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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 10, 2013  A Spartanburg man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in what authorities have called a plot to randomly shoot at and kill people.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Two people have pleaded guilty in the New Year's Day 2012 shooting death of a Florence man.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A Spartanburg man has pleaded no contest to his role in what authorities have called a plot to randomly shoot at people and kill them.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Judge enters not guilty plea on behalf of Holmes in deadly Colorado theater shooting

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A man charged in connection with dog fighting in Richland County more than a year ago will spend one year in jail, according to Sheriff Leon Lott.

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.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  The former campus police chief for South Carolina State University has pleaded guilty in a federal kickback scheme.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a man at an Anderson apartment last year.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  A North Charleston businessman has pleaded guilty to illegally exporting goods to Iran.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  An Inman man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in a fatal robbery last year in Spartanburg County.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012  The former town administrator in Gaston has pleaded guilty to taking money and supplies from the town for her own use.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  A second man has been indicted in what prosecutors say was a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme involving precious metals.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  An attorney appointed to oversee assets in a multi-million dollar Ponzi case is being allowed to sell silver bars seized by authorities.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  An Eastover man who was charged with making a telephone bomb threat to a school and possession of child pornography has plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Columbia on Wednesday.