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Tuesday, January 22, 2013  York County officials say one person has died and another has been injured in an accident at a paper plant.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  The former treasurer of a Charleston-area volunteer sports organization is accused of embezzling over $8,000 during her two-year stint.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Service men and women and civilian Defense Department employees are honoring America's prisoners of war and those missing in action during two days of events at Joint Base Charleston.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Environmental groups are suing to force a South Carolina agency to issue a new permit for a pools used to store coal ash.

Monday, August 13, 2012  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractors have finished their soil sampling work in a Columbia neighborhood that was once home to a fertilizer plant.

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.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Fort Jackson is fired up for its annual Independence Day celebration that will honor men and women in the armed forces from the Vietnam era.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  F-16s from Shaw Air Force Base's 79th Fighter Squadron will zoom over every South Carolina beach Wednesday afternoon in what is called "Salute from the Shore."

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  At the end of the day Wednesday, the presidency of the Southern Baptist Convention will pass to an African American pastor for the first time.

Friday, September 09, 2011  Military and civilians at Fort Jackson gather to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Monday, August 02, 2010  Rock superstar Kid Rock will play at the Army base on September 11 for the Salutes the Troops: Patriot Day 2010.

Monday, March 08, 2010  The Crane Creek Watershed serves thousand, stretching west from Blythewood to the Broad River.

Thursday, December 17, 2009  Colorado food bank offering to take some sting out of pricey gluten-free diets

Wednesday, December 09, 2009  South Carolina was selected to receive government money to help clean up some of the state's highly polluted areas.

Monday, May 18, 2009  Caroline Kennedy: Claims in new book on why she ended Senate bid are 'absolute nonsense'