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Thursday, May 30, 2013  Probe of well-connected truck stop chain, owned by the Tennessee governor's family, may widen

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  The South Carolina state task force formed to support its military bases is hearing concerns that automatic Pentagon spending cuts are hurting the readiness of military forces in the state.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

Friday, May 10, 2013  Pilots from the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort are conducting takeoff and landing exercises that could disturb residents near the installation.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  An effort to expand South Carolina's full-day 4-year-old kindergarten program to more poor children is advancing in the Senate.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Shaw Air Force Base was silent Tuesday morning as many gathered to remember 29-year-old Capt. James Michael Steel.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  About two dozen pilots and F-16 Fighting Falcon jets from the 77th Fighter Squadron are back home at Shaw Air Force Base after a six-month deployment to Afghanistan.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The 7 year old seeing how jets take off and land, what pilots have to wear to fly, a tour of the airbases fire station and his favorite part a jet with his name on it.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Budget cuts ground 3rd of Air Force warplanes; those headed to Afghanistan to be mission ready

Friday, April 05, 2013  An F-16 pilot from Shaw Air Focre Base is dead after a crash near Bagram Air Field in eastern Afghanistan.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A state Senate committee has passed a bill that would allow parents to send their children to public school outside of their school district.

Monday, February 25, 2013  South Carolina's Medicaid agency hopes home visits steer patients away from expensive trips to the emergency room.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Horry County has passed an ordinance limiting the sale of green lasers.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A 16-foot pilot whale has died after stranding itself on a South Carolina beach.

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.