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Yesterday at 6:15 PM  South Carolina's attorney general is soliciting calls from conservative groups that believe they were wrongfully targeted by the Internal Revenue Service.

Yesterday at 6:15 PM  United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide.

Yesterday at 1:40 PM  GE Healthcare is investing $17 million in a Florence plant that will turn helium gas into supercool liquid needed for medical imaging.

Yesterday at 10:10 AM  A South Carolina family is determined to never give up on finding their loved one, keeping in mind that three women held hostage for a decade were rescued in Cleveland.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  South Carolina's law enforcement officers and firefighters will again be required to put a higher percentage of their salaries toward their retirement benefits than other public workers.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Gov. Nikki Haley has named a New York City labor lawyer who worked previously for President George W. Bush as the new leader of South Carolina's unemployment agency.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The controversial transportation tax, also known as the penny sales tax goes into effect May 1st.

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 24, 2013  Boeing's net income rose 20 percent in the first quarter despite its troubles with the 787.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Tuesday house democrats speaking out against ethics reform.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Local, state, and federal agencies met at Columbia International Airport's Aeronautics Commission hangar to hold the National Disaster Medical System's annual mock drill.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  USDA makes 2nd attempt with livestock ID system meant to help control spread of animal disease

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Columbia native and former FBI Analyst Larry Sypolt has officially announced his candidacy for Mayor.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  South Carolina's top jurist says a dispute between Treasurer Curtis Loftis and the board that oversees pension funds for the state's public workers amounts to "political theater."