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Read more: Local , Weather , Tornado , Damage , Wind , EF Scale , Rowland , Little Rock , Andrews , Georgetown , Dillon , Robeson , Barker Ten Mile , Microburst , Straight Line , Injuries , Grand Strand , Pee Dee , Border Belt There were nearly a dozen reports of tornadoes across the area Saturday.

An explosion at a Hemingway substation has left thousands in the surrounding area with out power Saturday night.

Published: Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 10:52 p.m. The University of South Carolina Upstate committee tasked with finding a successor to outgoing Chancellor John Stockwell announced five finalists for the position Wednesday.

An earthquake along the New Madrid fault line could affect more than 15 million Americans in eight states, according to an August 2009 report by the U.S. Geological Survey.

"'Mr. Secretary, you have a call from the president.' I picked up the phone to hear, 'Mr, Secretary, please hold for President Clinton,'" recalls Richard W. Riley, a member of the S.C. Bar, former S.C. governor and then-U.S. Secretary of Education.