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Thursday, April 25, 2013  Dozens of golfers teeing of Thursday in honor of a little girl that was killed as a result of drunk driving.

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

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Students at Batesburg-Leesville High School got a personal visit from the Mayor of Westminster, England, Tuesday.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Authorities say a Georgia man who was stabbed to death and his body dismembered was seen alive in a video surveillance tape from a South Carolina hotel on New Year's night.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Richland County deputies have arrested a suspect in a stabbing that occurred early Tuesday morning.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year's Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first state south of the Mason-Dixon Line on New Year's Day.

Monday, December 31, 2012  The buoyant economies of the Asia-Pacific are prepared to party with renewed optimism despite the so-called fiscal cliff threatening to reverberate globally from the United States and the tattered economies of Europe.

Monday, December 31, 2012  The biggest New Year's Eve event in Columbia is throwing its second annual bash to ring in the new year.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Checker Yellow Cab and Budweiser of Columbia are offering free rides home on New Years Eve

Sunday, December 23, 2012  The South Carolina Highway Patrol reminds drivers they will be on the lookout.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Holiday shopping can be a fun time, but if you're not careful, it can also create a new financial burden with the new year arrives.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  The musical entertainment lineup for Columbia's Famously Hot New Year celebration is complete, event organizers announced Thursday.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Updated with video: Clark had a heart attack Wednesday morning at Saint John's hospital in Santa Monica, a day after he was admitted for an outpatient procedure.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011  Budweiser is once again joining, Checker Yellow Cab,to provide the annual New Year’s Eve Free Ride Home Program.

Thursday, March 10, 2011  Columbia's Opportunity Resource is teaming up with Mayor Steve Benjamin to get your input on bringing even more big events to the Capital City.  The group is hosted a community forum Thursday to talk about planning events for July 4th and New Year's Eve.