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Thursday, May 23, 2013  Low gas prices are expected to mean more driving for South Carolinians over the Memorial Day weekend.

Friday, May 17, 2013  South Carolina's unemployment has dropped to its lowest rate in five years.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Airline passenger complaints are surging as airlines continue to cram more seats into the same tube.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Restaurant owners across South Carolina are hoping they can draw residents to their tables during the seasonal lull in tourism.

Friday, October 05, 2012  US unemployment rate falls to 7.8 pct., lowest since 2009, giving Obama a potential boost

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Gasoline prices in South Carolina have spiked in recent weeks and now, for the first time this summer, motorists are paying more than at the same time last year.

Friday, August 10, 2012  An environmental group says South Carolina's coal-fired power plants and paper mills are keeping the state among the nation's worst industrial polluters.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  Churches in Irmo have been vandalized, and the Richland County Sheriff's Department is hoping the community can help identify suspects involved in the crimes.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Memorial Day weekend travel in South Carolina is expected to increase more than 3 percent this year in part because the state has the lowest-priced gas in the country.

Friday, May 18, 2012  South Carolina's unemployment rate has dropped for a ninth straight month.

Friday, April 20, 2012  South Carolina's unemployment rate has hit its lowest mark in more than three years.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Like death and taxes, sweltering South Carolina summers are all but guaranteed.

Friday, March 30, 2012  South Carolina's jobless rate has fallen for the seventh straight month.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  South Carolina's jobless rate has fallen for the sixth straight month, but state officials say the drop is mostly because thousands of people stopped looking for work.

Friday, March 09, 2012  Employers created 227,000 jobs last month, unemployment rate unchanged at 8.3 percent