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Friday, May 10, 2013  A New York collector and seller of historic maps and natural history art work is donating $30 million worth of materials to the University of South Carolina.

Friday, February 08, 2013  A South Carolina lawmaker wants to make it more difficult for law enforcement agencies use unmanned aircraft to gather criminal evidence in the state.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Students from the South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind are competing in the Braille Challenge in the state capital.

Friday, January 11, 2013  A Clemson fan is the new owner of a Gamecock fan's kidney.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Lexington County SHeriff's Department are hoping the community can help identify a man wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a Wal-Mart Supercenter last Saturday.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  Artworks by University of South Carolina students and faculty are going to the highest bidders.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Nearly 200 photographs that famed Civil War diarist Mary Boykin Chestnut collected to illustrate her epic story have been reunited with her original journals, 125 years after her death.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  Candid photographs of celebrity Scarlett Johansson surfaced on the Internet Wednesday, months after the FBI reported it was investigating an alleged widespread Hollywood hacking incident.  A survey from earlier this year found 59 percent of young adults admit to sending explicit messages.  Do you think it's now part of the norm?