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Thursday, March 28, 2013  No one could change Evan Ebel -- not even the prison reformer he may have killed

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says another arrest has been made in connection with a 2006 murder.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Investigators say they heard a single gunshot from within the cabin just before the structure was engulfed in flame.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Story updated with new photos: Christopher Dorner is barricaded in a cabin in the California mountains.

Monday, November 26, 2012  A 25-year-old man who escaped from the Pickens County jail last week has surrendered after telling a deputy he was cold and hungry.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  On Monday, October 15th, a man about between 20 and 30 years old, standing about 5feet, 7 inches tall walked in to the First Palmetto State Bank at 3932 Forest Drive. The man was wearing a gray sports coat blue dress slacks, and a blue bandana over his face. He used a small caliber pistol to force bank employees to give him money. He then fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Two people have been arrested after briefly going on the run following a fatal hit-and-run crash Monday afternoon near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport.

Friday, July 13, 2012  Authorities in Virginia tracked down and arrested one of several fugitives accused of having ties to the Bloods Street Gang in the Columbia area who were charged in a 134 count indictment.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Two men have been arrested on multiple charges in connection with a double murder that occurred last month.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  Two people have been arrested by the Richland County Sheriff's Department on multiple charges in connection with a 2006 murder and armed robbery.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  Washington man on the run from police finds time to update Facebook page: 'got away thanks bro'

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  Twp  men are wanted in a Richland County robbery

Thursday, February 23, 2012 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  A man accused of fatally shooting another man in Washington, DC 19 years ago has been captured. According to the US Marshals Service, Lamont Deshaw Terry was arrested today by Operation Intercept (OPIN), the US Marshals fugitive apprehension task force.

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.