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Wednesday, March 06, 2013  The DNA of an unnamed African-American man from South Carolina has added an "extremely ancient root" to the human tree.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Investigators say a 30-year-old Spartanburg mother has been charged with five counts of child neglect for keeping her children in a home filled with trash and animal waste.

Thursday, November 22, 2012 

Friday, August 10, 2012  Deputies say a 20-year-old Chester man attacked a 61-year-old woman with a hammer before trying to rape her.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Updated with video: Gunman who opened fire in Wisconsin Sikh temple exhorted other white supremacists to act

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  A panel of House and Senate members remains at odds over a tax cut for small business owners, but the difference continues to shrink.

Friday, September 23, 2011  Investigators say a 40-year-old man has died after witnesses said he was beaten by a man with a hammer.  Authorities said Benjamin Singleton died Friday at the hospital, a few hours after a woman called 911to report he had been severely injured.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Police say a woman walked outside of her home after hearing banging noises. What she found was a man badly beaten and bleeding excessively with his eye knocked out of its socket.

Thursday, November 25, 2010  DeLay was defiant Wednesday after a jury convicted him in what prosecutors alleged was a scheme to send more Republicans to Congress by funneling illegal corporate money to Texas legislative candidates in 2002.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  A Rhode Island company that makes large hydraulic hammers is moving to South Carolina, creating about 70 jobs over the next several years.

Tuesday, June 09, 2009  On Tuesday, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced the arrest of a man who allegedly killed his father with a hammer.

Saturday, February 21, 2009  Minneapolis police say a store clerk thwarted a robbery by swinging hammers at the would-be thief.