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Sunday, March 03, 2013  The House Ways and Means spending plan for 2013-14 calls for hiring 25 agents to supervise parolees, 10 natural resource officers and 15 people at the State Law Enforcement Division

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Updated with video: Big lottery winners offer advice, cautionary tales as $500 million Powerball drawing approaches

Monday, July 30, 2012  A former Anderson County councilman has pleaded guilty to mail fraud charges in connection with a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Columbia Fire investigators  along with SLED are looking at fire damage to the department of Probation, Pardon and Parole services on Gregg Street in downtown Columbia. No one was injured in the fire.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is using a video showing a union leader whacking a piInata of her face as a fundraiser.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  A former employee of the South Carolina Hospitality Association who admitted she embezzled nearly $500,000 from the group pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Prosecutors say that a hearing has been scheduled for Rachel Ducan in Columbia on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  A former employee of the South Carolina Hospitality Association has admitted she embezzled nearly $500,000 from the group whose director killed himself earlier this year.

Monday, April 16, 2012  State Treasurer Curtis Loftis says South Carolina is refinancing $508 million of public debt, saving taxpayers about $48 million.

Friday, March 30, 2012  You could fill five shipping pallets with the Mega Millions half-billion dollar jackpot that will be drawn on Friday.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  The Mega Millions jackpot is now the largest in U.S. lottery history.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  The South Carolina House is furloughing itself next week.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  Judge to hear testimony on whether Virginia Tech should pay fines related to 2007 shootings

Thursday, June 09, 2011  The South Carolina Board of Education has asked the state school superintendent to reconsider his decision not to apply for federal education grants.  But Republican state schools chief Mick Zais said Thursday he will not change his position.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  Clemson University has raised more than $500 million in its latest fundraising campaign.  The Anderson Independent-Mail reported that the school said Wednesday it has raised $503 million in the first five years of the capital campaign. The school hopes to hit the $600 million mark by July 2012.