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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Southern Baptists expected to address Boy Scouts' homosexuality decision at annual meeting

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  South Carolina's highest court says some sex offenders should have the chance to challenge a ruling ordering them to be electronically monitored for life.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Exactly how do desperate parents know when it's best to leave their children in a presumably safe place or race into the face of danger?

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A Republican state senator is criticizing how the Department of Revenue paid its clean-up bills following the massive hacking of taxpayers' personal data.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The debate surrounding the historical Palmetto Compress Building is over.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is campaigning again, attacking his Democratic opponent for running what he calls a stealth campaign in which voters don't know where she stands

Friday, April 19, 2013  Police in Columbia are launching a new program they hope will help steer kids away from crime.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville has received a $1 million gift to help train doctors.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A South Carolina Senate panel has advanced a measure meant to reduce government bureaucracy for hospitals as they expand and buy equipment.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A House panel has postponed making a decision on whether to approve a bill that would make cyberbullying against children a crime in South Carolina.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A bill that would let South Carolina employers hire and fire based on someone's off-the-job smoking habits appears to be going up in smoke.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The air show scheduled for April at the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort is being canceled due to Pentagon budget cuts.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary says South Carolina's high court should overturn a multi-million-dollar penalty over deceptive drug marketing, in part because no one in the state was hurt.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Horry County Council will not get involved in a continuing legal fight over helicopter rides on the Grand Strand.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Safe Auto Insurance has abruptly closed its call center in Williamsburg County, leaving more than 160 people without a job.