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Friday, May 31, 2013  Maj. Gen. H.D. Polumbo is taking command of the 9th Air Force in a scheduled ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The Powerball jackpot has grown to its third largest size ever. It sits at $350 million for this Wednesday's drawing.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  More tough choices ahead for farmers, cities as New Mexico grapples with third year of drought

Friday, March 08, 2013  A new Air Force unit is being activated at Shaw Air Force Base.  Staff Sgt. Amanda Currier says a ceremony to establish the 495th Fighter Group is scheduled for Friday at the Carolina Skies Club and Conference Center on the base outside Sumter.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A man involved in a Columbia bank robbery where several shots were fired has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A new project to construct affordable housing for veterans is ready for launch in Charleston.

Monday, November 12, 2012  The Richland County coroner has identified the man killed during a bank robbery in Columbia in which three other suspects were arrested.

Friday, November 09, 2012  A late-morning bank robbery and man-hunt Friday ended several hours later with one man dead -- shot by law enforcement -- and three others arrested.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  The suspect in an August high speed chase has been charged with attempted murder.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  A former deputy bureau chief for the Dow Jones Newswires and Wall Street Journal is speaking on media coverage in the 2012 presidential campaign.

Monday, August 20, 2012  An environmental group says it has settled a lawsuit accusing South Carolina Electric & Gas of illegally discharging arsenic and other contaminants into a river near Columbia.

Friday, August 03, 2012  Teeing off with pro golfer Will Lowery, that’s what a group of Midlands students had the chance to do Friday. The Rudolph Canzater Memorial Classic presenting a golf clinic at the James E. Clyburn golf center.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Imagine selling off your possessions in this unstable economy only to travel the world.  But the journey is not for leisure it’s for a purpose. That’s what one South Carolinian is doing.

Monday, July 09, 2012  Bacteria was found in the Jenkinsville water system during a routine monthly test.

Monday, May 28, 2012  Sumter honored veterans on Memorial Day.