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08/28/2008

Portrait unveiled of student killed in beach blaze
The University of South Carolina plans to unveil a portrait of one of the school's six students killed in a beach house fire in North Carolina last fall.

Man arrested for allegedly beating 1-month-old baby
A Lancaster man is accused of beating his girlfriend's infant daughter, putting the baby in the hospital with bruises, cuts and bleeding on the brain.

08/27/2008

Woman shoots herself in head at SC hospital
Authorities say a patient at a Columbia hospital shot herself in the head after grabbing a gun from a prison officer's holster.

08/26/2008

Girl testifies against driving teacher accused of exposure
A teenage girl took the stand Tuesday and came face to face with the man accused of exposing himself to her and four other girls last summer.

Tornado damage reported in Clemson, no injuries
Authorities say a tornado touched down in Clemson, knocking down trees. No injuries have been reported.

SC County to equip officers with noise meters
Horry County will equip some of its police officers with noise meters to better enforce the county noise ordinance.

Charleston shelter looks for owner of giant pig
You would think it would be hard to loose an almost 500-pound pig. But someone did and officials in Charleston are looking for the owner.

SC clerk calls 911 after being shot in head
Investigators say a clerk at a Manning dry cleaner survived and managed to call 911 after a robber took her to the back of the store and shot her execution style.

Mother, daughter sentenced to prison for tax fraud
A Greenville woman and her daughter have been sentenced to prison for trying to defraud the Internal Revenue Service of nearly $400,000.