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Against the economic tide: Truck sales in high gear

Lower gas prices and hefty rebates are luring customers to Midlands showrooms to shop for full-size pickups, better known for brute horsepower than for fuel economy.
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Trooper Alexander Richardson charged in chase

A state trooper seen on video hitting a fleeing suspect on foot with his patrol car at a Columbia apartment complex in 2007 has been charged with a federal civil rights violation.

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AP NewsBreak: Sheriff says remains likely SC nurse

A South Carolina sheriff says he is almost certain that human remains found in a wooded area are those of a missing nurse from Union County.

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Will Obama pick Bolden to lead NASA?

Ret. Maj. Gen. Charles F. Bolden Jr., is a candidate to head NASA, several media outlets have reported, but the Columbia native said Wednesday he hasn’t talked to anyone from the Obama team about the position.

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Florence doctor sentenced on false tax return charges

A Florence emergency room doctor has been sentenced after federal officials determined he falsified his income tax returns.

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Clerk of court Jeanette McBride still owes feds

Jeanette McBride, the new Richland County clerk of court, said she is still working to pay off her federal income taxes. McBride, who had promised in July to have the debt repaid before taking office, acknowledged earlier this week she still owes a debt.

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Prosecutors: Madoff was ready to send out $173M

Prosecutors said Thursday that investigators found 100 signed checks worth $173 million in Bernard Madoff's office desk that he was ready to send out to his closest family and friends at the time of his arrest last month in what is alleged to be largest financial fraud in history.