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Thursday, January 31, 2013  Beauty can be found anywhere if you're looking, even in an isolated community on the edge of Earth. Some call it the swamp. Some call it the bayou. A little girl named Hushpuppy called it home.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  The show provides national exposure to the shelters across the country that provide the puppy athletes and the kittens that star in the halftime show.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Chester County Sheriff Alex Underwood says someone has poisoned his German shepherd.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Several dogs have been rescued from a suspected puppy mill in Chesterfield County.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  A local bar in downtown Columbia is giving dogs something to bark about.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Dogs and cats are the most popular pets in American households, but  what happens to their droppings may be causing a not-so-welcome effect on our environment and our health.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Authorities say a woman was shot to death in a van by men who were trying to rob a man inside the vehicle near Santee.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Authorities say a woman's body was found inside a parked van in Santee.

Sunday, April 26, 2009  A puppy who barked warnings as a South Carolina wildfire raced toward his family's home -- only to be lost in the ensuing chaos -- has been reunited his owners.