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Monday, June 17, 2013  About 20 people were evacuated from the South Carolina Statehouse for about an hour after smoke from an escalator set off alarms.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The new director of the Richland County Elections & Voter Registration office will start June 24.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Statistics show almost two-thirds of all gun deaths in South Carolina are suicides.

Monday, May 27, 2013  The man hired to be Richland County's new elections director says he will have plenty of time to do the job right.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Richland County has agreed to pay $150,000 to the estates of a couple killed in a 2008 train collision.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A New York collector and seller of historic maps and natural history art work is donating $30 million worth of materials to the University of South Carolina.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Last year's election in Richland County was a day of extremely long lines and wait times and npw the election day voting mess is going to cost you a pretty penny to clean up.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The Congaree National Park southeast of Columbia is expecting floodwaters over most of its trails this week.

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

Thursday, April 18, 2013  You know spring is here when bikinis and beach balls show up at the State House.

Friday, April 12, 2013  South Carolina's new senator is continuing his tour of the state.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  More than 2,000 people took part in a Read-In at the South Carolina Statehouse Thursday.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The state revenue department says there's been no significant drop in electronic tax returns, despite last year's hacking of the South Carolina system.

Monday, March 25, 2013  South Carolina officials have cited more than 300 businesses for immigrant worker violations.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A legislator is seeking an opinion on whether a Republican House member properly used the state plane when he shuttled a conservative commentator to Columbia for a hearing.