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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.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The planet was slowly cooling for thousands of years until an unprecedented reversal in the 20th century.

Monday, November 26, 2012  South Carolina's Lindsey Graham says "it's fair to ask my party to put revenue on the table" as part of the solution to avoid the looming automatic tax increases and across-the-board spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff."

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Gasoline prices in South Carolina have spiked in recent weeks and now, for the first time this summer, motorists are paying more than at the same time last year.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  Gummy bears are a childhood favorite, but when they have been turned into an adults-only snack, it becomes extremely dangerous.

Monday, September 14, 2009  Natural gas prices spike 13 percent even with storage facilities bulging

Sunday, April 19, 2009  New York City police are taking longer to respond to serious crimes, but a spokesman says its still much better than 10 years ago.