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Thursday, April 11, 2013  A House panel has postponed making a decision on whether to approve a bill that would make cyberbullying against children a crime in South Carolina.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  Freddie Grant was found guilty on a federal ammunition charge Tuesday.

Monday, January 14, 2013  Freddie Grant's daughter admitted to bringing ammunition and marijuana into Grant's Elgin home during Grant's trial Monday morning.

Monday, April 16, 2012  Laurens County's sheriff says he has settled a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she was sexually harassed and forced out of her county job after refusing his request to have a second abortion. Sheriff Ricky Chastain said in a letter posted Sunday on his campaign website that the lawsuit has been settled for $35,000.

Monday, March 09, 2009  Pentagon says Chinese vessels harassed Navy ship, US protesting to Beijing.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008  A Midlands mother is speaking out, saying her rights were violated after she tried breastfeeding her infant son in public.