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Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Authorities say a Greenville County deputy shot a robbery suspect as he held a knife to a store clerk's throat.

Friday, November 16, 2012  A science teacher at a high school in Greenville has resigned and been arrested after police say she sent improper text messages and photos of herself to two students.

Friday, August 17, 2012  The South Carolina Education Department says the class of 2012 was offered a record $1.1 billion in college scholarships.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  The Greenville County coroner's office says a woman found dead in a fire at her home in Taylors had been shot in the head several times.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Investigators in Greenville say they are looking into the death of a woman found in a home that had been destroyed by a fire in Taylors.

Friday, February 03, 2012  Authorities say a 73-year-old Greenville man riding his bicycle to the store has been struck and killed by a car.

Monday, January 09, 2012  Michelin North America says a new tire designed and tested in South Carolina offers drivers extremely long wear with added performance.

Friday, October 28, 2011  Ten Greenville-area schools and facilities were locked down Friday afternoon as police continued search for a man who they said fired shots at an officer.

Sunday, February 28, 2010  The man who helped turn a small rural South Carolina technical school into one of the state's largest community colleges during his 32-year tenure as president has died. Don Garrison was 75.

Thursday, May 21, 2009  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Authorities are searching for a 555-pound South Carolina teen and his mother who police are seeking on a charge she violated a custody order.

Monday, May 18, 2009  $300K bond for SC Maserati driver on murder charge GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- A judge has set $300,000 bond for a driver who was charged with murder after crashing his Maserati into a house, killing a South Carolina man watching television inside. Circuit Court Judge Eugene Griffith set bond Monday for 36-year-old John Ludwig of Greenville. Ludwig was arrested earlier this month in the death of 62-year-old Frederic Bardsley.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- A 36-year-old South Carolina man who killed a father in front of his wife and sons after mouthing racial insults at them has accepted a plea bargain and been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009  GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -- Furman University president David Shi (Shy) says he will retire next year, after leading the Greenville school for 16 years.

Wednesday, November 26, 2008  A Greenville man who says his business suffered in the decline of the textile industry has been flying the U.S. flag upside down to protest the bailout of the financial sector.