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Friday, May 17, 2013  Twenty-four families in northeast Richland County now have much nicer and earth-friendly homes.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Former Brookland-Cayce Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Abby Bray passed away Thursday night after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Friday, the Chief Medical Examiner for Richland County continued his testimony about the autopsies he performed on Tammy Jo Parker and Bryan Capnerhurst, who were shot to death in April 2012.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Veterans of the World War II-era aircraft carrier USS Franklin are scheduled to hold their final reunion in South Carolina.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Two men have been sentenced to prison for their guilty pleas in the stabbing death of the uncle of one of the men in Murrells Inlet.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Richland County has agreed to pay $150,000 to the estates of a couple killed in a 2008 train collision.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Democrats accuse Gov. Nikki Haley of misusing the state's planes by taking her campaign-paid videographer with her on flights around South Carolina.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A woman who authorities say killed her two young children and seriously injured her husband crashed her pickup into a tree so hard the roots came out of the ground.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  A truck traveling in the wrong direction on I-26 claimed the lives of 2 people Wednesday night near Broad River Road.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The man accused of shooting his wife and family friend broke down after the jury left the courtroom for an afternoon break Thursday.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Already short of some foods, Venezuela is facing a toilet paper crisis, government says

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  After Tuesday's information overload in the courtroom, which included almost a dozen witness testimonies, viewing home security system video and a replay of the chaotic 911 call, the Brett Parker murder trial has proved to be slowing once again.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  For the second time in a year, a Pee Dee area state lawmaker finds himself behind bars.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is scheduled to be sworn in for a fourth term in the U.S. House.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Lawmakers outraged over another military sex case involving someone assigned to prevent sexual assault.