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Friday, May 17, 2013  Australian politician sorry he accidentally 'liked' Facebook photo of prankster exposing self

Friday, April 19, 2013  Residents west of Boston told 'stay home' amid search for bombing suspect; transit shut down.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Story updated: The FBI has released photos of two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings and is asking for the public's help in identifying them.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A House panel has postponed making a decision on whether to approve a bill that would make cyberbullying against children a crime in South Carolina.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A protective mother babirusa has helped turn WACH Fox’s Wild Wednesday into an international story.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A mother Babirusa bit the camera as a WACH photographer was taking live video of her and her baby for Good Day Columbia.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A Colleton County jail guard has been accused of giving a female inmate a cellphone so she could exchange nude photos with him.

Friday, March 08, 2013  State election officials have printed over 1,100 photo identification cards for voters to use at the polls to comply with South Carolina's new voter ID law.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Testing students' readiness for first grade and requiring prescriptions for meth-making medicines are among the recommendations of a committee that advocates for South Carolina's children.

Friday, February 08, 2013  A South Carolina lawmaker wants to make it more difficult for law enforcement agencies use unmanned aircraft to gather criminal evidence in the state.

Friday, February 08, 2013  Original Iwo Jima monument coming to New York City auction, estimated to bring up to $1.8 million

Friday, January 25, 2013  On Friday, family and friends will gather at the church to mourn the deaths — a tragedy that just doesn't make sense to surviving family members or the church community that has watched the accused teen grow up.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  The state Commerce Department is looking for a photo that best captures rural life in South Carolina.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  After his family, the boy's plan was to randomly shoot people at a Wal-Mart on Saturday, which happened to be "Guns Across America" day, until he could be killed in a shootout with law enforcement.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  South Carolina can recover about $54,000 of its $3.5 million costs for a lawsuit defending the state's voter identification law.