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Monday, May 13, 2013  The South Carolina State Ports Authority has untangled a snag in its plans to build a $35 million inland port in Greer.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The Universty of South Carolina is making big changes to Assembly Street.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is coming to South Carolina this week as the State Ports Authority breaks ground on a new inland port in Greer.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Officials in Horry County are pushing the owner of the Carolina Southern Railroad to get the trains back on the tracks.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  More than 8,000 soldiers are leaving Fort Jackson on buses, trains, aircraft and private vehicles to be with their family.

Monday, April 23, 2012  Social Security, Medicare strained by slow economic recovery, aging workforce

Thursday, April 12, 2012  Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews says he has finally met his goal of getting one of his deputies trained to operate a lie detector.

Monday, August 29, 2011  Irene floods Vermont towns as states assess damage, count blessings; NYC trains restart slowly

Friday, May 06, 2011  Info from bin Laden raid shows al-Qaida eyed attacks on US trains for a 9/11 anniversary plot

Wednesday, December 15, 2010  'Suspicious object' shuts Pentagon train station -- it was only a blinking Christmas ornament.

Friday, May 14, 2010  A new government program aims to train thousands of parking industry employees nationwide to watch for and report anything suspicious — abandoned cars, for example, or people hanging around garages, taking photographs or asking unusual questions.

Saturday, May 02, 2009  South Carolina lags the nation in women elected to office, but a group is working to change that.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009  Drivers perturbed by long delays at railroad crossings on the way to work, lunch or home will continue to endure those waits.