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Friday, May 10, 2013  South Carolina legislators would have to wait eight years after leaving office before they could lobby their peers, under legislation advanced by a Senate committee.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Furman University's president is leaving after less than three years in office.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The mother of a New York woman who disappeared while on a vacation to South Carolina is visiting the state four years later.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A third-grade teacher from Rock Hill charged with assaulting a 9-year-old student by grabbing her arm and leaving a bruise is asking to enter a pretrial intervention program.

Friday, March 29, 2013  An elementary school teacher in Rock Hill has been accused of hurting a female student, leaving a bruise on her arm.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Police say a suspect arrested Tuesday in connection with an armed robbery at a jewelry store is also wanted for murder out of Atlanta, Ga.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  One suspect is in custody and police are searching for a second suspect after a reported armed robbery at a jewelry store on Tuesday.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Authorities have captured an inmate they say walked away from a pre-release center in Charleston.

Monday, March 04, 2013  A second person is charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed the women's basketball coach at Kingstree High School.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Richland County Deputies are looking for a suspect who fired multiple rounds at a man after he left a club.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A man accused of breaking into unlocked vehicles at an apartment complex near Columbia has been arrested.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The resignation of U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint gives Gov. Nikki Haley sole authority to choose South Carolina's next senator, and the only indication she's made is that it won't be her.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says she will not appoint herself to replace outgoing Republican U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Bond is denied for the man accused of hitting and killing a South Carolina Department of Transportation worker.

Monday, October 08, 2012  The family of a New York woman who disappeared more than three years ago in South Carolina has held a candlelight vigil to mark her 21st birthday.