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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  A lawsuit accuses the South Carolina town of Timmonsville of putting residents' health at risk by improperly discharging raw sewage and wastewater.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  State agents are investigating how Sumter High School conducted a standardized test this spring.

Friday, May 31, 2013  The Senate Ethics Committee has forwarded the ethics case against Sen. Robert Ford to the attorney general's office.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Sen. Robert Ford's attorney says the Charleston Democrat will not attend the second day of his ethics hearing due to health problems.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  South Carolina senators have advanced a bill making it easier to shut down a failing charter school.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Authorities say an autopsy shows that one of four inmates who died at the Orangeburg County Detention Center over the past nine months died of natural causes.

Friday, May 10, 2013  South Carolina legislators would have to wait eight years after leaving office before they could lobby their peers, under legislation advanced by a Senate committee.

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Thursday, May 02, 2013  South Carolina lawmakers have given final approval to legislation that would give federal authorities information about people who have been determined by a court to have mental problems.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A senior engineer with Boeing says the company may never know what caused battery problems that have grounded the company's 787 Dreamliners.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A Cowpens man accused of killing his father earlier this year has been released after an autopsy determined the victim died of heart-related problems and drug intoxication.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Tens of thousands of South Carolinians addicted to drugs or alcohol will become eligible for health insurance under the federal health care overhaul.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  The annual state inspection of a South Carolina detention center where four inmates have died in recent months found numerous problems with staffing levels, furnishings and operations.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Two separate bills that would give federal authorities information about people who have been determined by a court to have mental problems have been passed by legislative committees.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Boeing says a flight of a 787 on Friday will wrap up the testing for its fix of the battery problems that have kept the plane grounded.