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Thursday, May 02, 2013  A Walterboro couple is accused of stealing a tanker and thousands of gallons of fuel from a Colleton County armory.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A Colleton County jail guard has been accused of giving a female inmate a cellphone so she could exchange nude photos with him.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A man facing weapons and conspiracy charges in a string of Lowcountry holdups over several years has pleaded guilty in federal court.

Friday, November 23, 2012  Inmate hangs himself in Dorchester County jail

Friday, October 05, 2012  Everyone knows about Myrtle Beach, Charleston and Hilton Head Island as popular tourism destinations.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Two South Carolina companies are recalling nearly 7,000 pounds of ground beef which possibly are contaminated with E.coli.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  The 47-year-old Walter Smith of Walterboro was killed after his car left the road and hit a tree.

Monday, January 09, 2012  Authorities say a medical helicopter taking a patient to a Charleston hospital had to make an emergency landing after the patient fought with the crew and tried to leap from the aircraft.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  Thirty-seven-year-old Perry Alton Sullivan of Bowersville, Ga., is charged with overpowering a deputy and stealing a sheriff's cruiser and his gun Aug. 18. Sullivan was being taken to Georgia to face a burglary charge at the time.

Saturday, October 02, 2010  Walterboro marks 140 years of its fire service

Wednesday, June 30, 2010  South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster says 20 people have been indicted as part of a fight against gangs in one town near the coast.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010  South Carolina's State Law Enforcement Division is opening a permanent office in one county to help fight ongoing street violence.

Sunday, November 29, 2009  Federal agents continue to search for a man suspected of robbing several banks along Interstate 95 in Georgia in South Carolina.

Saturday, November 14, 2009  The State Law Enforcement Division says its agents will patrol the town of Walterboro through the weekend following shootings that left three dead and eight wounded.

Friday, November 21, 2008  Sixteen people have been convicted and 20 cases are pending in a Colleton County insurance scam that authorities say may be the biggest staged accident scheme in South Carolina history.