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Thursday, February 21, 2013  A Columbia restaurant chain has agreed to pay thousands of dollars in back wages as part of a federal investigation.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Penn State ex-assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sentenced to at least 30 years in child sex abuse case

Sunday, January 15, 2012  Authorities are looking for two minimum security inmates who walked away from their jobs at a South Carolina cannery near Florence.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  FAA to issue rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued

Tuesday, March 08, 2011  Columbia leaders were considering a plan that would set a minimum number of cabs for all taxi companies and require a live operator 24-hours a day.  For now, officials are not mandating a minimum number of cabs for companies to operate but they could require that at a later time.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  Corrections Committee Chairman Mike Fair of Greenville said Thursday he would prefer the Budget and Control Board allow the prisons to run a $7 million deficit.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011  Updated with official statement from president and chief concept officer. An Alabama law firm claims in a lawsuit that Taco Bell is using false advertising when it refers to using "seasoned ground beef" or "seasoned beef" in its products.

Monday, March 08, 2010  Franklin Harris was confirmed missing from Livesay Correctional Instituation in Spartanburg earlier Monday.

Monday, August 24, 2009  Camden officials will consider the food and drink tax Tuesday morning.

Thursday, July 23, 2009 

Thursday, April 02, 2009  United States Attorney W. Walter Wilkins stated that Floyd Huff, Jr., a/k/a “Main Huff”, age 34, of Columbia, was sentenced in federal court to 20 years for conspiracy and distribution of 50 grams or more of crack cocaine.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008  A minimum-security inmate who walked away from his work assignment Tuesday at Columbia Farms in Greenville has been taken into custody.