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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Autopsies have determined two children authorities say were shot and killed by their mother suffered several gunshot wounds at the family's Pickens County home.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say a mother shot and killed her two children and wounded her husband in a home in Pickens County.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Prosecutors say an Orangeburg County sheriff's deputy was justified when he shot and killed a suspect who was using a shovel in what was called a "threatening manner."

Friday, May 03, 2013  Authorities have charged a Hilton Head Island man with robbing two banks in two days after allegedly warning tellers he had a bomb.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Man who provided voice of Charlie Brown of 'Peanuts' fame arrested on threat, stalking charges

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A man who spent more than a decade on South Carolina's death row for killing three women has died.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A $15,000 reward has been offered to find the person who mailed threatening letters to Laurens County's two school districts.

Friday, March 08, 2013  The State Law Enforcement Division has been called in after threatening letters were sent to Laurens County's two school districts.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Authorities say seven people, including five students, have been injured after a small truck collided with a school bus in suburban Charleston.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A pedestrian was hit by a car shortly past noon near The University of South Carolina.

Sunday, January 27, 2013  The Richland County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting that occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A 24-year-old Pelion man is accused of shooting a 16-year-old girl, who was riding in a pickup truck, in the back Tuesday evening.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Richland County deputies have arrested a suspect in a stabbing that occurred early Tuesday morning.

Sunday, December 30, 2012  An altercation at an apartment has resulted in one man sent to the hospital.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  One student was sent to the hospital with injuries after a school bus overturned in Oconee County.