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Friday, May 03, 2013  Richland County deputies say three men broke into a  home on New Way Road early Friday morning.

Monday, April 29, 2013  A Lexington man is dead after a high speed chase early Monday.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Irmo's police chief is back on the job after a four day suspension.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Conway police have charged a public defender for Horry and Georgetown counties with drunken driving.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The House budget-writing committee has advanced a spending plan that includes $75 million for Medicaid initiatives designed to improve residents' health.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Clemson University could no longer use state planes for recruiting athletes under a clause legislators voted to keep in the budget.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Authorities say a 77-year-old man who refused to be checked by paramedics after crashing his car died a day later at the hospital.

Monday, February 11, 2013  The South Carolina Attorney General's Office says it can't release additional details about a former sheriff who pleaded guilty to wrongdoing.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal over a South Carolina program that allows high school students to earn elective credit toward graduation through off-campus religious courses.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Anderson police say one of their officers shot and wounded a man who refused to drop a knife.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  A South Carolina man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his 2-year-old son and encasing his body in concrete.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Authorities say two Greenville County deputies shot a man who refused to put down a gun while they investigated a complaint of loud music.

Thursday, September 06, 2012  Jurors are delaying their deliberations in the Zinah Jennings trial. A judge is allowing jurors to return Friday morning to begin discussing the case against Jennings.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The trial of a South Carolina mother charged in the case of her missing son will go forward.

Monday, August 27, 2012  A federal court in Washington considers a lawsuit challenging whether South Carolina's voter ID law is legal.