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Friday, April 19, 2013  It appears that rides and games will not be returning to the site of the old Myrtle Beach Pavilion after all this summer.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Former Gov. Mark Sanford and his Democratic congressional opponent Elizabeth Colbert (KOHL'-buhrt) Busch are scheduled to meet in a debate later this month.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Rides and games could be returning to the Myrtle Beach Pavilion site seven years after the oceanfront attraction was demolished.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch is not talking about former Gov. Mark Sanford's past indiscretions as the two enter a monthlong campaign to win a vacant South Carolina congressional seat.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  The race for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat has turned into the big-name contest political junkies had hoped for.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's name is again on the ballot as he tries a political comeback.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A man has been arrested in the shooting death of a Goose Creek man in December.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Voters in northern Greenville County have selected Mike Burns of Travelers Rest as the Republican candidate a vacant House seat.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch is getting help in her race for South Carolina's1st District congressional seat from someone who has tried before.

Friday, January 18, 2013  No joke: comedian Stephen Colbert's sister is running in earnest for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The filing period has opened for those who want to run for South Carolina's vacant 1st Congressional District seat.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  The chairman of a Senate panel investigating the exposure of taxpayers' personal data says he's upset to learn that a $25,000 purchase could have prevented the hacking.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  A Columbia man was arrested after two vacant homes in Lexington were broken into three weeks ago.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010  An autopsy shows a teen whose body was found near a vacant South Carolina home was strangled.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010  When do you think the City of Columbia District II council election should be held?