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  • Veterans honored at SC Train Museum

    In honor of Memorial Day, free train rides for veterans at the SC Train Museum in Winnsboro Saturday.

  • More carp sought to keep Lake Murray weeds in check

    It’s time again to add carp in Lake Murray to keep hydrilla and other weeds in check, according to a study commissioned by SCE&G. But the state Department of Natural Resources, which manages the wildlife in and around the lake, isn’t ready to put...

  • Videos: Brett Parker's testimony

    Watch footage of Brett Parker's testimony Friday in his own defense. Parker is accused of killing his wife, Tammy Parker, and friend and clerk, Bryan Capnerhurst.

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Cardinal Newman Class of 2013 graduates, school marshals, faculty and trustees pose for photos before commencement exercises May 25, 2013, at the Township Auditorium in Columbia.

SNAPSHOTS from Cardinal Newman 2013 graduation

Cardinal Newman Class of 2013 graduates, school marshals, faculty and trustees pose for photos before...

Hammond School Class of 2013 graduates and faculty members pose for photos before graduation exercises on May 25, 2013, at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia.

SNAPSHOTS from Hammond School's 2013 graduation

Hammond School Class of 2013 graduates and faculty members pose for photos before graduation exercises...

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Brett Parker's testifies in his own defense Friday in his double-murder trial.

Videos: Brett Parker's testimony

Watch footage of Brett Parker's testimony Friday in his own defense. Parker is accused of killing his wife, Tammy Parker, and friend and clerk, Bryan Capnerhurst.

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SC Politics

Gov. Nikki Haley

Haley rebuffs Dem demands that she dismiss controversial advisor

Gov. Nikki Haley’s re-election campaign has no plans to remove a volunteer who S.C. Democrats and others say has ties to white supremacist groups.

Sports

Kasey Kahne climbs into his car as he prepares to practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Kasey Kahne has makeup to handle 600 miles

The Coca-Cola 600 is a long day that bleeds into a long night. Drivers can either fight that or embrace it. Count defending champion Kasey Kahne as...

Business

Divers on May 21 recovered four cases of wine that had been submerged in the harbor by Mira Winery of St. Helena, Calif. The winery is conducting an ongoing experiment into what effect ocean aging has on wine.

Wine aged in Charleston Harbor recovered

A California winery this week recovered four cases of Cabernet Sauvignon that were submerged in Charleston Harbor three months ago in the first phase...

Living

Things to do and see in the Midlands, May 24-30

Sumter Iris Festival, jailbreak 5k run and electronic recycling just a few of the many happening in this Midlands this weekend.

Opinion

Penny Pritzker

Milbank: Washington: Where money talks

Call it the revenge of the 1 percent.

Military

Sherrie Hassenger poses with a picture of her husband, Arden Hassenger, who was killed when his aircraft crashed in Laos while conducting operations in support of the Vietnam War.

A long-ago war, a missing plane and an enduring mystery

Maj. Derrell Jeffords, of Florence SC, bounced his roaring Spooky 21 down and off the runway at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam. It was just before 7:...

Nation/World

Partially-submerged vehicles lie in the debris of the collapsed portion of the Interstate 5 bridge in the Skagit River Friday in Mount Vernon, Wash.

Bridge collapse points to big problem

The collapse of an interstate highway bridge in Washington state brings new attention to the limits of the country’s infrastructure, especially...

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