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Yesterday at 3:40 PM  The South Carolina State Ports Authority board has approved an aggressive budget for the next fiscal year that includes projections of an almost 6 percent increase in container volume.

Monday, June 17, 2013  The Lexington County Coroner has released the name of the teenager killed on Interstate 20 on Saturday.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Virginia State Police say a South Carolina man has died after a series of crashes on a rain-soaked interstate in Carroll County.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  AAA says three more bridges on I-26 in Lexington County and two in Charleston County are among the six most substandard bridges in the state.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  A Spartanburg mother has been sentenced to 13 years in prison in the death of her 7-year-old daughter, who was thrown from a sport utility vehicle following a high-speed chase on Interstate 85.

Monday, May 20, 2013  The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating why a passenger tumbled out of a moving car on Interstate 95 and died after landing in front of a tractor-trailer.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The South Carolina State Ports Authority has untangled a snag in its plans to build a $35 million inland port in Greer.

Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina state officials are making sure a Lee County lake is swimming with plenty of catfish this summer.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A website that connects people seeking casual and extramarital affairs has put up a billboard featuring the face of former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  A toll road south of Greenville is closing for three days for the taping of a television show.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A monument to a fallen Spartanburg County sheriff's deputy is in a new location after the ground beneath it began to give way at the old site.

Monday, April 01, 2013  A Charleston police officer has been shot and wounded during a traffic stop.

Friday, March 15, 2013  TD Bank is celebrating the opening of its new call center in Greenville.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state senator wants lawmakers to review Transportation Department plans to remove trees in the median of 30 miles of Interstate 26.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A Spartanburg woman has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a driver in a vehicle nearly two years ago.