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Friday, May 31, 2013  A Union County man has died after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding collided with a deer.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Investigators say a man stabbed to death last weekend in Union County was killed by a group of people looking for a fight and wasn't the intended target of the attack.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Union County sheriff's investigators say the suspect in a stabbing death last weekend had been found in a Charlotte, N.C., hospital.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is making a few stops in South Carolina while Congress is in recess.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The U.S. Education Department is investigating a discrimination complaint against a South Carolina school district.

Sunday, October 09, 2011  The Richland County Coroner's Office has identified a boater who drowned in Lake Murray.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011  Union County officials are considering allowing non-violent inmates to be released from jail if they pay for electonic monitoring.

Thursday, July 14, 2011  Authorities say a man has been shot to death by Union County sheriff's deputies when he refused to drop his gun after shooting his girlfriend at a convenience store.  Sheriff David Taylor said 52-year-old Ricky Lee Eison went into the Kelly One Stop near Jonesville around 9 p.m. Wednesday and shot his 47-year-old girlfriend four times.

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that ESAB Welding & Cutting Products is building a $19 million manufacturing facility in Union County that should open by the end of the year.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  Prosecutors, paramedics and law enforcement officers at a training session on child deaths heard from someone with some tragic first hand experience.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles said Wednesday a Sept. 21 sentencing hearing has been scheduled in Spartanburg for former Union County Sheriff Howard Wells.

Saturday, January 09, 2010  Authorities have rescued a woman they found clinging to the banks of a frozen South Carolina creek.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009  Another official in a South Carolina county reeling from scandal is facing charges.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009  The former court clerk in a South Carolina county rocked by scandals has been charged with misconduct.