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Friday, May 17, 2013  Veterans of the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Franklin are scheduled to hold their final reunion in South Carolina.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  State House Speaker Bobby Harrell is honoring plans to build a Medal of Honor museum in South Carolina.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  It will cost less than projected to clean hazardous chemicals and liquids from the aging aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  One of the last remaining river patrol boats that fought with America's so-called Brown Water Navy during Vietnam War is going into dry dock for a few weeks.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The University of South Carolina is planning a celebration to mark the release of a final volume of an anthology describing the contributions of the state's women.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  A state financial oversight board has approved a land swap and payment deal designed to resolve all lawsuits over providing rail access to the Port of Charleston.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Researchers say robots modeled after water creatures could be both more efficient and harder to detect.

Friday, August 17, 2012  A new development is coming to the Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina at Patriots Point on Charleston Harbor.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Skydivers blown off-course, land on high-security submarine base along Georgia coast

Thursday, June 21, 2012  First responders from four states are scheduled to take part in a rescue competition aboard the USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  For the second time in March, a judge has refused to release video from a police dashboard camera requested by the media.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  A nude man who stole a fire truck in Port Royal and drove off, hitting six vehicles and killing a pedestrian had fled from the Beaufort Naval Hospital before the incident.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  North Charleston police and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service are again investigating the cold case death of a sailor that occurred 24 years ago.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  Murder-suicide involving 2 Navy pilots rocks elite community of aviators

Monday, December 12, 2011  The Army's largest training installation is losing 80 civilian jobs by September 2012 as part of an Army-wide drawdown.