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Monday, May 06, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch are campaigning into the final hours before election day in the state's 1st Congressional District.

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

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A Ladson woman has been arrested and accused of causing her 17-month-old child's death last year.

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

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Berkeley County sheriff's deputies are investigating after the Department of Social Services says a child has been bitten in the home of a family that lost an infant to a dog mauling last year.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  An award-winning composer and former fine arts instructor at a private school in Charleston has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles will soon begin offering driving tests by appointment at 12 offices.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  An 11-year-old fourth-grade student is accused of taking a pellet gun to school, and shooting two students in the leg.  According to Charleston County authorities, the Ladson Elementary School student has been charged with 6 counts of third-degree assault and battery and possession of a weapon at school.

Sunday, August 21, 2011  A South Carolina pastor has been charged with kidnapping and raping three women at gunpoint, including two who say they were assaulted in a trailer behind the church.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011  The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that officials with Noah's Ark Child Development Center in Ladson sent a letter to parents Tuesday announcing it will close July 31. The letter says the economic downturn made the closure necessary.

Friday, July 08, 2011  The Department of Social Services is investigating a daycare center near Charleston where a toddler wandered away earlier this week.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  A new $36 million road in the Lowcountry is expected to ease congestion on Interstate 26 in North Charleston.