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Saturday, May 11, 2013  A first responder who helped treat victims of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, last month was arrested and charged today with possessing an explosive device

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A second arrest has been made, following the arrest of a man who police say had incendiary devices in Myrtle Beach.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Shortly after the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, a woman wrote an article called "I am Adam Lanza's mother." The article spread quickly across the internet and a local mother said she can relate.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Deputies with the Florence County Sheriff's Office held an explosives demonstration as a part of its Amnesty For Ammo and Explosives Operation.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012  Florence County Sheriff's Deputies arrested and charged James Hannett with Possession of an Explosive Device.

Friday, August 03, 2012  Deputies continue to search for Les Crowley, 39, of Darlington County after officers went into his home Thursday night and found an arsenal of weapons and materials associated with items to make bombs.

Friday, August 03, 2012  Local, state and federal officials were at a home on Howle Street in Hartsville Thursday night, where officers say they found weapons, ammunition and materials associated with items used to make explosive devices. Police are searching for the homeowner.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Authorities are ready to talk about what they're calling a significant criminal investigation in South Carolina.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Newberry County officials say blasting caps have been removed from a wreck that prompted an evacuation after a wreck.

Monday, June 11, 2012  An Horry County couple called police Sunday after they discovered several sticks of dynamite inside a relative's barn off Gardner Drive in Loris.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  Ronald Stalvey, Jr., 48, of Conway was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Florence for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011  To better understand the destruction explosives can cause, the TSA conducted a safety demonstration at Myrtle Beach International Airport Wednesday morning. It included the live detonation of explosives like C4 and dynamite, hidden inside common baggage, like a briefcase.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  The school resource officer who 15-year-old Christian Helms shot at last September is talking for the first time since last week's sentencing.

Sunday, August 14, 2011  Counselor Christopher Galton, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Surfside Beach, is weighing in on the psychology behind two journals written by 15-year-old Christian Helms.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  The 15-year-old Socastee High School student who fired a shot that narrowly missed a school resource officer and took pipe bombs to school last September, was sentenced to six years. A judge sentenced him to six years for attempted murder and five years for the bomb charges. But the five years are to run concurrent.