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Monday, June 17, 2013  The Lexington County Coroner has released the name of the teenager killed on Interstate 20 on Saturday.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  The lawsuit, filed in April in Abbeville County, says officials at the Boys Home of the South turned a blind eye to problems that they should have known would ultimately end up with children being harmed.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  It’s a lawsuit that is raising some eyebrows across South Carolina. The state is being sued after being accused of performing an unnecessary sex change surgery.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  The Columbia Art Museum held their 6th annual Greater Columbia record fair.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  The South Carolina National Guard could be facing federal spending cuts come March 1st

Thursday, January 31, 2013  popular poet is bringing her skills to the University of South Carolina.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  Beauty can be found anywhere if you're looking, even in an isolated community on the edge of Earth. Some call it the swamp. Some call it the bayou. A little girl named Hushpuppy called it home.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  The University of South Carolina School of Music is honoring a long-time band director by naming a building in his honor.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Attorney General Alan Wilson is planning to show his support for Israel at a rally.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  The Columbia Convention Center was full of cheering Saturday.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Also among the nine nominees for best picture Thursday: "Amour"; "Argo"; "Beasts of the Southern Wild"; "Django Unchained"; "Les Miserables"; "Life of Pi"; "Silver Linings Playbook"; and "Zero Dark Thirty."

Friday, January 04, 2013  The Supreme Court will review a ruling that sent a South Carolina couple's adopted Native American daughter back to her biological father in Oklahoma.

Sunday, December 09, 2012  A symposium of rare American Face Jug ceramics is wrapping up at the University of South Carolina.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  The South Carolina Supreme Court is rehearing the case of a sex offender who says lifetime satellite monitoring of some sex offenders is too harsh a punishment. The justices ruled against Jennifer Dykes in May, but have agreed to revisit their ruling with arguments Tuesday.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Two big grants have allowed the Nickelodeon Theatre to complete renovations and open its new venue on Main Street in Columbia. WACH Fox got a sneak peek at the new facility before it opened its doors for its first movie showing Friday.