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Top ten concerns with Chinese Drywall in the South East and Beyond

1. Chinese Drywall has been located in 33 states.
2. Charleston was the third largest port in the United States to
receive what is now believed to be defective Chinese
Drywall, bringing in almost [...]


Sumter County Drug Bust Hoped to End Recruitment of 13 year olds To Sell Crack Cocaine

Last Friday, the Sumter County Sherriff’s Department arrested 23 suspects near the town of Shiloh, believed not only to be selling drugs, but recruiting 13 year olds to sell crack cocaine.
Deputies charged John and Marcus Hogan with selling crack cocaine from inside a convenience store where they worked. As part of the [...]


Sumter Teen, John Brabham’s Life Taken Too Soon

Sixteen year old Sumter County teen, John Brabham III, was killed late last week in a train wreck in Sumter, South Carolina. Brabham was driving his Jeep Cherokee around 12:30pm when he crossed the tracks while a train was coming. Nearby residents say they heard a loud crash followed by the screeching brakes of [...]


Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson Secures Win for Credit Card Holders Everywhere

Minnesota Attorney General, Lori Swanson, sued the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), the country’s largest administrator of consumer arbitrations, on July 14, 2009 for consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, and false advertising


Ammonia cloud kills one, causes property damage to unconfirmed number of homes

An ammonia leak that occurred outside Swansea shortly after 8:00 AM yesterday, killed one, injured at least nine others, and damaged several homes in the area.
Tanner Industries representative David Binder confirmed that the company had a leak of nearly 2,000 pounds of the compressed gas and hydrous ammonia during an unloading operation when [...]