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Yesterday at 9:05 AM  About 1,500 members of the South Carolina Army National Guard are taking part in five days of training involving potential responses to a natural disaster.

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.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  South Carolina is drought free for the first time since 2010, according to the South Carolina Drought Response Committee.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford hits the campaign trail in the 1st District next week and has invited his Democratic opponent, Elizabeth Colbert (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch to join him.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  In Colorado, Obama will press Congress to pass gun measures, place focus on background checks

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Connecticut lawmakers tout bipartisanship, unveil response to Newtown shooting; vote planned Wednesday

Friday, March 29, 2013  North Korea's Kim orders rockets on standby after US sends B-2s to South Korea for military drills

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Updated with video: A Florida college student's plan to launch a massive murder spree was thrown off by campus police offiers' fast response

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  An official with the South Carolina diocese that left the national Episcopal church says a lawsuit against it seeks to undermine the state's courts.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Story updated with video: Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Officials with the South Carolina Department of Revenue have answered some of the questions WACH Fox viewers had about the Department of Revenue Breach Notice.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  A Spartanburg County school district plans to post an off-duty deputy at each of its 10 elementary schools.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Obama is tasking Vice President Joe Biden, a longtime gun control advocate, with spearheading the effort.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  South Carolina's tax collection agency will receive a $20 million loan to pay for the state's response to the hacking of millions of taxpayers' personal data.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Fort Jackson preparing for the worst Tuesday by simulating a shooting on base to help educate emergency responders on how to end a potentially deadly situation.