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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Women held captive in Ohio endured lonely, dark lives; kidnap suspect due in court Thursday

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Three brothers are in custody after a frantic 911 call led police to a run-down house, where authorities say three women missing for about a decade were held captive.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  The stage is set in Columbia for the 'No Shoes Nation' Tour featuring Kenny Chesney and Zac Brown Band.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Tonight, the Midland's longest running gallery crawl is going to get started with the 22nd annual Artista Vista in downtown Columbia.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Beaufort is going crazy for Candice Glover, a top five finalist on this season of American Idol.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A 32-year-old former McDonald's store manager has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for setting up a robbery at his restaurant that ended with an employee being killed.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The X Factor has arrived in the Lowcountry. Auditions for season three were held at the North Charleston Coliseum Tuesday.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A Lexington County K-9 deputy was used to track a man accused of breaking into a home near Gaston Thursday.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Universities, theaters in 4 cities to join in creating new theatrical productions on Civil War

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Investigators say they heard a single gunshot from within the cabin just before the structure was engulfed in flame.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Story updated with new photos: Christopher Dorner is barricaded in a cabin in the California mountains.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  FBI: No other explosives found near Alabama bunker where man held boy; captor's body removed

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  FBI says Jimmy Lee Dykes rigged his bunker with explosives and waged firefight against SWAT team that rescued boy.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A six-day standoff between police and a man holding a young boy hostage in an underground bunker ended when police killed the man and rescued the boy.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Negotiators tall through ventilation pipe to Alabama captor in bunker; 3rd full day of standoff