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Monday, April 15, 2013  Columbia police are offering women a free chance to learn some valuable self-defense skills.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  The South Carolina National Guard is celebrating the contributions of women during Women's History Month.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A man has been arrested in the shooting death of a Goose Creek man in December.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Shaw Air Force Base opened its first "combatives facility" this week where the Army and Air Force are training together to learn how to defend themselves on the ground by hand.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Trayvon Martin, one year ago today, became a young man that a number of people embraced. His shooting death by accused gunman George Zimmerman brought to light several states' “Stand Your Ground” laws including South Carolina. Since Martin's death, a South Carolina Representative is now leading a charge to change the way “Stand Your Ground” is used.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  Sheriff Leon Lott says his deputies offered a free self-defense training class on Saturday for boys ages 8 to 14.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Prosecutors say no charges will be filed against a Clover man who shot and killed his brother last month.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  Three men who pleaded guilty to running a Columbia gambling ring connected to a double murder suspect in October were sentenced on gambling charges Tuesday, according to U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  North Charleston police say a man who shot and killed another man in a store will not be charged because he acted in self-defense.

Friday, November 30, 2012  Unlike the Martin case, there were several witnesses to this shooting and there was no scuffle before 17-year-old Jordan Davis was shot to death.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Richland County authorities say they won't charge a woman who shot and wounded her brother.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Three men accused of running a gambling ring in Columbia are expected to plead guilty.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  A judge is deciding whether to accept a claim of self-defense and drop a murder charge against a man accused in a shooting death in the parking lot of an Anderson movie theater.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  Women in the Midlands are learning how to just say "no" and mean it through a self defense class.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Evidence mixed for George Zimmerman's claim that he shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense