Monday, May 13, 2013  Newberry County deputies are looking for a suspect accused of attempted sexual battery.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Newberry County Deputies have taken an armed man they were searching for Thursday morning near Little Mountain into custody.

Friday, April 12, 2013  An early morning kidnapping led to a high-speed chase from the Newberry County town of Peak to downtown Saluda, according to Newberry Sheriff Lee Foster.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Investigators in Anderson County have determined the identity of a toddler abandoned at a local home and have arrested her parents.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Anderson County sheriff's deputies are trying to identify a toddler left on a doorstep.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Frank Addy Jr., 58, was found dead Sunday morning from a gunshot to the head at his family's Lake Greenwood home. The Newberry County coroner ruled his death a suicide.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A Georgetown man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to putting two dogs in duct tape and throwing them into a canal.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Newberry County Sheriff Deputies found the body of Walter "Tom" Hawkins Jr. 56, on Sunday. He was found in a wooded area of Maple Knoll Road; just outside of Prosperity.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley and officials from the state Department of Commerce are talking about ways to foster economic development in rural areas.

Monday, January 28, 2013  A Chapin man has been arrested for claiming to be a personal bodyguard for South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  One of the oldest Lutheran churches in South Carolina is a total loss after a fire Thursday morning.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  A Fort Mill man has been sentenced to 40 years for shooting his ex-girlfriend to death and wounding her son.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Hundreds of employees were evacuated during a fire at the BMW plant in Greer.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Authorities say three men suspected of carjacking in Greenville County have been arrested after trying to run from police in Newberry County. Investigators said a trooper who was stopping to check on a disabled car on the shoulder of Interstate 26 near Newberry late Saturday night saw three men run into the woods.

Friday, August 24, 2012  The state Department of Education says the Beaufort County School District violated federal rules for treatment of disabled students.