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Thursday, June 06, 2013  A Republican senator is defending the practice of collecting millions of telephone records in the ongoing war on terror.

Friday, May 31, 2013  South Carolina emergency officials say the 911 system is running again in eight counties that lost their emergency phone lines.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Powerball jackpot is at its second larest size ever after no one won the drawing Wednesday.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A jackpot of $475 million ranks as the second largest in Powerball history and third biggest overall.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The Powerball jackpot has grown to its third largest size ever. It sits at $350 million for this Wednesday's drawing.

Monday, May 06, 2013  South Carolina's interim unemployment director says the agency is overpaying less and recouping more of the excess benefits that are doled out.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The Department of Veterans Affairs is being sued over a missing laptop officials say contained personal information of thousands of veterans.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Police say three school-issued laptops are missing from Camden High School.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center is offering free credit monitoring to the nearly 7,500 veterans whose information may have been breached after a laptop went missing in February.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Some taxpayers have recently received letters in the mail instead of their tax return.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of  schoolchildren in the United States being diagnosed with autism is steadily climbing.

Friday, March 29, 2013  South Carolina unemployment dropped slightly in February. The state Department of Employment and Workforce said Friday that the state's jobless rate was 8.6 percent last month.

Monday, March 25, 2013  South Carolina officials have cited more than 300 businesses for immigrant worker violations.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Three teens have been arrested by Kershaw County Sheriff's Office investigators in connection with a string of automobile break-ins.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Scientists say a record number of sea turtle nests have been found along the South Carolina coast.