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Monday, May 13, 2013  The Senate's 2013-14 budget could buy $15 million worth of new school buses for South Carolina's aging fleet.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Furman University's president is leaving after less than three years in office.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frantic call leads police to 3 missing women in Cleveland home; 3 brothers arrested

Sunday, April 07, 2013  South Carolina homicide investigators say they've charged a suspect after discovering the body of a man who disappeared more than a month ago buried in his yard.

Monday, March 25, 2013  A program providing science and math training for students at the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station and 75 other bases nationwide has survived attempts to cut the programs from the federal budget.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The 2013 Palmetto Sportsmen's Classic opened Friday at the South Carolina State Fairgrounds.

Friday, March 22, 2013  A somber memorial ceremony was held today in remembrance of a civilian contractor who was killed March 8 during an insider attack that took place on Forward Operating Base Tagab in the Kapisa province.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A new Air Force unit is being activated at Shaw Air Force Base.  Staff Sgt. Amanda Currier says a ceremony to establish the 495th Fighter Group is scheduled for Friday at the Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center on the base outside Sumter.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  The House Ways and Means spending plan for 2013-14 calls for hiring 25 agents to supervise parolees, 10 natural resource officers and 15 people at the State Law Enforcement Division

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Attorney General Alan Wilson’s campaign says that a corrected campaign report is a “week or so” away from being released.

Saturday, February 16, 2013  Visitors tell WACH that they are not allowed to come inside the Goodman and Kirkland prisons to see inmates.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The director of South Carolina's unemployment agency has resigned, effective March 1.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Mumford & Sons, Gotye, fun. and Black Keys win big at divergent Grammy Awards

Friday, February 01, 2013  '30 Rock' ends a 7-season marathon of spoofing modern life and the world of TV

Saturday, January 26, 2013  Several organizations joined together to help get rid of crime in one Columbia neighborhood for good.