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Thursday, May 16, 2013  A woman who authorities say killed her two young children and seriously injured her husband crashed her pickup into a tree so hard the roots came out of the ground.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Autopsies have determined two children authorities say were shot and killed by their mother suffered several gunshot wounds at the family's Pickens County home.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say a mother shot and killed her two children and wounded her husband in a home in Pickens County.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A judge in St. Maarten has convicted three men and issued prison sentences in the killing of a South Carolina couple who owned a home in the Caribbean country.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Two men have been killed in a wreck near Conway.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A 22-year-old Chapin man is accused of physically abusing a 4-month-old child, according to Lexington County Sheriff James Metts.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The controversial transportation tax, also known as the penny sales tax goes into effect May 1st.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Jury gets first glimpses into Michael Jackson's private life as testimony begins in civil case

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Shaw Air Force Base was silent Tuesday morning as many gathered to remember 29-year-old Capt. James Michael Steel.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The Food and Drug Administration is closely watching the marketing of caffeinated gums and snacks and wants to know more about their safety.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Jurors see dueling portraits of Michael Jackson on 1st day of civil trial over singer's death

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A group of Airmen are back home after serving overseas

Friday, April 12, 2013  Two people have pleaded guilty in the New Year's Day 2012 shooting death of a Florence man.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A lawyer for a Jamaican man accused of killing a U.S. couple in their St. Maarten vacation home urged a judge to convict him of a lesser crime than premeditated murder.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A Jamaican security guard accused in the stabbing deaths of a South Carolina couple at their Caribbean vacation home repeatedly rebuffed a judge's questions at the start of his murder trial.