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Monday, May 06, 2013 

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Police and State Law Enforcement Division agents have made tremendous progress in the investigation of a shooting that took the life of a Coastal Carolina University student Tuesday and are close to making an arrest, according to 15th Circuit Solicitor Jimmy Richardson.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  A gun-rights organization is reminding North Carolina lawmakers its members believe in the right to bear arms and they shouldn't attempt to pass legislation that narrows the freedom.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  An elementary school that previously allowed parents and family members to walk freely through the hallways before and after school is changing its policy after 26 people were killed in a Connecticut school shooting.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  Classes start this Thursday morning for the little children of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  A Spartanburg County school district plans to post an off-duty deputy at each of its 10 elementary schools when students return in January.

Friday, December 21, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley is asking South Carolina residents to observe a moment of silence Friday morning to honor the memory of the victims of last week's school shooting in Connecticut.

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.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Representative Phillip Lowe of Florence and Darlington Counties has sponsored a bill to allow a public school employee, who has a concealed weapons permit, to carry a gun on a school campus.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  President Barack Obama will launch an administration-wide effort Wednesday to create new policies aimed at preventing another mass school shooting.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Three victims of last week's school shooting will be buried Monday. 20 boys and girls, ages 6 and 7, and six adults were killed Friday when a gunman entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and began shooting.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut resonates close to home with parents now holding their children closer, and explaining what's occurred to our youngest children can be very difficult.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Local officials hosting a press conference to address the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.

Friday, December 14, 2012  Connecticut State Police say they are assisting local police in Newtown amid reports of a shooting at an elementary school.

Monday, November 26, 2012  The parents of a Carolina Forest High School teen who was killed in 2009 by an Horry County police officer have reached a settlement that includes a significant cash payment.