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Friday, April 05, 2013  A state Representative announced Friday he has been cleared of all alcohol related charges from a traffic stop last October.

Monday, March 25, 2013  California farmers team up to build bio-refinery that will convert sugar beets to ethanol

Monday, March 11, 2013  Judge strikes down NYC's sugary-drinks size rule; enforcement had been set to start Tuesday

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A Midlands legislator acknowledges he faces a drunken driving charge from a stop along Interstate 77 last October.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  A husband and wife are in jail after Lexington County deputies seized a mobile methamphetamine laboratory early Tuesday morning.

Saturday, January 12, 2013  The federal health care law, terrorist threats to America and the nation's financial situation are among the topics up for discussion at the South Carolina tea party convention.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Booze v Soda: Adults get nearly as many empty calories from alcohol as sugary drinks

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  The fountains at Five Points are blue for a good cause.

Friday, November 02, 2012  A recent study of data from the Centers for Disease control and prevention showed women who consider food labels when selecting groceries weigh nearly nine pounds less than women who don't read labels. Men who read food labels are also thinner than those who don't, according to the study.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  With the USC, Georgia game this weekend police are expecting a big crowd and there's a plan in place to beef up security.

Monday, August 06, 2012  The former sheriff of Saluda County has pleaded guilty to a misconduct in office charge.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Both sides ready their arguments for public hearing over proposed New York City ban on big sugary drinks

Friday, July 06, 2012  It has been said that a true Southern woman can take you mud bogging in the morning and then serve a proper tea in the afternoon.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  A meth lab was seized in Leesville Wednesday afternoon by authorities with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  Study: Cougars again spreading across the Midwest a century after they were nearly wiped out