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19 hrs ago | WPDE

Gas retailers and wholesaler price gouging settlement

Wednesday, July 08, 2009 at 4:13 p.m. Attorney General Henry McMaster Wednesday announced the findings of a nine-month investigation into gas price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Ike, which struck the Gulf Coast in September 2008.

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

The State

S.C. Price-gouging cases settled

Three South Carolina gas stations and a supplier have agreed to donate $6,500 to the American Red Cross to settle price-gouging allegations related to last fall's Gulf Coast hurricanes, state Attorney General Henry McMaster is expected to announce today.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Free Times

USC Students Swap Beach for Farm

They could have done anything, really: hit the beach; lay out by the pool; play video games; go to the movies; goof off.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

The State

On the Scene: Scene SC birthday party adds to local scene

You can get listings anywhere, but you'll only get the story here. SCENE AND HEARD: David Stringer , who runs the music Web site SceneSC.com , wanted to help.

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Sat Jul 04, 2009

WLTX-TV Columbia

Masked Gunman Robs El Cheapo Gas Station

Lexington County deputies are searching for a suspect who they say robbed a convenience story.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

WIS-TV Columbia

Boil water advisory for part of W. Columbia

A boil water advisory is in effect for some city of West Columbia customers. It is for all even-numbered addresses along Airport Boulevard from the 2200 block to Glenn Street, and all streets in the Brookwood Subdivision.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

WIS-TV Columbia

West Columbia warehouse catches fire, winds help spread

Officials say a warehouse caught fire in West Columbia Thursday night, and was a total loss.

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WIS-TV Columbia

Boil water advisory for parts of West Columbia

A water line break is affecting water customers in West Columbia. Those customers affected include all even-numbered addresses along Airport Blvd.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

WIS-TV Columbia

W. Columbia cops get dunked for Special Olympics

West Columbia's cops got a chance to cool off Saturday. Dozens of people came out to the Bi-Lo in West Columbia to get their chance to dunk a cop.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Augusta Chronicle

LATEST: Resignation calls rising

One of Gov. Mark Sanford's major Republican Senate allies and the chamber's majority leader today joined calls for the governor to step down after Sanford revealed more details about his extramarital affair and admitted to dalliances with other women.

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Rock Hill Herald

SC Madoff victim: 'What he deserves'

One of Bernie Madoff's victims in South Carolina said the judge was right by sentencing the admitted swindler to 150 years in prison today.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

WACH-TV Columbia

Lexington Dead-Beat Dad Arrested

Lexington County Sheriffa s Department arrested a 51-year old West Columbia man for failing to pay nearly $15,000 in child support.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Tulsa World

SC gov considered resigning, won't

SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. a ' South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford considered resigning from office after his extramarital affair came to light, the Republican revealed Sunday in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Telegram & Gazette

SC governor's Argentina trip raises questions

The details of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's secretive trips to visit his lover in South America aren't just headline fodder or political kryptonite.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

The State

Agency: SC gov sought more time in Argentina

State officials said Friday that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford asked for extra economic development meetings in Argentina during a trip that brought him to Buenos Aires, where his mistress lived.

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The State

1 arrested, 1 sought in armed motel robbery

A Columbia teenager was arrested in connection with an armed robbery Wednesday at a motel near West Columbia, where the suspect had stayed for two days before the robbery, Lexington County Sheriff James Metts said.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

The State

Man's body found in swimming pool

Authorities are investigating the death of a 66-year-old man whose body was found Tuesday morning in the swimming pool of his West Columbia home, said Lexington County Coroner Harry Harman.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Report: SC gov was in Argentina, not hiking trail

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford was in Argentina during a dayslong unexplained absence, not hiking the Appalachian Trail as his staff told the public when state leaders raised questions about his whereabouts, the governor told a newspaper.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

SavannahNow.com

Ex-SC youth minister facing more sex charges

LEXINGTON, S.C. a ' A former youth minister at a South Carolina church is facing more accusations of sex crimes involving teen boys.

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WIS-TV Columbia

Are parts of the Columbia Riverwalk unsafe?

A viewer sent us an email wondering about the safety of the Columbia Riverwalk after a woman was attacked in the area.

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