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Sunday, June 09, 2013  Chronic mismanagement by South Carolina's foster care agency led to an 11-year-old boys' home resident being sexually assaulted by an older child, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this year.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Horry County police charged Pamela Foster, 51, with Exploitation of a Vunerable Adult.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Students spread the joy of the holiday season by collecting donations and sharing their talents.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Horry County family gives a little girl her first Christmas.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  A former worker at a West Columbia medical clinic accused of putting bleach into a dialysis machine is scheduled to appear at a bond hearing.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  About a half-dozen Newberry County residents have been evacuated from their homes and U.S. 76 is shut down after a truck carrying explosive material overturned.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  A panel of state legislators has approved a bill that would bar people convicted of a child sex offense from serving as foster parents.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  A panel of state legislators has approved a bill that would bar people convicted of a child sex offense from serving as foster parents.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  The New York City Police Department says a couple who lost custody of their kids in 2009 is accused of unlawfully taking them from a foster care facility in New York City on September 19, 2011.

Monday, August 22, 2011  Child advocates are pushing for help for families adopting older foster children and those with serious behavioral and mental health issues.

Sunday, July 31, 2011  The director of South Carolina's social services agency wants to speed up the time it takes to find safe, permanent homes for the thousands of abused and neglected children put in the state's care.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  A Newberry County mother has been arrested after deputies say she lied about her 15-year-old daughter having cancer and took donations for the child's treatment.

Monday, March 28, 2011  It was 30 years ago this week that John Hinckley attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. The first detective to interview Hinckley after the shooting, now retired and living in Little River, has a different perspective on the would-be assassin than anyone else.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011  Crews are working to restore electricity after a line of storms moved across the Carolinas.

Thursday, February 10, 2011  The state Department of Social Services has selected a foster family for the newborn baby boy abandoned in a toilet at a South Carolina arena.