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Thursday, June 06, 2013  A man on federal death row for killing women in South Carolina and West Virginia has been denied a request to vacate his death sentence.

Sunday, June 02, 2013  Two human remain were discovered by firefighters after battling a house fire in Sumter Saturday.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A federal judge has set a trial date for a case challenging how three school administrators enforced the dress code at a Sumter County middle school.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  The 282nd Army Band from Fort Jackson performed in Columbia Sunday morning at the Columbia First Church of the Nazarene in honor of Memorial Day.

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 10, 2013  Historians and doctors have long debated what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire in the Civil War.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Clemson University has named the committee which will search for the school's new president.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A Lancaster County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the shooting death of his wife.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Spartanburg County deputies have arrested a man they say left his assigned post in the Army in 2001 and never went back.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Sheriff Leon Lott invited 7-year-old Richard Culliver to spend the day with deputies to get a first hand look at the department's motorcycles, tanks, robots and helicopters.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Can concrete float?  Engineering students from the University of South Carolina are hoping the answer is yes, as they compete  in the American Society of Civil Engineers' regional conference on Friday.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says another arrest has been made in connection with a 2006 murder.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  104-year-old Michigan woman stays forever young(er) on Facebook, as site can't handle 3-digit age

Monday, February 18, 2013  Deputies have charged four people with murder in the shooting death of a man during a robbery in his Greenville County home.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Authorities say a Lancaster County man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife.