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1 hour, 36 minutes ago  Richland County deputies have arrested one person and identified two additional suspects in the "vicious beating of two teens."

2 hours, 51 minutes ago  Authorities say a Greenville couple has died after a car was left running at their house earlier this month.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  The Southern Baptist Convention tackled topics at its annual meeting this week that seemed to show a concern for a broadening array of social issues. Those included human trafficking and the country's high rate of incarceration.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  The Southern Baptist Convention has approved a resolution opposing the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts.

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

Monday, June 10, 2013  Blythewood Mayor James Ross says the town's website was defaced earlier this month.

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  The new director of the Richland County Elections & Voter Registration office will start June 24.

Monday, June 03, 2013  At least 13 churches across the Midlands have been targeted by burglars in the last four months, according to Sheriff James Metts.

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

Monday, May 27, 2013  The man hired to be Richland County's new elections director says he will have plenty of time to do the job right.

Friday, May 24, 2013  Authorities in Cherokee County say a man's body has been found in a lake.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  A 34-year-old woman is accused of killing a toddler in a fit of anger last Friday.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  South Carolina State University trustees have offered new president Thomas Elzey a salary of $330,000 a year, but several trustees say that is too much money.

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.