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Thursday, March 28, 2013  A man who crashed his car into a small tree Wednesday died after the vehicle caught fire, according to the Richland County coroner.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Authorities say a deputy was bit on the arm by a woman Wednesday evening.

Friday, March 15, 2013  Laurens County sheriff's deputies are investigating the discovery of a man's body on the edge of a creek.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A Pennsylvania man has been arrested and accused of exposing himself to a wedding party at a Charleston hotel.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  For those of you who are warped enough to enjoy profanly intelligent banter during an intensly violent, border-line believable, uber-choreographed action sequence set to a funky 70's groove, then throw in a backdrop of Cival War meets Spaghetti Western, and you have Django Unchained.

Friday, September 28, 2012  Kershaw County deputies seized guns and drugs in Camden Friday.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  The state Board of Nursing is allowing some upper-level nursing students at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg to retake a pharmacology course and tests to move ahead in the program.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Deputies say a 20-year-old Chester man attacked a 61-year-old woman with a hammer before trying to rape her.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  The Lexington Police Department has located a missing disabled man.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Wednesday marked the 44th anniversary of the incident known as the Orangeburg Massacre. Friends and family of those lost and injured returned to South Carolina State University Wednesday to honor them.

Friday, December 09, 2011  It's a labor of love for the Harmon family and their employees, providing families with fresh cut Christmas trees wasn't only a job for Samuel Harmon, it was his passion.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011  Anderson County Sheriff's Office said that the mother and son reported kidnapped early Wednesday morning were never in any danger.

Sunday, July 24, 2011  Police say a man has been charged with felony DUI after driving the wrong way on the interstate near downtown Charleston and causing a fatal crash.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  Pickens County deputies say they have arrested a man who bound a 92-year-old woman to her bed with tape during a robbery and slapped her when she tried to remove a cloth covering his face.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Diplomats, scholars and legal experts are coming together to discuss how to rebuild the African nation of Sierra Leone after its civil war.