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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Authorities are investigating the slayings of five people whose bodies were found in a house in the tiny Scott County community of Manchester. A suspect is in custody.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Police are hunting for an "armed and dangerous" 70-year-old man suspected in a Phoenix office complex shooting that left one person dead and two wounded.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Authorities say one of two inmates who escaped from the Anderson County jail by chiseling away concrete blocks in their cell has been recaptured.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  A massive snake is still slithering around a residential area of Columbia.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  An Elgin woman was arrested Monday afternoon on multiple drug charges.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  The Richland County Sheriff's Department is requesting the community’s assistance in identifying the suspect(s) wanted for strong armed robbery.

Thursday, February 02, 2012  The search has intensified for a South Carolina jail escapee who has been on the run for more than week. Authorities say 39-year-old James Sanders escaped from the Berkeley County Jail on Jan. 26.

Friday, January 27, 2012  A Berkeley County jail inmate escaped from custody Thursday afternoon. Officials received a tip that the man caught a ride to Charleston Thursday evening.

Wednesday, November 30, 2011  According to Columbia police, a man was shot and killed Tuesday night at the Willow Run Apartments in the 500 block of Alcott Drive. It happened just before 9:00 p.m.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  Police: 5 found dead in rural Indiana all fatally shot; killer or killer remains on the loose

Thursday, October 28, 2010  Story updated: Police say man suspected in Missouri shooting spree that killed 3, injured 1 may have been settling scores

Saturday, January 09, 2010  Sumter County deputies are looking for two men who allegedly robbed a convenience store Friday night.