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Friday, June 14, 2013  Authorities say a toddler has died following an accident at a swimming pool in Pickens County.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The Department of Veterans Affairs is being sued over a missing laptop officials say contained personal information of thousands of veterans.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A South Carolina Senate panel has advanced a measure meant to reduce government bureaucracy for hospitals as they expand and buy equipment.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center is offering free credit monitoring to the nearly 7,500 veterans whose information may have been breached after a laptop went missing in February.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Sumter Police are investigating a shooting that left one woman dead Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  A Midlands dog, named a national hero, has died.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Officials with the Columbia Police Department say the child who was hit by a car on Two Notch Road Tuesday ran into the street into traffic against a green light.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  Police say a child has been hit by a vehicle in Columbia near W.A. Perry Middle School.

Friday, October 12, 2012  A 44-year-old woman will spend 23 years in prison for abusing a 3-year-old girl who died after burns she received as punishment during potty training were not treated.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  Orangeburg County Sheriff Leory Ravenell has released a picture of a person of interest in a recent Orangeburg shooting.

Monday, September 17, 2012  A female was hit by a car in downtown Columbia Monday afternoon, according to Columbia Police Department officials.