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Monday, May 06, 2013  Investigators say a South Carolina man has been charged with eight counts of attempted murder after he started shooting at people discussing what they would do after he died.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A brazen robbery victim chased two accused robbers off the road into a ditch off of Rushing Road early Monday morning.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Authorities say an Elgin Town Councilman has been arrested again. This time, he is accused of assaulting his wife.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Lexington County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 19-year-old Lexington man in connection with a shooting that left another man dead.

Monday, March 11, 2013  A man is in jail Monday night after Sumter Sheriff's deputies say a 37-year-old man was killed on the side of a Sumter County road.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A man who prompted a nationwide manhunt after a pair of South Carolina killings in 2005 has lost the appeal of the second of two death sentences.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  The 13 year search for a man accused of multiple crimes in Richland County, including shooting at two deputies, is over.

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  For those of you who are warped enough to enjoy profanly intelligent banter during an intensly violent, border-line believable, uber-choreographed action sequence set to a funky 70's groove, then throw in a backdrop of Cival War meets Spaghetti Western, and you have Django Unchained.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  William Spengler, who killed two firefighters, typed out a goodbye, stating his desire to "do what I like doing best, killing people" before setting the house where he lived with his sister ablaze.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  A federal trial has been delayed for a man accused of abducting a Columbia teen last seen more than two months.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  A man accused of abducting a Columbia teen last seen more than two months ago is expected in court on a federal ammunition charge.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  Three Richland 2 school were placed on moderate lockdown Thursday afternoon.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  A man accused of abducting a Columbia teen last seen more than a month ago has pleaded not guilty to a federal ammunition charge.

Monday, July 30, 2012  Federal data show most guns recovered from New York crimes last year originated in states with fewer legal restrictions, though the largest single source is still New York, where nearly 1,600 were first purchased.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  A five-month undercover investigation by the Lexington County Multi-Agency Narcotics Enforcement Team (NET) has resulted in the arrstes of 12 people on various drug charges.