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Thursday, August 02, 2012  A bridge that connects downtown Beaufort to Lady's Island has been closed after a crane being carried on a truck hit the structure.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  South Carolina health and environmental officials have found elevated levels of arsenic and lead at a Columbia asphalt plant site.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Fire inspectors in West Columbia have closed a plastics recycling plant. The State newspaper reported West Columbia ordered a shutdown at Global Plastic Grinders on Wednesday. Company property manager Mark Taylor says the decision put 50 people out of work.

Monday, July 02, 2012  Regulators have chosen two new resident inspectors at a South Carolina nuclear plant where two new reactors will soon be constructed.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  Horses could soon be slaughtered in US for human food after Congress lifts ban on inspections

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Six people are recovering after an accident at the South Carolina State Fair Wednesday evening.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  A special team of federal inspectors is at the Oconee Nuclear Station to check on a potential problem at a facility that's designed to be used only in emergencies.

Monday, May 16, 2011  U.S. cattle inspectors move operations north of the border, raising concern that infected cattle may find their way into U.S. markets.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010  Inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are going over a South Carolina nuclear plant that shut down last week after problems with a cooling pump.

Monday, June 21, 2010  The ban is the latest twist in Iran's deepening tussle with the Vienna-based IAEA and the West over its nuclear program. The United States and Israel say Iran's program is geared toward making nuclear weapons.