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Thursday, May 02, 2013  A Hanahan firefighter has been arrested and accused of having sex with a girl beginning when she was 14.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Two Charleston men have died and two other people were hurt in a wreck following a police chase in Hanahan.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Five South Carolina schools are being honored as South Carolina's best.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Authorities say a 23-year-old Hanahan man threw his 5-month-old son to the ground because he wouldn't stop crying, then waited two days before getting the boy medical help.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Authorities have arrested two men for a fatal shooting in North Charleston.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  North Charleston police say a man who shot and killed another man in a store will not be charged because he acted in self-defense.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond has released his annual "Scrooges and Angels" list of what charities in the state give the most toward their goals.

Friday, June 08, 2012  The Columbia Blowfish may be moving from the capital city to Lexington County. The announcement comes just days after Columbia city council approved the sale of the Capital City Stadium property where the Blowfish are in their 7th season.

Monday, March 14, 2011  A company in Hanahan plans to hire between 75 and 100 workers to provide warehouse services for the new Boeing plant.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010  A New Orleans defense contractor plans to open a South Carolina operation that will create at least 40 jobs.

Saturday, July 24, 2010  Recent reports say 20-year-old Jessica Bradley of Hanahan was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  Police say a South Carolina woman who killed herself and two grandchildren left notes indicating she was depressed and worried about financial and family issues.

Monday, December 07, 2009  The Lexington County Sheriff's Department says the accident happened on Interstate 77 near Cayce shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008  Lexington County Sheriff's Department detectives are searching for a 44-year-old Hanahan man who is wanted on an arrest warrant for armed robbery in connection with a robbery that occurred on Tuesday, December 30 at a bank on Sunset Boulevard near West Columbia.