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Monday, May 13, 2013  Newberry County deputies are looking for a suspect accused of attempted sexual battery.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Newberry County Deputies have taken an armed man they were searching for Thursday morning near Little Mountain into custody.

Friday, April 12, 2013  An early morning kidnapping led to a high-speed chase from the Newberry County town of Peak to downtown Saluda, according to Newberry Sheriff Lee Foster.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Frank Addy Jr., 58, was found dead Sunday morning from a gunshot to the head at his family's Lake Greenwood home. The Newberry County coroner ruled his death a suicide.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Newberry County Sheriff Deputies found the body of Walter "Tom" Hawkins Jr. 56, on Sunday. He was found in a wooded area of Maple Knoll Road; just outside of Prosperity.

Monday, January 28, 2013  A Chapin man has been arrested for claiming to be a personal bodyguard for South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  One of the oldest Lutheran churches in South Carolina is a total loss after a fire Thursday morning.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Authorities say three men suspected of carjacking in Greenville County have been arrested after trying to run from police in Newberry County. Investigators said a trooper who was stopping to check on a disabled car on the shoulder of Interstate 26 near Newberry late Saturday night saw three men run into the woods.

Monday, August 06, 2012  An interactive mapping program that will allow the public access to the day to day operations of public safety in Newberry County was unveiled Monday afternoon.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Newberry County officials have ordered some residents to evacuate after a truck carrying explosive material overturned.The sheriff's office said Tuesday afternoon a half-mile area was being evacuated around the wreck site near Kinards as a precaution.Officials say a truck carrying ammonium nitrate and blasting caps overturned near U.S. 76 and state Highway 560.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  An arrest has been made in a Newberry County shooting incident that happened almost three years ago.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  Four people have been hurt in a bonfire in Newberry County.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster tells WACH Fox News that three people were wounded overnight in an apparent drive-by shooting.

Friday, July 16, 2010  The New Black Panther Party says it’s fighting for Justice in Newberry County.

Tuesday, June 29, 2010  The New Black Panther Party led a demonstration in Newberry County Monday