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Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson is meeting with employees of the Savannah River Site to talk about furloughs resulting from federal budget cuts.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The powerful gun rights lobby gathers in Houston this weekend for its annual convention and organizers anticipate a rollicking, Texas-sized party.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A 29-year-old political fundraiser originally from Orangeburg is believed to have been stabbed to death in Raleigh, NC.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Travelers Rest has voted to annex Furman University.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Spartanburg County sheriff's deputies say a man who died suddenly at a hospital had been handcuffed shortly before his death following a scuffle with staff members.

Monday, April 08, 2013  In a country where at least a third of households have firearms, it's hard to impose stricter arms rules without support from gun owners.

Friday, March 22, 2013  An inmate who walked out of a South Carolina jail more than a year ago has been captured in California.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  About 2,000 workers at the Savannah River Site near Aiken will be working reduced schedules starting next month because of the federal budget cuts. Other employees will be laid off. Employees of Savannah River Nuclear Solutions were told about the reductions Monday.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Dog fighting has become a growing problem that touches most people emotionally. Unfortunately, it is a hard case to go after.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Three former employees of an online distribution center near West Columbia are accused of stealing electronics from their employer.

Friday, February 01, 2013  According to the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, on Tuesday evening, an EMS crew was called to the home of Thomas Green on Bellfield Road, Ridgeway. Green was found dead. Green had been in the care of his son, Dwayne and Dwayne's wife, Tonya L. Harris.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Columbia is getting a third Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Sumter County investigator's say the Sheriff's Department made a huge bust involving massive amounts of drugs, guns, copper. More arrests are pending.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  The superintendent of the statewide charter school district says he needs at least $12 million just to keep up with the system's growing student population.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Vice President Joe Biden to meet with NRA as gun violence taskforce nears deadline.