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Monday, June 17, 2013  Lexington County sheriff's deputies are again rounding up new and used eyeglasses and hearing aids to help people see and hear better.  This is the third year that deputies have partnered with the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club to collect the items, which will be donated to South Carolina Lions Charitable Services.

Monday, June 17, 2013  The Lexington County Coroner has released the name of the teenager killed on Interstate 20 on Saturday.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Tipsters who report drunken drivers in Columbia can get a $100 reward under a new initiative.

Saturday, June 01, 2013  More than one hundred people huffing and puffing their way up 479 steps at the Capitol Center in Downtown Columbia, to help fight lung disease.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Lexington County deputies say a man is accused of killing his family's black lab puppy that was found with its mouth taped shut in an outdoor closet without food or water.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A 16-year-old boy accused of breaking into a restaurant in Gilbert is being charged as an adult.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A 22-year-old Chapin man is accused of physically abusing a 4-month-old child, according to Lexington County Sheriff James Metts.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A 30-year-old Lexington man is charged with one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child who is under the age of 11.

Monday, April 29, 2013  A Lexington man is dead after a high speed chase early Monday.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Two former Gaston town officials have been sentenced to prison for misusing public funds.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A 20-year-old man from Virginia has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat at a Midlands high school.

Monday, April 22, 2013  White Knoll High School is being dismissed and the building is being evacuated Monday as a precaution due to what authorities believe to be a prank bomb threat.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A Gaston man accused of assaulting his wife with a box cutter is wanted by the  Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Friday, April 19, 2013  A second suspect in the shooting death of a 43-year-old woman was arrested in New York on Thursday.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Lexington County detectives have arrested a man they say accompanied a suspect in a West Columbia murder.