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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Ten more people have tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis in an outbreak focused around a Greenwood County school.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The state Supreme Court has dismissed several claims in a lawsuit brought against Carnival cruise lines concerning Charleston's year-round cruise industry.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  The original patient to whom health officials say dozens of South Carolina tuberculosis cases can be traced has been ordered to a medical lockdown facility until the infection passes.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  A lawsuit accuses the South Carolina town of Timmonsville of putting residents' health at risk by improperly discharging raw sewage and wastewater.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. says it will close two coal-powered generating stations near Walterboro by the end of the year.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  More than 40 soldiers with the South Carolina National Guard's 132nd Military Police Company were welcomed home from a nine-month deployment to Kosovo.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Statistics show almost two-thirds of all gun deaths in South Carolina are suicides.

Friday, May 31, 2013  A half-dozen congressmen from the Carolinas and Virginia are urging Interior Secretary Sally Jewel to use "extreme caution" when considering any proposals for oil and gas exploration in Atlantic waters.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Staff members of the state's Department of Health and Environmental Control have been fired over their handling of the tuberculosis case at a Greenwood County school.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A federal judge has approved a settlement of a lawsuit challenging the $650 million deepening of the Savannah River shipping channel leading to Georgia's ports.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A second Greenville County school has reported a student with meningitis.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  State health officials say three patients have developed hepatitis B after receiving medical injections at a North Charleston clinic.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Some new graduates of Clemson University are going green while getting their degrees.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Federal lawmakers who visited the Port of Charleston say a federal trust fund could meet much of the nation's harbor-deepening needs if more than half its money weren't used for other projects.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  South Carolina is honoring Boeing for its environmental record.