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Monday, March 11, 2013  The 6-foot-thick concrete foundation for South Carolina's new nuclear plant has been poured in Fairfield County.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Authorities have charged a woman with reckless homicide in the death of Kingstree High School's women's basketball coach.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  The Kingstree High School girls' basketball coach has been killed in a hit-and-run accident.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Story updated with video: Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades.

Monday, November 05, 2012  R.J. Moore's 66 has been a part of the Rosewood community for more than four decades, but that long run is coming to an end.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's addition of the 218 counties means that more than half of all U.S. counties — 1,584 in 32 states — have been designated primary disaster areas this growing season, the vast majority of them mired in a drought that's considered the worst in decades.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Around 30 law enforcement professionals from across South Carolina turned to a man with decades of experience in missing child cases to learn life saving tips Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  James Island voters head back to the polls for a fourth time to decide whether they want to form their own community in the Charleston suburbs.

Monday, April 02, 2012  The Richland County Sheriff’s Department has made an arrest in an early morning shooting.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  Richland County deputies have arrested two people they say stabbed a man before the USC-Clemson football game.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010  The headquarters of Haiti's ruling party was set ablaze Wednesday as protests over disputed presidential election results spread through the Haitian capital, prompting the nation's president to call for calm.

Thursday, November 04, 2010  Story updated: Police spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez says the man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot Thursday at Palm Bay Hospital, about an hour east of Orlando.

Saturday, November 14, 2009  The military has honored a soldier nearly six decades after he went missing in action in North Korea.

Monday, March 16, 2009  Analysis: Easing stem cell limits raises hopes but treatments unlikely for years, even decades