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Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A maintenance worker at a Greenville County church is charged with 27 sex crimes dating back nearly 40 years.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The cost of driving in South Carolina is down for the first time in four years.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  About two dozen pilots and F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 77th Fighter Squadron are back home at Shaw Air Force Base after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Charleston County school officials are spending more than $420,000 a year to maintain five closed schools.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Spartanburg County deputies have arrested a man they say left his assigned post in the Army in 2001 and never went back.

Monday, April 08, 2013  It's getting warmer, which means fun days in the sun are ahead.

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

Friday, August 10, 2012  Houses dating back to the 1950s at Shaw Air Force Base are being replaced with contempoorary-style residences.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Carowinds has reopened its new WindSeeker ride a day after it had stranded about two dozen riders high in the sky.

Thursday, July 12, 2012  A South Carolina inmate who walked away from a crew doing grounds maintenance in a remote part of Fort Jackson has been recaptured.

Friday, June 08, 2012  About 100 members of the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Fighter Wing are on their way to Afghanistan.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  An emergency call center employee is accused of having sex with an inmate, according to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  SCE&G’s public parks on the Lexington and Irmo sides of the dam at Lake Murray open Wednesday for the 2012 season.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  Entrepreneurs and small business owners are invited to use a new online tool to grow their businesses in South Carolina.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  Some areas in Columbia may experience temporary disruption of water services over the next month while the City installs a new water main.