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Monday, May 13, 2013  The brothers were initially taken into custody but released after investigators said there was no evidence against them.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Four days after being rescued, the three women who were kidnapped for 10 years are starting a difficult transition back to a normal life.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Women held captive in Ohio endured lonely, dark lives; kidnap suspect due in court Thursday

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Three brothers are in custody after a frantic 911 call led police to a run-down house, where authorities say three women missing for about a decade were held captive.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frantic call leads police to 3 missing women in Cleveland home; 3 brothers arrested

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Business, education and policy leaders from across South Carolina are getting together to talk about ways to revamp the state's schooling.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Greenville County authorities say the body of a woman has been found under a bridge.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A Greenwood woman has been arrested after police say she stabbed her boyfriend, then threw his prosthetic leg in the yard to prevent him from chasing her.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Circuit Judge Diane Goodstein and her husband, Summerville attorney Arnold Goodstein, have agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a property dispute.

Monday, March 11, 2013  COLUMBIA (WACH) Seventy four years after the release of the original MGM film, Disney presents Oz: The Great and Powerful, a prequel set 20 years before Dorothy crash-lands a farmhouse on an algae-colored witch wearing what appear to be less-than-sensible shoes.

Monday, February 25, 2013  As budget cuts loom, Obama meets with governors at White House

Thursday, February 21, 2013  South Carolina business leaders are meeting with scholars and trade experts on China to discuss how to build communication and stronger business ties between the two cultures.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Two Lexington County women are accused of beating a young boy with a switch made from a tree branch.

Monday, February 11, 2013  A new report looks at how South Carolina is measuring up in several key education indicators. The Education Oversight Committee on Monday is releasing numbers gauging reading proficiency, graduation rates, workforce readiness, and the number of "at risk" schools.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A former Mount Pleasant bank teller has pleaded guilty to taking more than $700,000 from the bank over a 15-year period.