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Yesterday at 11:15 AM  A 61-year-old Lee County man is getting two years' probation after pleading guilty to four counts of the ill-treatment of 1,000 animals.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  A Boone inspector says a motel pool heater that leaked carbon monoxide and killed a Washington state couple and later a South Carolina boy was installed without the knowledge of the town's inspection department.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  North Carolina police point to a faulty pool water heater as the source of carbon monoxide that killed an 11-year-old South Carolina boy last weekend and a Washington couple who slept in the same Boone motel room about two months earlier.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Inspectors checked a North Carolina motel where three people are presumed killed by carbon monoxide fumes from a pool water heater, but the local health department says the inspection doesn't include checking for the poisonous gas.

Monday, June 10, 2013  North Carolina investigators are checking whether potentially lethal carbon monoxide was found in a motel room where an 11-year-old South Carolina boy died this weekend and two other guests were found dead almost two months ago.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Boeing says it will create new aircraft-design centers in Washington state, South Carolina and California.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  A memorial service is Saturday for a newly married Detroit-area youth minister who was killed in a traffic accident as he and his wife were en route to their honeymoon in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Richland County Sheriff's Department is asking for the communities assistance in idenfying and locating suspects wanted for attempted murder and armed robbery.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Deputies are searching for a suspect in a shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  One man was taken to the hospital Thursday evening with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Richland County Sheriff's Department.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Authorities are investigating the deaths of two men who were struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Florence County.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Dozens of golfers teeing of Thursday in honor of a little girl that was killed as a result of drunk driving.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Air Force's 437th Airlift Wing at Joint Base Charleston is getting another new C-17 Globemaster transport plane.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  AGING AMERICA: Poll finds people in denial about the need for long-term care as they get older

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Animal advocates from throughout the state gathered in Columbia Wednesday to lobby for animal protection legislation.