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Saturday, December 22, 2012  A Spartanburg County school district plans to post an off-duty deputy at each of its 10 elementary schools.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  About 8,000 soldiers who have been stationeed at Fort Jackson packed up their bags, lined up, and headed home for the holidays Thursday.

Monday, November 19, 2012  A man already serving a prison term in South Carolina now faces a capital murder charge after his indictment on charges related to the fatal shooting of an off-duty Norfolk police officer in Virginia Beach.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  Horry County police say an off-duty Conway police officer has been shot and wounded after he confronted a burglar at the officer's home.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Georgia is getting ready to execute Troy Davis for the 1989 killing of an off-duty police officer, despite his insistent claim that he's innocent.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  A Richland County deputy's son accidentally shot himself while the father was getting ready for work Wednesday morning.  The sheriff's department says the deputy heard a gunshot around 9:30 a.m. and went to the other room to find his four-year-old son lying on the floor with a gunshot wound to the upper body.