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Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Authorities say a 46-year-old man on death row for killing a fellow inmate killed himself.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A driver has been charged with hitting a Charleston County school bus, sending several students to the hospital.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A man who spent more than a decade on South Carolina's death row for killing three women has died.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  A volunteer firefighter in Ridgeville has died in a wreck while responding to a fire call.

Friday, April 20, 2012  Authorities say a 2-month-old child has been killed and dismembered by a dog in his family's South Carolina home.

Sunday, April 15, 2012  A prison that's home to South Carolina's death row is on lockdown while authorities wrap up an internal investigation.

Monday, February 13, 2012  Kurt Steffen, 30, of Summerville pled guilty today in federal court in Charleston to manufacturing and possessing with intent to distribute 100 or more marijuana plants.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Authorities are not yet sure what prompted a disturbance among inmates at Lieber Correctional Institution near Ridgeville during which at least two corrections officers were injured.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  Inmates have sparked a security scare at Lieber Correctional Institute in Ridgeville, according to officials.

Sunday, January 23, 2011  The company that installed speed cameras along Interstate 95 in Ridgeville is trying to expand its business to other cities.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009  A man on South Carolina's death row for killing his girlfriend faces a second death penalty if he's convicted of killing a Conway man

Friday, November 21, 2008  South Carolina prison officials are experimenting in Ridgeville with equipment that jams cell phone signals.