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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The U.S. Justice Department, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, filed a complaint in U.S. District Court against the Town of Timmonsville for wastewater and drinking water violations, according to a news release sent Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Federal nuclear regulators are visiting Hartsville to discuss safety at a power plant.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  The American Civil Liberties Union and the public defender's office have raised concerns about investigators' plans to interrogate the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect without reading him his Miranda rights.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The Obama administration is delaying the closing of 149 airport control towers until mid-June in order to deal with legal challenges.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Investigators from the South Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR) arrested Cynthia Jean Williams Tuesday for 12 state tax charges related to fraudulently filing of individual income tax returns.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  About a dozen employees with the Federal Correctional Institution of Bennettsville picketed Wednesday afternoon over the sequester fallout.

Friday, March 22, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday it will close 149 air traffic control towers because of federal budget cuts. The tower at Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach is on the list to close.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Larry Duwayne Woods, 69, pled guilty Wednesday in federal court in Florence to wire fraud in connection to the failed Bahama Island project.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Deputies are searching for an inmate who walked off from the Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg County on Highway 521 in the Salters community.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Federal budget cuts have grounded the Myrtle Beach Air Show's main attraction, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds, according to air show officials.

Monday, February 25, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration says air traffic control towers at the Florence Regional Airport, Grand Strand Airport in North Myrtle Beach, Donaldson Center in Greenville and Hilton Head Airport could shutdown due to budget cuts.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  North Carolina man will serve 14 years in federal prison for stealing more than $1.2 million in an armored car heist.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A problem with an air conditioning unit caused smoke damage at the Bennettsville Federal Prison, according to the Bennettsville City Fire Department.

Monday, February 18, 2013  South Carolina could soon share more data with the federal government to prevent the sale of guns to the mentally ill. The bill to that effect is expected to be introduced by two lawmakers Tuesday.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  The 149th anniversary of the sinking of the first submarine to sink an enemy warship is being commemorated.