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Tuesday, November 20, 2012  South Carolina's prison system is showing off more than a dozen retired thoroughbred horses currently being cared for by the state's inmates.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  A Winthrop University student has been killed in a wreck as traffic backed up on Interstate 20 in Kershaw County while authorities searched for two missing North Carolina teens.

Monday, October 29, 2012  SCENE VIDEO: 18-year-old Jake Ziegler and 17-year-old Ray Pierce found dead in car in Wateree River.

Monday, May 14, 2012  One man is dead after a single car incident Monday morning.

Friday, January 13, 2012  An environmental group is suing a South Carolina utility, saying the company broke state law when it discharged arsenic and other contaminants into a river.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011  The National Park Service says it has the funding for an expansion of the Congaree National Park southeast of Columbia.

Thursday, March 24, 2011  Richland County deputies say 59-year-old James Richardson was fishing when he leaned forward and fell into the water.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010  Federal regulators are trying to determine how much water shortnose sturgeon need in the Wateree River between Camden and the Congaree National Park south of Columbia.

Saturday, June 26, 2010  Searchers found Natalie Hasty around 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the Wateree River.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010  Residents went public with their concerns about DHEC’s pending decision to eliminate arsenic limits on a wastewater discharge permit.