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Today at 4:35 PM  A Connecticut gun manufacturer is leaving in response to the state's new gun law, passed following the killings of 20 children and six educators in Newtown.

Yesterday at 11:25 AM  An 18-year-old Florence man is charged with felony driving under the influence after a woman was killed in a two-car collision in Florence.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  A group of industry leaders from SC hospitality and agriculture associations met Thursday to promote the need for comprohensive immigration reform.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  An investigation by Citadel campus police finds no evidence of a crime in the case of a female cadet who complained she was strip searched.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A Charlotte Observer reporter has been released after he was arrested while covering a protest at the North Carolina General Assembly.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Intelligence official says US spy program will remain despite backlash at home and abroad

Sunday, June 09, 2013  The lawsuit, filed in April in Abbeville County, says officials at the Boys Home of the South turned a blind eye to problems that they should have known would ultimately end up with children being harmed.

Friday, June 07, 2013  A Florence woman has been arrested after police say she sent a questionable photograph of her daughter to family and friends.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Three suspected burglars are in jail after a woman shot at them when they broke into her house.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Authorities say a state prison inmate who walked away from a work crew assignment in Chester County has been arrested while trying to commit a burglary in Surfside Beach.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  South Carolina prison officials say an inmate sneaked outside through a ceiling tile and tried to pick up contraband thrown over the fence at a state prison in Jasper County.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A 28-year-old Democratic state House member from Denmark is considering a run for lieutenant governor next year.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  As far as the federal government is concerned, Brunswick County remains part of South Carolina.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A Greenville County jury has convicted a Travelers Rest man in the death of a 20-month-old girl two years ago.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The new director of the Richland County Elections & Voter Registration office will start June 24.