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Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Authorities say a Gaffney man has confessed to killing his 78-year-old mother and dumping her body in a trash bin behind her Cherokee County home.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Authorities say they are questioning the son of a 78-year-old woman whose body was found in a trash bin behind her South Carolina home.

Monday, September 24, 2012  A hit-and-run collision injured one man Monday morning in Richland County, according officials with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.

Friday, May 11, 2012  A bomb squad secured a potentially explosive device resembling a grenade that was found in a Blythewood neighborhood Friday evening, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  Prosecutors say an argument over houseguests led a Southern California woman to cut off her estranged husband's penis and put it down a garbage disposal.

Friday, April 08, 2011  Pit bull found abandoned, starved in New Jersey apartment trash chute recovers, gains fans worldwide

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  The city of Columbia could soon be asking residents to shell out more cash to help replace outdated fire, police and garbage vehicles.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010  Legislators plan to discuss changing a South Carolina law to allow a proposed garbage incinerator that will generate power.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  On Wednesday a consulting firm contracted by the city recommended council members ask residents to pay $60 a year for garbage pick-up.

Monday, December 28, 2009  The week after Christmas is the busiest time of the year for the City of Columbia solid waste division.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009  A fire at a garbage dump in central South Carolina prompted officials to call for a voluntary evacuation of nearby residents.

Monday, October 12, 2009  An accident happened just before noon in Eastover on Monday.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009  Dozens of textbooks found in the trash at Dutch Fork High School. WACH FOX News found these items after a phone call from the South Carolina policy council. Dumping these books is not allowed by district policy. Guidelines show the district must sell or recycle surplus items

Wednesday, March 18, 2009  Local lawmakers are talking trash. The big stink is over a proposed statewide moratorium on landfills. Tuesday a senate panel discussed a proposal that would stop dump site expansion or creation until 2011.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009  Connecticut teacher accused of forcing 5-year-old boy to eat his lunch from a garbage can