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Yesterday at 1:50 PM  A 50-year-old man fishing in a Greenwood pond has drowned after he fell out of a boat.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A creative team from the New York advertising office Anomaly is coming to the University of South Carolina to receive the Cocky Award for the best Super Bowl commercial of 2013.

Monday, April 22, 2013  A South Carolina native has died in the line of duty supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Benedict College student athletes taking their talents off the court

Thursday, April 18, 2013  May Williams wasn't happy with her bowling score. She couldn't even make her age. Maybe it was because of the hubbub around her 102nd birthday party.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Missing teen mother throws out first pitch at Ridgeview High School Senior day.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  In 1947, nothing said America like baseball, apple pie, and segregation. That is, until Jack Roosevelt Robinson stepped up to the plate and knocked the leather off of some dusty white balls.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Rick Hoyt has run, biked and swum with his father in 1,092 races — including 252 triathlons, 70 marathons and 95 half-marathons — over the past 34 years, including a wartime race in El Salvador in which they had to be escorted by armed men.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Lexington County officers seized 73 marijuana plants from a home near West Columbia Wednesday afternoon.

Friday, March 22, 2013  A somber memorial ceremony was held today in remembrance of a civilian contractor who was killed March 8 during an insider attack that took place on Forward Operating Base Tagab in the Kapisa province.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  There will be no air show celebrating Myrtle Beach's 75th anniversary.

Monday, March 18, 2013  The Columbia Police Department is celebrating after winning a national award from the National Criminal Enforcement Association.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Rape trial ended, Ohio city and storied football program remain under investigators' scrutiny

Sunday, March 17, 2013  The 24 Hours of Lemons Race was held this weekend. The race is held twice a year; and is named as a parody after the famous 24 Hours of Lemons (Leh-mahns) race in France.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  The South Carolina National Guard, along with families, welcomed back the guard's Agribusiness Development Team 48.